AFRAT has been active for almost 60 years in the fields of training, regional development, and tourism, working with local authorities, institutions, and entrepreneurs, mainly in France but also internationally. A pioneering organization in the Vercors region for the development of rural tourism, the projects supported by AFRAT mainly affect rural and mountain areas and their inhabitants. Located at the heart of the Vercors Regional Nature Park, AFRAT provides expertise in capacity building, heritage enhancement and governance, itinerance and outdoor activities.

Project presentation

AFRAT is part of a consortium of associations implementing the project Emergence of the first trails network from the Mediterranean, better known as Med Trails Network. The project was born in view of creating a common tool at Euro-Mediterranean Regional level to address the challenges of managing, structuring, promoting and animating long-distance hiking trails. It aims to promote the economic development of rural areas through hiking tourism.

Supported by Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the network brings together a consortium of 5 partners, representing 4 countries on the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean.

Objective for the consultancy

On behalf of the consortium, AFRAT is looking for a consultant to provide a technical assistance to the Med Trails Network technical team to analyze climate change impact and adaptation for trails and community-based tourism in Mediterranean countries. The focus of the consultancy is to identify the threats, the risk, resilience capacities and the most sustainable adaptation practices for communities along trails and tourism stakeholders: DMOs, service providers, local communities’ businesses, trails associations, institutions etc.

The consultant should help the trail management organizations to be more relevant in designing and implementing awareness raising activities. He/She will also help defining trainings program to support the communities along the trails and to adapt the capacities of tourism service providers and local authorities to the challenges of climate change, based on local communities’ vulnerability assessment.

Scope of price proposal
Time-based contract
Missions costs are paid on actual costs.
Maximum budget for the action is 30 000€ including staff cost and missions cost.

Consultancy timeframe
The consultancy is expected to start in Mai 2024 up to November 2025.

Tender documents
The call for tender is composed as follows:
•Terms of reference
•Annex 1 – Tender procedures
•Annex 2 – Technical application form
•Annex 3 – Financial application form

Annex are available on request by contacting:
Camille Marconnet, International Project Manager, Afrat : camille.marconnet@afrat.com