General Information Project: MX046 Duty Station: Mexico City, Mexico Contract Duration: 22 June 2026 – 12 February 2027 Consultant Level: Level 2 Total Fees: $10,000 USD Project Background The Paris Agreement on climate change came into force in 2016. Among its objectives are keeping the increase in the global average temperature well below 2°C above pre‑industrial levels, with efforts to limit it to 1.5°C, as well as increasing the capacity to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and strengthening resilience. Climate change represents one of the main threats to sustainable development, with increasingly evident impacts at the global, regional, and local levels. Given the growing intensification of its effects, the generation and strategic use of reliable scientific information becomes fundamental for anticipating risks, guiding decisions, and designing effective public policies for adaptation and mitigation. Internationally, climate scenarios have evolved into essential tools for projecting future climate conditions and assessing potential impacts on key sectors and vulnerable populations. In particular, the projections developed within the framework of the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), based on Socioeconomic Shared Pathways, allow for the exploration of alternative futures that consider factors such as economic growth, levels of inequality, technological and demographic change, and greenhouse gas emissions. These projections, prepared by more than 40 scientific institutions within the framework of the Project of Intercomparison of Coupled Models (CMIP), are developed using standardized methodologies that ensure comparability and robustness. In this sense, climate projections are a key input for decision‑making. Vulnerability and adaptation assessments inform technical analysis, support climate education, and promote informed dialogue with political and social actors. In Mexico, one of the main challenges is translating specialized knowledge into useful, disaggregated, and territorially relevant information, especially at the state and municipal levels. This requires digital tools that allow for accessible, interactive, and evidence‑based visualization and understanding of climate risk at local scales. A geospatial platform is essential – functioning as a technical and public interface capable of integrating, processing, and visualizing historical, observed, and projected climate data with a territorial and sectoral focus. This platform will be a key component for informing climate risk analysis across the country's sectors and regions, and will serve as a technical input for the development and implementation of the National Adaptation Policy (ADAPTAMX). Through ADAPTAMX construction, the National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change is developing the “National Climate Risk and Adaptation Platform” to have an updated tool with the best available information on observed and projected impacts, in order to prioritize sectors and regions most affected and to enable anticipatory decision‑making and planning. In this context, a consultant with experience in programming, climate data management, and geospatial tools, as well as interactive visualization, will be hired. Their role will be to establish the technical foundation for improving and expanding platform functionality, incorporating statistical analysis, spatial homogenization, integration of climate scenarios, and dynamic visualizations that enable clear communication of current and future climate conditions at the municipal level. Objectives of the Assignment Support strengthening INECC’s climate risk assessment capacity by enhancing the National Climate Risk and Adaptation Platform through processing, standardizing, and analytically expanding the already integrated climate database. The goal is to generate new interoperable technical inputs for analysis of climate threats, sectoral impacts, and continuous scaling of the platform. Deliverables and Payment Schedule The Individual Consultant shall support the platform through the following activities: a) Support standardization of the spatial resolution of climate information already integrated into the platform, facilitating comparability, processing, and analytical use. Convert climate data in NetCDF format into operational GIS‑compatible formats such as GeoTIFF rasters and shapefiles. b) Transform and prepare climate data in scientific formats, especially NetCDF, into interoperable GIS formats for visualization environments, including GeoTIFF rasters and other integration‑friendly formats. c) Process baseline climate variables to generate derived indices and indicators characterizing climate threats and signals, including extreme‑event linked indices for sectors such as agriculture. d) Explore and incorporate, where data are available and technically feasible, oceanic or marine‑coastal variables under climate change scenarios relevant to the Gulf of Mexico and the Mexican Pacific, prioritizing variables applicable to sectors and territories of interest. Deliverables Workplan report – a detailed document outlining tasks, activities, timelines, resources, and information needed to achieve specific deliverables. The workplan must be developed in close consultation with INECC’s CGACCE and GGGI’s Project Manager. Spatial homogenization and