About the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA):
Established in 1976, the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) is a premier institute of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, for research and capacity building for urban sector in India. NIUA’s broad objective is to bridge the gap between research and practice on issues related to urbanisation. For more than 45 years now, NIUA has been the vanguard for contributing to and building the urban narrative for a fast-evolving urban India. The Institute has been actively working on bringing forth key areas of concern for urban India in order to build the urban discourse at various urban scales. It has utilised its competencies in research, knowledge management, policy advocacy and capacity building to address urban challenges and continuously striving to develop sustainable, inclusive and productive urban ecosystems in the country.
About the Research Project:
Funded by KfW, the research project/study aims at identifying the complex interrelationship between gender inequality and high climate vulnerability and to provide important and previously missing knowledge on the background and causes of the vulnerability of women and other marginalised groups in the urban context.
The three key objectives of the research project/study are:
- Analyse key exposure and vulnerability factors regarding the reduced ability or possibility of women and other marginalised groups in Indian cities to mitigate multiple climate risks against the backdrop of gender equality at the city level.
- Recommend concrete climate adaptation approaches for FC projects (GG2 and GG1) to be undertaken in the field of sustainable urban development.
- Propose output and outcome indicators to measure the direct impacts of FC measures on women, girls and other marginalised gender-groups in key FC intervention areas in the urban development sector in India.
The study comprises four work packages.
- The work packages 1 and 2 address the key objective 1 (“key exposure and vulnerability factors regarding the reduced ability or possibility of women and other marginalised groups in Indian cities to mitigate multiple climate risks against the backdrop of gender equality at the city level are analysed”).
- Work package 3 concentrates on the identification of effective climate adaptation measures to reduce the vulnerability of women and other marginalised population groups regarding the climate risks of flooding due to heavy rainfall events and river floods, heat, water scarcity, cyclones, and coastal erosion. It relates to objective 2 accordingly (“concrete climate adaptation approaches for FC projects (GG2 and GG1) to be undertaken in the field of sustainable urban development are recommended”).
- Work package 4 is dedicated to the development of suitable outcome and output indicators to measure direct impacts. The specific tasks and deliverables are presented in further detail below and addresses the key objective 3 (“output and outcome indicators to measure the direct impacts of FC measures on women, girls and other marginalised gender-groups in key FC intervention areas in the urban development sector in India are proposed”).
Key Responsibilities:
The key responsibilities of the Research Associate (Climate Adaptation), under the overall guidance and supervision of the Program Director, CITIIS as well as the Research Manager will include, but not be limited to:
- Undertake literature reviews related to climate change; gendered nature of vulnerabilities; gendered adaptations to climate change in urban slums in India;
- Stakeholder mapping to identify all relevant stakeholders for the study (e.g. experts, think tanks, municipal, state, and national actors, women representative and or associations, NGOs, other IFIs, scientists to be interviewed and/or involved further etc.);
- Support in the planning and coordination (or conduct) of expert interviews; focus group discussions with women and/or women’s representatives in the case study areas; social mapping exercises’ and in -depth surveys in the case study areas;
- Assist in the design and field-testing of survey instruments;
- Data collection and analysis;
- Spatial analysis/ GIS;
- Contribute to analysis and drafting of reports;
- Support the planning and conduct of workshops.
Qualification, Experience, and Competencies:
- Master’s degree or higher in the field of urban planning, environmental sciences, social sciences, gender studies, and economics, or similar field of expertise.
- International or national experts with at least 5 years’ work experience in the field of urban development, climate change adaptation and disaster risk management, as well as gender, both in research and practice.
- Proven work experience in comparable project contexts
- Proven qualitative and quantitative research skills in the urban context in India
- Understanding of spatial analysis tools
- Proven experience in the conduction of climate risk assessments and the conceptualization of climate adaptation projects
- Excellent knowledge of urban development dynamic in India
- Experience in the cooperation with KfW will be preferred
Location of the position: National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi
Duration: 12 months
Application Process: Submit CV and cover letter through NIUA portal
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