Coastal Ecology Expert

The consultant will support the creation of the first comprehensive baseline ecological assessment of Tubli Bay, Bahrain, to support national afforestation and climate adaptation goals. The role involves coordinating with stakeholders, conducting literature reviews, synthesizing new data, and preparing detailed ecosystem assessment reports.

• Coordinate with stakeholders including the University of Bahrain on data collection fieldwork for the baseline ecological assessment.
• Conduct literature review compiling existing published data on the Tubli Bay ecosystem and relevant GCC regional data to understand historic and current ecosystem conditions.
• Synthesize newly collected data from University of Bahrain fieldwork once their technical report is finalized.
• Prepare a final baseline ecosystem assessment report summarizing historic and new data, evaluating the health of Tubli Bay mangrove forests, and providing management and monitoring recommendations.
• Submit biweekly progress reports (3 total) summarizing work progress to the project team.

• At least 5 years of professional work experience in ecological data collection and analysis, with strong preference for work related to mangroves or related marine wetland ecosystems.
• Work experience may be acquired through academic institutions as part of a degree program.
• Familiarity with mangrove ecosystems in the GCC region is required.
• Experience in creating ecosystem assessment frameworks such as the DPSIR model is highly desirable.
• Experience working on projects with international organizations is desirable but not required.

• Ecological Data Collection
• Ecological Data Analysis
• Mangrove Ecology
• Marine Wetland Ecosystems
• GCC Region Ecology
• Ecosystem Assessment Frameworks
• DPSIR Model
• Literature Review
• Ecosystem Assessment Reporting
• Stakeholder Coordination

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