The main goal of the technical assistance is to create and bolster the enabling conditions for the Republic of Vanuatu to effectively design and commence the operationalisation of a long-term nationally determined programme to address loss and damage, including the required conceptual underpinnings, policy frameworks, institutional arrangements, decentralised governance systems and financial mechanisms. It contributes directly to building the capacity of Vanuatu to access relevant funding to address loss and damage, in particular with regards to accessing the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage.

Members of the Santiago network are eligible to respond to this Call for Proposals. Interested organizations, bodies, networks and experts (OBNEs) not yet members of the Santiago network may respond to this Call for Proposals and at the same time submit their Expression of Interest for membership.* Only proposals of OBNEs already members of the Santiago network or OBNEs who have submitted their Expression of Interest prior to the deadline and are subsequently admitted as members in line with the membership guidelines will be considered. More information can be found in Section 2.10 Applicant eligibility in this call for proposals). 

Applicants are encouraged to promote strategies that benefit from a diversity of expertise, particularly at the local level. This includes consortia, particularly those including locally-based OBNEs, to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of the diverse components of the technical assistance in this Call for Proposals, noting the different levels of local, national, regional and international as well as subject matter expertise and experience required.

*It is highly recommended that interested OBNEs not yet members of the Santiago network, submit their Expression of Interest as soon as possible to avoid any delays. More information on the membership process can be found on the Santiago network membership page.