JNR in Ethiopia: Institutional Arrangements,

Political Commitment, Opportunities and

Challenges

South-South Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ Exchange Learning Workshop, Manaus, Brazil

June 12-16, 2013

Oromia Forest and Wildlife Enterprise

Introduction

• Geography:

– 4x size of UK, landlocked,

– located in the Horn of Africa,

– Mosaic landscape divided by the Rift

Valley

• Population:

– 80 million (2010)

– 130 million ( 2030) (2% growth/yr)

• GDP per capita 2010:

– Around $380, 40% of GDP from

agriculture, which employees 80%

population.

Political Commitment

• Strong political commitment to Integrated Planning and Sustainable Development,

• Aims middle-income country status by 2025 using green economy,

• Ethiopia is one of the fastest developing economies in World.

Two Landmark Sustainable

Development Documents:

GTP and CRGE Strategy

Political Commitment

REDD+ is one of the seven

pillars of Ethiopia’s CRGE,

• Under BAU Ethiopia’s GHG

emissions will rise from 150 Mt

in 2010 to 400 Mt CO2 in 2030,

• About 80% projected BAU

GHG emissions is from

agriculture and forestry,

• REDD+ is considered for fast

track implementation by the

GoE.

Total GHG Emissions 2010

Projected GHG Emissions

Political Commitment

• Climate Resilient Green economy (CRGE) aims at

developing an environmentally sustainable economy

– NET ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2030

– MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY BY 2025

• Encompasses 8 key sectors that play significant role

in the sustainable development of the country

• REDD+ as one of the three pillars of CRGE in the

Agriculture Sector

• REDD+ and agriculture has potential for offsetting

emissions from other sectors (energy, transport)

REDD+ in Ethiopia • Ethiopia has been engaged in REDD+ Readiness since 2008,

• Participant of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility,

• Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP) was approved in March,

2011, now it is in readiness phase.

• US$ 14 million required for implementing activities indicated in

the R-PP has been secured:

– FCPF Readiness Fund has granted US$ 3.6 million (managed by the

REDD+ Secretariat at the Ministry of Agriculture),

– Norway and DfID each pledged US$ 5 million (to be channeled through

the BioCarbon Fund).

• Piloting REDD+ projects is key component of Ethiopia’s REDD

readiness process in order to generate knowledge from

concrete activities on the ground to inform REDD+ Strategy and

the REDD+ structures in the country,

• REDD+ architecture in Ethiopia allows implementation at

different level: National, Sub-national and Project level.

REDD+ in Ethiopia

Institutional Arrangements(REDD+ )

Oromia state Regional level institutional set up

Oromia Regional State

9

Board of Directors

OFWE

Darek

Misoomaaf I/F

Bosonaa

I/A D/O Damee

Teekinikaa

Darektore

tii Industrii

Bosonaa

Darektoretii

Karooraaf

Gabaa

Darek. Mis.

fi I/F

Bineensa

Bosonaa

Darekt.

Faayinansii

Bitt, fi

Bu/Qab. fi

Dar. Bul. fi

Mis. Qab/

Humna

Namaa

Damee

Finfinnee

Damee Arsii Damee Shaggar Damee Baalee Damee Jimmaa

Damee B/Gujii Damee

I/A/Booraa Damee

Harargee

Damee

Wallaggaa

I/A D/O Damee Taj.

Deeggarsaa

REDD+

Directorate

38 forest

districts

REED+ in Oromia State • Oromia is one of the richest regions in forest resources in

Ethiopia:

– forest cover estimated approx. 3.1 million hectares,

– forests account 8.5% of the State’s total land area,

– 70% of the country’s high forests in Oromia,

– Before 2007, forests in Oromia were classified and managed under 42

Regional Forest Priority Areas (RFPAs),

– In 2007 all RFPAs transformed into 8 (eight) financially independent

forest enterprises.

– In 2009 OFWE is established as an independent institution,

– REDD+ concept began in 2007 when feasibility study for the Bale

Mountains REDD+ project conducted,

– Oromia State REDD+ Program concept presented to FCPF meeting in

March 2013.

– Planning underway for design phase of OSRP with funding

commitments from Norway and UK.

Bale Mountains REDD+ Project • Bale Mountains is part of SE highlands of

Ethiopia forming mountainous landmass SE

of Rift Valley and west of Somali lowlands,

• Project Proponent: OFWE, supported by

Farm Africa – SOS,

• Project area - 500,000+ ha of high forest,

• Deforestation average: 1.69% for Humid F &

6.67% for Dry forest,

• PDD nearing completion using VM0015,

• PFM primary implementation instrument.

Fig. 7: Map of BM

Oromia State REDD Program(JNR)

• Area of REDD Program - 2.03 million ha of high forest (60%

of country’s high forest area),

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• Forest blocks in the southwest and southeast parts of

Oromia State,

• Partners in ER Program identified,

• Expected lifetime of the project – 20 years (coincides with

CRGE timeline),

• Drivers of deforestation identified and strategic options

identified.

Map of Oromia JNR Area

Oromia JNR

• ERs estimated to be 261 million tons of CO2e only from

high forests,

• Benefit sharing modalities to be developed (considering the

experiences of PFM and Bale),

• Consultations with stakeholders conducted at different

levels,

• MoA in collaboration with OFWE, Norway and World Bank

organized a design workshop for OSRP.

Oromia JNR

• Workshop reach initial consensus and buy-in from the key

national stakeholders about a wide variety of issues related to

the design of a REDD+ program in Oromia.

• Workshop laid a base for the design of Oromia’s REDD+

Program.

• Oromia State REDD+ Program will be structured in the three

phases:

– Design Phase (18 months)

– Implementation Phase (3-5 years)

– Results-based payments for emissions reductions phase

(20 years)

• Insufficient technical capacity for implementation,

• Complexity of explaining REDD+ to politicians and rural

communities,

• Linking local REDD+ projects to long term development

strategies through effective local institutional capacity,

• Benefit sharing and governance mechanisms that ensure

equitable distribution of carbon benefits,

• Collaboration and cooperation among implementing

entities.

REDD+ Challenges in Oromia

Thank

you!

Didha Dirriba, OFWE, DG