The Public Consulting division of OCA Global is now part of the Global Factor group, strengthening our capabilities to support multilateral and public sector clients at an international level. All ongoing operations and projects will continue as usual, now with the backing and global expertise of Global Factor.

Following the integration, Global Factor’s new services in Public Policy are as follows:

Energy, Environment and Infrastructure

Energy Transition

  • Institutional planning, economics and policies at local, regional and national levels
  • Energy transition planning
  • Energy modelling and projections at local/regional/national and sectorial level

Renewable Energy & Infrastructure

  • Solar (PV, FPV and CSP), Wind (on and off-shore), Hybrid systems with BESS, Mini-Hydro, Biomass, Biofuel and Green Hydrogen power plants: project development advisory, design, procurement and construction management support
  • Distributed, off-grid and self-consumption projects
  • Distribution Networks, including Smart and Micro Grids development
  • Stand alone Battery Energy Storage Systems

Environment & Infrastructure

  • Water and Sewage Treatment.
  • Waste management.
  • Natural Resources and Ecosystems.
  • Forestry.

Climate Change and Climate Finance

Climate Policy

  • Paris Agreement Transparency Frameworks (NC, NDC, BTR, BUR)
  • Strategies and Action Plans
  • Cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis
  • Climate governance and institutional frameworks.

Mitigation

  • GHG Inventories at local/regional/national and sectorial level, modelling and projections
  • Monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) systems
  • Climate Smart Cities.
  • Carbon Markets

Adaptation

  • Meteorological and Climate Modelling and projections
  • Climate vulnerability and risk assessments.
  • Disaster Management Plans
  • Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems

Climate Finance

  • Green Climate Fund (GCF) crediting processes
  • Concept notes and full proposals
  • Co-financing in the private sector

Sustainable Economy

Circular economy

  • Policies, strategies and plans
  • Sectoral diagnoses of circularity
  • Value chains and industrial symbiosis

Blue economy

  • Policies, roadmaps and legislation
  • Resource efficiency and blue economy business models

Economic Growth and International Trade

  • Regional economic integration
  • Market studies (sectoral, geographic, etc.)
  • Technical assistance for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
  • International trade policies and legislation (WTO, regional agreements, customs unions, etc.).
  • Trade-related infrastructure
  • Competitiveness and export development strategies

Quality Infrastructure and food safety

  • Quality infrastructure
  • Food safety policies and legislation
  • National food safety systems (surveillance and control, production requirements, residue monitoring, etc.)
  • Sanitary and phytosanitary standards