Accra Climate Change Risk & Inclusive Vulnerability Assessment

\ Request for Proposal (RfP) “ACCRA CLIMATE CHANGE RISK & INCLUSIVE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT” C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Inc. 120 Park Avenue, 23rd Floor New York, NY 10017 United States of America Date: July 2026 Contents 1. C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc. 1 2. Summary, purpose and background of the project 1 3. Proposal guidelines 2 4. RfP and project timeline 4 5. Proposal evaluation criteria 6 6. Project budget 7 7. C40 policies 8 8. Submissions 8 NOTE FOR C40 STAFF - PLEASE DELETE THIS TABLE BEFORE PUBLISHING YOUR RFP ● Comments in un-italicised black text are standard wording you can include in your final draft ● Comments in italicised purple text are drafting notes addressed to the C40 employee completing this template RFP and should be deleted from the final version. A. C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc. C40 is a network of nearly 100 mayors of the world’s leading cities working to deliver the urgent action needed right now to confront the climate crisis and create a future where everyone, everywhere, can thrive. Mayors of C40 cities are committed to using a science-based and people-focused approach to limit global heating in line with the Paris Agreement and build healthy, equitable and resilient communities. We work alongside a broad coalition of representatives from labour, business, the youth climate movement and civil society to support mayors to halve emissions by 2030 and help phase out fossil use while increasing urban climate resilience and equity. To learn more about the work of C40 and our cities, please visit our website or follow us on X, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. Request for Proposals: ACCRA CLIMATE CHANGE RISK & INCLUSIVE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT 1 B. Summary, purpose and background of the project B.1. Programme: Resilience Urban Futures (RUF) The “Resilient Urban Futures” (RUF) programme is a long-term global initiative designed to run from November 2025 to March 2030. The overall approach of the programme is based on directly strengthening urban climate resilience against the major impacts of flooding, droughts, and extreme heat, while protecting vulnerable populations and promoting sustainable urban development. To remove systemic barriers to adaptation, the programme is structured around three strategic workstreams (Workstreams): ● Workstream 1 – Enabling Action Implementation: This workstream addresses the fundamental structural barriers to adaptation by integrating climate data, financing, land use, and local governance processes into urban planning tools. ● Workstream 2 – Delivering Adaptation Actions: This workstream provides targeted technical assistance to accelerate the on-the-ground deployment of priority adaptation actions, including sustainable urban water management, heat mitigation, and the development of Nature-based Solutions (NbS). ● Workstream 3 – Raising Ambition & Scaling Delivery: This workstream aims to build strong public and political momentum for resilience through peer-to-peer learning activities via dedicated networks, accelerator programmes, youth engagement, and global and regional communication campaigns. Geographically, the RUF programme primarily focuses its interventions on the regions of Africa and Southeast Asia. It targets a network of 20 cities in total, among which 10 specific metropolises have been rigorously selected to receive deep-dive support. In Accra, rapid urbanization intersects with escalating climate hazards, particularly extreme heat, localized flash flooding, and water scarcity, which disproportionately impact frontline communities in informal settlements. To address these systemic barriers, the programme focuses on integrating climate data into urban planning tools and delivering targeted technical assistance. 2.2 Project: Accra Climate Change & Inclusive Vulnerability Assessment Update In 2019, as part of the preparation for the Accra Climate Action Plan (CAP) (2020–2025), Accra developed a Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA). The intention of the 2019 CCRA was to provide the adaptation evidence base required to develop adaptation goals, targets and actions in the CAP. However, the 2019 CCRA focused largely on flood and coastal-erosion risks, with limited attention to other hazards including extreme heat-related hazards and urban green infrastructure. More recently, various programmes have carried out high level climate risk assessments on other specific issues such as extreme heat and air quality. However, while these assessments are valuable, they do not provide the detail required to inform detailed holistic climate planning. Extreme heat is increasingly affecting Accra. As the 2019 CCRA focuses on flooding and coastal erosion related risks, it is necessary to update the CCRA to reflect emerging heat related climate Request for Proposals: ACCRA CLIMATE CHANGE RISK & INCLUSIVE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT 2 risks—such as heat waves, urban heat islands, and heat-related health stress to better su