REDD+ Social & Environmental Standards: supporting countries to develop safeguards information systems

Brief overview presentationOslo, 28th October 2013

Joanna Durbin and Phil Franks, REDD+ SES Secretariat

• Supports government-led REDD+ national or jurisdictional programs with development of a safeguards information system based on REDD+ SES

• Comprises:– REDD+ SES content: principles, criteria and indicators– REDD+ SES process: to use the REDD+ SES at country level

• Uses a country-led, multi-stakeholder process

• Shows performance = enhancing benefits as well as avoiding harm.

• A voluntary initiative for countries wanting to demonstrate high social and environmental performance

Effective social and environmental standards for REDD+ programs make a substantial contribution to human rights, poverty reduction and biodiversity conservation goals while avoiding social or environmental harm.

REDD+ SES overall goal and theory of change

Requires systemic change in at least four key domains

A. Political support from government actorsB. Policies, laws, and regulations and their implementationC. Civil society engagementD. Trust between key actors

Through a process of ‘constructive engagement’, accepting an incremental approach to improving REDD+ S&E performance

Different levels of use of REDD+ SES in 6 focal and 6 other countries

• Training and mentoring country facilitation teams in SIX countries.

• Technical assistance on challenging issues ,e.g. FPIC, gender

• International review of REDD+ SES process in each country

• Collaboration with UNREDD and FCPF on conceptual framework for country approach to safeguards and SIS

• Guidance on developing country-led SIS

• Guidance on monitoring and auditing processes for social and environmental performance

• Guidance on methods/tools for social, governance & environmental impact assessment

• Exchange and learning events for country teams

• Peer to peer exchanges between countries

• Knowledge platform (web-based)

• Impact evaluations exploring impact types and pathways

Outcome 1.

Developing & institutional-

ising SIS building on REDD+ SES

Outcome 2.

Unifying framework

and guidance for SIS

Outcome 3.

Methods and tools for

monitoring performance

Outcome 4.

Sharing learning on

SIS and REDD+ SES

Outcome 5.

Longer term institutional

arrangements for REDD+

SES

• International Steering Committee – restructure & strengthen

• International review mechanism to assess SIS quality in each country

• Strategy for institutional and financial sustainability

For more information:

Joanna Durbin

Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance

jdurbin@climate-standards.org

Phil Franks

CARE International

pfranks@redd-standards.org

www.redd-standards.org