Transcript UN-REDD PROGRAMME REDD overview and the UN-REDD Programme African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) 25 May 2009, Nairobi, Kenya.

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REDD overview and the
UN-REDD Programme
African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN)
25 May 2009, Nairobi, Kenya
Outline of presentation
• Climate change and forests
• The REDD mechanism
• The UN-REDD Programme
• Moving forward
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Climate change and forests
• More carbon in forests than in the atmosphere
• 20% of global carbon emissions
• Fundamental to stabilize at 450ppm and <2°C
• Immediate reduction needed…start “easy”
• Stern Report…for skeptical economists
• Multiple-benefits
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REDD basics
• REDD = Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest
Degradation in Developing Countries
• How does it work?
• REL-BAU!
• Reduce deforestation
• Measure it
• Create a carbon asset
• Find a market and sell it
• Readiness, finance, payments
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REDD past and future
• Not the first time a REDD idea came along…
• Excluded from CDM
• Transformational order of magnitude: 13Mha; 5Gton CO2;
15B$/yr
• Forest carbon payments as “missing incentive” for
sustainable forest management
• COP13 Bali Roadmap adopted a resolution on REDD;
• COP14 Poznan pushed it forward
• COP15 Copenhagen will be the turning point
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REDD emerging issues
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MRV
REL
MB
IP and CSO
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Measurement, Reporting & Verification
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Activity data
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Emission factors
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Reliability and IPCC guidelines
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Remote sensing and field inventory data
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MRV for degradation a particular challenge
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Countries have varying levels of capacity and access to data
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Readiness initiatives
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Reference emissions level (REL)
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REL fundamental to assess performance
Setting REL
Historic rates of deforestation
National circumstances
Modeling
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Multiple benefits (MB)
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REDD contributes not only to mitigation but also
generates multiple benefits
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Biodiversity and ecosystem services
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Opportunities as well as risks
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Synergies and trade-offs
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Stakeholder engagement (IP/CSO)
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Social dimension of REDD
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Impact and effectiveness
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CSO and IP participation
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National, regional, global consultations on-going
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What’s needed?
• Conducive International Climate Regime post-2012
• Capacity to create a carbon asset
• “Capacity” reduce deforestation
• Real investment for SFM
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UN-REDD Programme
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One-UN: collaborative programme FAO/UNDP/UNEP
Launched Sep. 08
Contribution to UNFCCC process
Stakeholders participation, institution strengthening and
capacity building
• Coordination with other initiatives
• Help REDD see the light of day… equitable, effective,
transformational!
Quick Start:
• $52m initial contribution by Norway
• Country actions
• International support
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• Institutional arrangements
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UN-REDD country programs
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9 countries; $4.4M per country;
UNDP is the leading agency
Dialogue, consultations, technical assistance
Methodology, payment distribution, REDD strategy
Country ownership and leadership
Pilot Countries
• Africa: DRC, Tanzania, Zambia
• Asia & Pacific: Indonesia, PNG, Vietnam
• LA & Caribbean: Bolivia, Panama, Paraguay
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REDD importance and potential in Africa
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Est. forest area: 635 million ha
Est. forest cover change: -4 million ha
Forest generate about 6% of sub-Saharan GDP
Most of African agriculture rain-fed
Historically low deforestation in high carbon areas and high in
low carbon areas
• Significant carbon revenue potential
• Currently 12 countries involved in readiness through UN-REDD
and World Bank FCPF
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International Support Functions (GJP)
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Support confidence on REDD
Analysis and science
Participation and capacity building
Methodology and multiple-benefits
UNEP is the leading agency
Total budget:$6.9M
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Moving forward
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Still the same old game
Forestry at a tipping point
Stakeholder participation is key
Time and confidence are of the essence
Negotiation process: SBSTA and LCA
Regional common position on REDD
High level event during UN GA (Sept 09)
Copenhagen…yes we can… go REDD
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Thank you
For more information: www.un-redd.org
For feed back and engagement: [email protected]
For further discussion this week: +2547625726
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The following are bonus slides for Q/A session
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Climate change basics
• Green house effect…ppm and C
• Stabilization… 2C and 450ppm
• Where does it come from … sources
• What to do… mitigation and adaptation
• How … CCC, KP and cap and trade
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Scope of REDD mechanism
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Only deforestation and degradation
Conservation
Stock enhancement
Terrestrial carbon
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