Session 12: Overview of road map -proposed actions

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Ministry of Agriculture

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Environmental Protection Authority

Martin Herold

Workshop for developing a roadmap for an Ethiopian national REDD+ MRV framework

1. Summary of Ethiopia’s national REDD+ process, review of policy opportunities and strategies

● SESSION 22. Assessment of drivers of forest carbon change

● SESSION 33. Assessment of current data and capacities of Ethiopia

● SESSION 4 & 84. Training/introduction of IPCC Guidelines on LULUCF

● SESSION 55. MRV capacity gap assessment

● SESSION 6 & 76. Discuss an institutional setup and role and responsibilities of different

national actors, including the role of local experts and communities ● SESSIONS 9 & 10

7. Development of road map for building a sustained MRV system within the country as basis for developing the road map ToR

● SESSION 11& 12

Objectives of national MRV roadmap workshop

Road map document (ToR)

1. Overview on Ethiopia’s forest issues and ongoing/planned activities of REDD+

2. Drivers of DD and planned REDD+ interventions

3. Overview of existing data and capacity (gaps)

4. Summary of w/s and breakout group discussions

5. Proposed activities

1. Establish institutional arrangements

2. Improve national forest monitoring: activity data

3. Improve national forest monitoring: carbon stocks and emission factors

4. Improve estimation and international LULUCF, GHG inventory and REDD+ reporting capacities

5. Prepare for MRV of REDD+ activities on the national level

6. Implement a program for continuous improvement and capacity development

7. Sustained internal national and local communication mechanism on REDD+ monitoring

Overview of activities proposed

Establish institutional arrangements

Establish steering/coordination body for the REDD+ NFMS/MRV system

Establish technical working group(s) and facilities

Establish a mechanism for exchange of capacities, experiences and data between national and local forest monitoring activities

Develop framework to engage with research and higher education institutions

Overview of activities proposed

Improve national forest monitoring: activity data

Assess options for forest definitions

Create an updated and improved national forest map

Conduct consistent national forest area change assessments

Assess and estimate activity data for forest degradation

Overview of activities proposed

Improve national forest monitoring: carbon stocks and emission factors

Design and implement a national forest inventory and carbon measurement system

Collect and further develop Carbon Conversion, Expansion Factors, Wood Density and Root/Shoot Ratio

Assess different drivers/processes of change and their carbon impact (emission factors)

Overview of activities proposed

Improve estimation and international LULUCF, GHG inventory and REDD+ reporting capacities

FEPA leadership to engage in technical support and training for national GHG inventories (using IPCC LULUCF guidance) and for upcoming REDD+ performance reporting

Overview of activities proposed

Prepare for MRV of REDD+ activities on the national level

Identify, integrate and conduct monitoring for local REDD+ demonstration activities

Test approaches and options a forest reference (emission) level for Ethiopia

Develop foundations and data sources for a REDD+ Safeguard information system

Overview of activities proposed

Implement a program for continuous improvement and capacity development

Design and implement a capacity development program building on available national capacities and international support where needed

Seek assistance from relevant international partners on key data and methods:

Seek partnerships with regional organizations and international research partners (i.e. South-South cooperation and student/staff exchange etc.)

Overview of activities proposed

Continued national and local communication mechanism on REDD+ monitoring

Conduct a series of regional workshops to inform about REDD+ and MRV among national and local actors

Produce communication plan, web-site and outreach materials

Overview of activities proposed

Road map document (ToR)

1. Overview on Ethiopia’s forest issues and ongoing/planned activities of REDD+

2. Drivers of DD and planned REDD+ interventions

3. Overview of existing data and capacity (gaps)

4. Summary of w/s and breakout group discussions

5. Proposed activities

Next steps for roadmap for MRV system

Process as partnership of:

●Ethiopian partners including the Ministry of Agriculture, and the EPA

●Norway forest and climate imitative and the Norwegian embassy in Ethiopia

●Wageningen University

April-August September October November December January February March April

Develop & Revise concept

note (this document)

Assess available documents (drivers, capacities etc.)

Institutional arrangements and workshop preparation,

consultation and invitation of stakeholders

Synthesize and Review

Workshop outcomes and develop TOR

Develop, review and finalize REDD+ MRV road map

2012

National REDD+ MRV road map development workshop (3-4 days, incl. all key national

stakeholders)

2013