Introduction
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Duty Station of the Consultancy: Remote with up to 10 days travel to Georgia
Duration of Consultancy: 60 working days over a five-month period
Nature of the consultancy: Supporting the Design of a Blended Finance Mechanism through analytical assessments of climate-related human mobility in Georgia
Project Context and Scope
Climate change impacts are visible across Europe and Central Asia in rising temperatures, precipitation variability, heatwaves, drought, wildfires, and glacial melt that are affecting the lives and livelihoods of people, including food and water security. According to the Sixth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the temperature rise will cause substantive agricultural production losses for most European areas, while decreasing water availability would make adaptation using irrigation methods a serious challenge . Moreover, increasing frequency and severity of natural hazards (e.g., wildfires, flooding, landslides, etc.) will adversely impact all sectors of society. These climate change impacts exacerbate pre-existing inequalities and vulnerabilities, especially for those already facing societal inequalities.
At the global level, human mobility in the context of climate change is now firmly anchored in several key policy frameworks such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Global Compact for Safe Orderly and Regular Migration. The Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism on Loss and Damage of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change invited the Parties to continue supporting efforts, including finance, technology, and capacity building of Parties, local actors, and communities to address human mobility-related challenges and opportunities in the context of climate change, at all levels, including community, national, regional and international levels .
Climate finance refers to local, national, or transnational financing – drawn from public, private, and alternative sources of financing that seeks to support measures related to mitigation, adaptation, and loss and damage. Public finance falls short of the overall financing needs for climate action. Leveraging private investment using public finance to fill this funding gap is one of the solutions. Blended finance -broadly defined as the combination of public concessional finance with private or public resources is often portrayed as a key financing mechanism to deliver the resources needed for climate action.
Georgia is increasingly exposed to climate-related risks, including floods, droughts, landslides, and land degradation, which are already affecting livelihoods, infrastructure, and economic resilience. These impacts disproportionately affect rural populations and vulnerable groups, including internally displaced persons (IDPs), eco-migrants, returnees, women, and youth, reinforcing socioeconomic vulnerabilities and contributing to migration pressures.[1]
At the same time, Georgia has made progress in advancing its climate policy and green transition agenda. Key frameworks, including the Updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)[2] and the 2030 Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan, provide a foundation for climate-resilient development.
In this context, a critical gap remains in identifying scalable and investment-ready mechanisms that can bridge climate adaptation needs and human mobility dynamics. There is limited evidence on how blended finance approaches can be tailored to Georgia’s market conditions, institutional landscape, and target populations. Addressing this gap is essential to enable the design of a viable, context-specific blended finance mechanism.
The consultancy aims to generate actionable evidence and strategic recommendations to inform the design of a context-specific blended finance mechanism that mobilizes investments for climate-resilient livelihoods in the context of human mobility in Georgia.
[1] World Bank (2025). Georgia Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) – https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/d07558f2-106d-4c97-a004-938370fc41e9
[2] NDC of Georgia [*https://unfccc.int/documents/497497?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw4ri0BhAvEiwA8oo6F66YFnQIgVLlxhCDsKPcX5b2D99AtdaZYm8wAB32wir4lRPF_u4-oRoCHlQQAvD_BwE*](https://unfccc.int/documents/497497?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw4ri0BhAvEiwA8oo6F66YFnQIgVLlxhCDsKPcX5b2D99AtdaZYm8wAB32wir4lRPF_u4-oRoCHlQQAvD_BwE)
Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing
Project – Building Resilient Future for Migration-Prone Populations in Georgia (REforM).
Responsibilities
Category B Consultants: Tangible and measurable outputs of the work assignment
The International Consultant will lead the analytical and strategic components of the assignment through undertaking the following tasks:
- Inception and Work Planning: Update the work plan in coordination with the IOM Project Manager. A draft work plan has already been prepared. This draft work plan will be shared with the International Consultant, who will update this work plan as required. The work plan would ensure the timely delivery of planned activities, foster synergy where applicable and identify opportunities for peer learning.
- Online coordination meetings of the project team: Participate in online coordination meetings of the project team as requested.
- Research on the blended finance landscape in Georgia: The International Consultant will undertake research to identify opportunities, challenges, and potential partnerships in Georgia for developing a concept of an innovative or blended finance mechanism to mobilize private capital for climate-resilient and inclusive livelihood opportunities. The research will include a brief review of the national regulatory framework (e.g., laws, regulations, strategies, and plans) to identify barriers and opportunities that can shape the engagement of the target groups; (ii) an assessment of the investment interests, financial capacity, and risk appetite of Georgian migrants, diaspora, and their families; (iii) examination ofÂ