standardization report – systematic processing of existing climate layers to ensure consistency in spatial and temporal resolution across datasets, including automated scripts for standardized workflows. Climate data transformation and format conversion report – conversion of climate data from scientific formats, particularly NetCDF, into operational, interoperable formats for GIS and visualization, including GeoTIFF raster datasets and associated vector layers. Climate data quality control report – computation of statistical metrics across all integrated climate layers, providing a systematic assessment of data integrity and fitness for use. Includes descriptive statistical reports validating reliability of the climate information. Climate indices technical report – calculation or retrieval of climate indices for hazards such as heat waves, drought, and floods, ready for operational use and accompanied by detailed technical documentation on methodology, data sources, and intended application. Marine‑Coastal and Oceanic Data Feasibility Report – systematic exploration of marine‑coastal and oceanic variables, assessment of feasibility of incorporation into the platform, documentation of available data, methodological considerations, constraints, and recommendations. Final report – integration of all previous deliverables, narrating steps, methodologies, data sources, and recommending next steps for the platform. Payment Schedule No. 1 – Workplan report – 1 week after contract signing – 5% of total fee No. 2 – Spatial homogenization and standardization report – 6 weeks after contract signing – 16% No. 3 – Climate data transformation and format conversion report – 12 weeks after contract signing – 16% No. 4 – Climate data quality control report – 18 weeks after contract signing – 16% No. 5 – Climate indices technical report – 24 weeks after contract signing – 16% No. 6 – Marine‑coastal and oceanic data feasibility report – 30 weeks after contract signing – 16% No. 7 – Final report – 33 weeks after contract signing – 15% All submitted documents must be in editable format and contain at least the following structure: Executive Summary, Introduction, Development, Conclusion, and references formatted in APA style. All images included must be provided at high resolution in a separate file. Deliverables – documents with annexes, infographics, schematics, tables, diagrams, cartography – will be delivered digitally in Microsoft Office format, in open files that allow editing. Suggested Methodology and Competition Requirements The consultant may use primary and secondary sources of information to prepare required results. Meetings with the GGGI team and relevant entities, including interviews, workshops, discussion groups with stakeholders and authorities, will be necessary to validate and prioritize actions. Technical integrated work is considered decisive for achieving the objectives. The consultant is responsible for attending all required technical events and meetings. The final report must be approved by the GGGI. The consultant shall consider all comments and necessary revisions, submitting final versions within 14 days of receiving them. Reports and Coordination The consultancy will be monitored and coordinated primarily through periodic review and planning meetings. The schedule will be determined once the consultancy starts, jointly by GGGI and the consultant. Progress will be monitored through these meetings, covering strategic direction, actor coordination, inter‑agency conciliation tables, and progress reporting on objectives and deliverables. Supervision The consultant will be supervised by personnel from the Climate Change Adaptation and Ecology General Coordination (CGACCE) of the National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change (INECC), and the GGGI Mexico team. Expertise Required (REQUIRED) At least 4 years of relevant experience and a bachelor’s degree in sciences or related disciplines. (REQUIRED) Strong knowledge of Python or R and Linux Bash; preferably experience handling georeferenced data, algebra, and climatology for developing scripts in a Linux environment; file handling and interpretation (particularly NetCDF). (REQUIRED) Experience in handling climate databases, programming, statistics, and modeling. (REQUIRED) Professional experience managing information on climate change scenarios, programming and designing dynamic tools. (REQUIRED) Knowledge of IPCC reports and scenario assessment methodologies. (REQUIRED) Geospatial tools and climate data processing. (REQUIRED) Data mining and analysis at subnational scales (preferably at the municipal level). (REQUIRED) Geographic Information Systems, such as ArcGIS and QGIS (essential). (REQUIRED) Fluency in Spanish is required. (DESIRED) Advanced English. Administrative Information Selection method: Competitive selection process (CS). Timeline for selection: 7 business days from closing date. Applications, cover letter, and CV must be submitted in English. Date to close is Korean Standard Time (KST). Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered. A consortium or firm may not be engaged for this individual consultant assignment. IPCC, 2023: Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Eds. H. Lee and J. Romero). IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, pp. 35-115, doi: /IPCC/AR . #J-18808-Ljbffr