Transcript Presented at the IISD and ASB Regional Workshop Hanoi, 19th May 2011

Presented at the IISD and ASB Regional Workshop
Hanoi, 19th May 2011
Importance and requirements of
development of MRV for REDD+
 It is a must to meet both national and international
requirements
 Requirements:
- Transparency
- Completeness
- Consistency
- Comparability
- Accuracy
Key terms:
 Measurement: The process of data collection over time,
providing basic datasets, including associated accuracy and
precision, for the range of relevant variables. Possible data
sources are field measurements, field observations,
detection through remote sensing and interviews.
 Reporting: The process of formal reporting of
assessment results to the UNFCCC, according to
predetermined formats and according to established
standards, especially the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines and GPG
 Verification: The process of formal verification of
reports, for example, the established approach to verify
national communications and national inventory reports to
the UNFCCC.
Challenges of development of MRV for
REDD+
 However, many issues are still in debate/not available:
- Scope of REDD+
- Definitional issue on “forest”
- Classification of Land-Use Categories: forest land, crop
land, grassland, wetland, settlement, and other land
- Modalities for activities (b) and (c), guidance on
safeguards
- Modalities for measuring, R and V-linkages with MRV
for NAMA
- IPCC GPG 2003 (2006): applicability
UNFCC Roadmap
What will be discussed in SBSTA for consideration at
COP17 (2011)?
• Developing modalities relating to (b); reducing emissions
from forest degradation and (c) conservation of forest
carbon stocks; and guidance relating to an information of
safeguards;
• Developing modalities for measuring, reporting and
verifying anthropogenic forest-related emissions by sources
and removals by sinks, forest carbon stocks, and forest
carbon stock and forest-area changes resulting from the
implementation of the activities, consistent with any
guidance on measuring, reporting and verifying nationally
appropriate mitigation actions (NAMA) by developing
country Parties agreed by the COP
UNFCC Roadmap
What will be discussed in SBSTA for consideration
at COP18 (2012)?
• Identifying land use, land-use change and forestry
activities in developing countries, in particular those
that are linked to the drivers of deforestation and
forest degradation, identifying the associated
methodological issues related to estimating emissions
and removals resulting from these activities, and
assessing the potential contribution of these activities
to the mitigation of climate change, and reporting on
the findings and outcomes of this work to the COP18
Progress of MRV development for REDD+ in
Vietnam:
 Principles:
National ownership
Consistent with international
negotiation
Meet the UNFCCC requirements
Fit with National circumstances,
capabilities, priorities
Consistent with process of REDD+ implementation in Vietnam
 Who takes the lead? MONRE (National GHG-I), Forest
land (MARD)
 Who are the main partners? UN-REDD Prog (FAO)
 How are stakeholders to be involved in the designing
process? MRV sub-technical working group
 This presentation will focus on the C component
Progress of MRV development for REDD+ in
Vietnam:
 Phased approach consistent with the phase of the
REDD+ implementation
 First phase:
- Designing an interim national MRV framework
(preliminary institutional arrangement and technical
specifications): on-going
- National Forest Information System: FORMIS, NFI
(with NFA))
- Development of interim national REL/RL: Finland and
Japan (JICA)
1. Designing an interim national MRV
framework
 Use of the IPCC basic equation:
Emission estimate = Activity Data x Emission Factors
 How to collect the needed data?
- Activity Data (AD): Land Monitoring System (LMS)
- Emission factors (EF): NFI
Preliminary design of National MRV
REDD+
Coordination
(VN REDD+ Office)
National REDD+
National
Information
Communication
(VNCCO / MONRE)
System
General
(VN REDD+ Office)
Statistics
Office
(GSO)
Verification
Internal
independent
evaluation
Land
Monitoring
System
Quality
(GDLA/MONRE)
National Forest
GHG National
Inventory
(FIPI/MARD)
Assurance
Quality Control
Inventory
(VNCCO / MONRE)
2) Designing a National Forest Information
System
 National Forest Inventory (NFI) Program started in
1991, and every five years following; strengths and
weaknesses
 New (5th cycle) of NFI(2011-2015): additional items and
revised methodologies
 Forest Information System: FORMIS
2) Development of INTERIM National REL
 Forest maps and field survey data: 1991, 1995, 2000,
2005 and 2010
 Data validation process
 Considered REDD+ activities: deforestation and
degradation
 Supporters: Finland (a modest TA) and Japan (a JICA
Study)
Next steps:
 Phased approach consistent with the phase of the
REDD+ implementation
 First phase:
- Designing an interim national MRV framework
(preliminary institutional arrangement and technical
specifications): on-going
- National Forest Information System: FORMIS, NFI
(with NFA))
- Development of interim national REL/RL: Finland and
Japan (JICA)