The main objective of this consultancy service is to provide technical support to scope; design; and promote an ER Program in Ethiopia. Specifically; the objectives for this assignment are the following:i. Support the development of a jurisdictional ER-Program (crediting period 2027-ownward); with a focus on the regional states covered by CALM and CALM-2;ii. Undertake assessment of the main drivers of emission from eligible land use sectors (incl. forestry and agriculture; and identification of strategic options for addressing those within selected regions;iii. Undertake the assessment of a pilot ER-project focusing on soil carbon based on CALM activities (crediting period 2022-2027) as a learning for the main jurisdictional ER-Program.iv. Support the design of enhanced MRV framework development at the national; and regional level where needed; for forest and agriculture sectors (including soil carbon); using a digital MRV system when possible; v. Develop a roadmap for developing the ER-program and the pilot ER-project; with estimated timelines and budgets; to national coverage; vi. Provide training and capacity support to key stakeholders to improve understanding of the RBCF program; the MRV requirements and complexities; roles and responsibilities; and opportunities for scaling financing for impact.vii. Assess the programmatic scope of complementary initiatives; such as the CALM 2 and the ART-Trees. Identify opportunities for leveraged collaboration and integration with the World Bank lending program under CALM 2;Working arrangements: the consultancy service will be a firm level engagement with on-site and off-site working modalities according to the work to be performed. The selected firm is expected to be made up of technical people of various backgrounds; including GIS/remote sensing; forest and soil carbon and GHG inventory; ER project design and MRV; social specialist; economist and related disciplines. The consultant will do the work in close coordination with government counterparts of the respective sectors at national and regional levels; and technical oversight and supervision of the WB task team. III. Main TasksTask 1: Support the development of a jurisdictional ER-Program (crediting period 2027-ownward); with a focus on the regional states covered by CALM and CALM-2.The consultant firm will: ? Undertake assessment of the main drivers of emission from eligible land use sectors (incl. forestry and agriculture); and identification of strategic options for addressing those within selected regions;? Develop national roadmap for a comprehensive ER Program and for respective regional ER programs. The consultant firm will use an IPT prioritization tool to support the dialogue to identify a program area sequencing (regions) and develop roadmap for respective ER programs. This will be done through consultative processes; with representation of concerned regional states; guided by the consultant using a prioritization tool to help reach consensus. ? Assess the programmatic scope of complementary initiatives; such as the CALM 2 and the ART-Trees. Identify opportunities for leveraged collaboration and integration with the World Bank lending program under CALM 2;? Development of a Concept note based on the scoping exercises conducted above. The concept note will include the assessment of an optimal location(s) for an ERP; including ER potential; poverty/development needs; potential for investment; existing ER investments or activities; and government/stakeholder capacity; interest; and buy-in. The concept note will be presented at a workshop with relevant government agencies and actors; donor partners; as well as World Bank staff; on the design of key components of the ERP; including program area; governance; determination of emission factors; methodology; ER use modalities and inclusive benefit sharing; and roadmap for further preparation and operationalization. Identify areas for participation of the private sector. *The full details are included in the draft Terms of Reference attached.