Consulting Service for Development of a detailed Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) with Strategic Environmental Management Plan (SEMP)

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Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Department of Environment Host and Rohingya Enhancement of Lives Project (HELP) DoE Component-"Comprehensive Environmental Impact and Damage Assessment of Rohingya Influx in Cox's Bazar and Bhasanchar of Chattogram Division 1st Floor, Room: 202, Poribesh Bhaban New Building E/16 Agargaon, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207 www.doe.gov.bd Memo No.: 22.02.0000.020.14.012 . 26.121 Date: 15/09/2026 Request for Expressions of Interest (Consulting Services - Firm Selection) Country: Bangladesh Name of the Proposed Project: Host and Rohingya Enhancement of Lives Project (HELP) Grant No .: E325-BD Assignment Title: Consulting Service for Development of a detailed Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) with Strategic Environment Management Plan (SEMP) Reference No .: S-9 Project ID No : P501274 The People's Republic of Bangladesh has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Host and Rohingya Enhancement of Lives Project (HELP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services for Development of a detailed Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the existing and proposed Policies, Plans, Programs, and Projects in the region of Cox'sBazar District with adjoining Marine and Marine Coastal areas as well as other impacted areas and prepare a Strategic Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) with future intervension to manage and restore the environment and ecosystem in the impacted area. The broad scope of consulting services ("the Services") includes but not limited to: Inception Screening Scoping A report on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) along with the detailed analysis of the PPPPs Strategic Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) Draft Final SEA Report including SEMP The objectives of the consultancy services are to come-up with the cumulative environmental impacts of the existing and proposed Policies, Plans, Programs, and Projects (PPPPs) in Cox's Bazar district including Teknaf Peninsula and other FDMNs-impacted areas so that the GoB can address them at the earliest phase of decision making alongside economic and social considerations. The specific objectives are: Consideration of environmental and socio-economic consequences of existing and proposed PPPs (national and Cox's Bazar district including Teknaf Peninsula and other FDMNs impacted areas) that cover the target area of this assignment and promoting that these issues be addressed when formulating and implementing future, as well as existing and proposed PPPs to promote sustainable development in the target area and conservation of their environmental and ecological value; Identification of key stakeholders relevant to selected sectors and organizing consultation meetings to obtain knowledge on existing bio-physical settings and socio-economic conditions, impacts of current and proposed developments, and potential strategies for future development of the Cox's Bazar district-Teknaf Peninsula and other FDMNs impacted areas; Development of alternative strategies to minimize the direct/indirect, domestic/transboundary and cumulative impacts of development on the study area of the Chattogram division; Prepare a SEMP with potential recommendations to improve environmental performance management in both the public and private sectors with regard to current and future development activities as well as to manage and restore the environment and ecosystem in the impacted area. Formulation of a comprehensive monitoring framework as part of the Strategic Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) for the study area of the Chattogram division including Cox's Bazar district-Teknaf Peninsula and other FDMNs impacted areas to support decision making and monitoring of the implementation of PPPs that are likely to affect the environment and socio-economic conditions of the target area. The detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) can be found at the following website: www.doe.gov.bd The ToR or any further informat…

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