Andre Aquino – World Bank

Josep Gari - UNDP

Why a national approach to REDD?� Need for a national strategy to reduce deforestation and

forest degradation

� Address underlying causes of deforestation (and drivers)

� Deal with governance issues (law enforcement, landtenure, carbon ownership, etc.)

� Foster intergovernamental cooperation

� Promote dialogue and cooperation with civil society(including IPs)

� Avoid national leakage

� National accounting of emissions � avoid doublecounting

Why a national approach to REDD?

� A national baseline (reducing problems of additionality atthe project level)

� National monitoring system

� Provide a common institutional framework for differentinitiatives, stakeholders, etc.initiatives, stakeholders, etc.

� Stimulate more international and regular funding

� Support national capacity to influence internationalnegotiations

� However: subnational implementation is possible, necessary and encouraged! But how to make sure nationaland subnational go hand in hand?

Forest Carbon Partnership Facility

� Support to a national REDD process

� Organized into a Readiness Mechanism + Carbon Fund

� Supporting 37 countries around the world

Submitted na R-PIN� Submitted na R-PIN

� Participants Committee � main decision-making body

� Last meeting in Panama (March 11-13, 2009)

� Technical Advisory Panel � technical assistance andmethodological support

Readiness Plan

� Backbone of REDD Readiness. Roadmap of howcountry plans to become “Ready”

� R-Plan prepared by country � assessed by FCPF Participants Committee (with technical input from theParticipants Committee (with technical input from theTechnical Advisory Panel)�R-Plan implemented bycountry.

� FCPF provides financing for R-Plan preparation andimplementation� Countries highly encouraged to coordinate with other

partners

� R-Plan is assessed by the PC, with inputs from TAP

R-Plan Components

1. Land use, forest policy and governance assessment2. Management of Readiness

1. Convene a national REDD Working Group2. Prepare a REDD Consultation, Participation and Outreach

PlanPlan

3. Design the REDD Strategy1. Assess social and and environmental impact of candidate

REDD strategy activities2. Assess investment and capacity needs

4. REDD Implementation Framework5. Develop a national Reference Scenario6. Design a Monitoring, Reporting and Verification system

UN-REDD Programme

ORIGIN

� In response to UNFCCC calls to examine REDD as potential instrument for post-2012 (including special attention to institutional, social and technical dimensions that need a broad view).

� Officially launched in September 2008 by the � Officially launched in September 2008 by the U.N. Secretary-General

� Norway provides financing but a Multilateral scope

� Close cooperation with World Bank (FCPF), and intention to enhancing local/pilot initiatives

UN-REDD Programme

AIMS

a) to contribute to the development of capacity for a) to contribute to the development of capacity for implementing REDD in pilot countries

[9 COUNTRY PROCESSES]

a) to support international dialogue for inclusion of a REDD mechanism in a post-2012 regime

[INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FUNCTION]

UN-REDD Programme

KEY FEATURES AND VALUE ADDED

� Strengthen national processes

� Mobilisation of 3 UN specialised agencies (FAO, UNDP, UNEP) under a One-UN approach.

� Convening ability (coordination, mobilisation)

� Governance (forest, NRM, finance, equality)

� Focus on consultation and participation

� Ability to serve as “neutral” actor for contentious issues

� Direct linkage with the UNFCCC (Secretariat, process)

The case of theThe case of the

Democratic Republic of Congo

REDD mission

� Multi-stakeholder mission on 19-30 January 2009

� 9 international organisations:� FAO, UNDP, UNEP [UN-REDD Program]

� World Bank

� Government of Norway (observer)

� WWF, WHRC, Rainforest Foundation, ONFi

� National team: Government (Env. and others) and Civil Society (RRN, Dynamique Autochtome, REPALEAC) together

� Multi-stakeholder approach (dialogue, concertation)

� Participatory spirit

� Intense 2-week mission – several activities

Main results

� Dynamic of dialogue

� 5 principles of REDD agreed:

- One national process only

- Participation

- Transparency

- Technical quality

- Regional integration (COMIFAC)

Main results

Work Plan for 2009-2010 under a logical framework structure

� OBJECTIVE: Enabling conditions for REDD Strategy are in place

� PILLARS:

1. Coordination and Planning1. Coordination and Planning

→ R-Plan elaborated with participatory & multi-stakeholder

2. Capacity Building

→ Stakeholders informed and trained

3. Technical Dimensions

→ Technical foundations for REDD are defined and started

Main results

Definition of the institutional frame for the REDD process (drafting of a REDD decree):

� National REDD Coordination

� National REDD Committee� National REDD Committee

� Inter-ministerial REDD Committee

� Technical council (tentative)

� Civil Society Working Group

Value of national REDD process

� Not opposed to local, pilot initiatives, but builds from them

� Provides overall framework for REDD activities in the country

� Space for dialogue, exchange, cooperation

� Simultaneous construction of REDD as a policy� Simultaneous construction of REDD as a policy

� Legitimate forum to deal with controversial issues

� Ease coordination and consensus

� Country reaches international negotiations with a stronger position (experiences, proposals, etc.)

Obrigado!Obrigado!