Supporting REDD+ readiness and negotiations
What are the Challenges ahead?
2007:Bali Action Plan
2010:Cancun Agreements
2013:Warsaw Framework
What is readiness?• - 2009-2013: readiness based on the Bali Action Plan, draft from
Copenhagen and the Cancun Agreements
• - Main elements:– National forest monitoring systems, Forest reference levels and Reference
emission levels
– Safeguards and safeguards information systems
– Forest governance
– Land tenure, Land use planning
– Gender
– Drivers of deforestation and forest degradation
– Effective participation of relevant stakeholders, including Indigenous peoples and local communities
Initial readiness• Raise awareness
• Explore different concepts and possibilities
• Support based on common elements – RPPs adopted by FCPF and UN-REDD Programme
• Strong focus on stakeholder engagement and transparency
• High demand for support to forest monitoring systems
• Anticipated discussion on benefit distribution
• Initial linkages with multiple benefits and biodiversity agenda and land use planning
Initial readiness– Accordding to the Voluntary REDD+ Database, the main
areas of readiness supported during the fast start finance were:
– Capacity building and local awareness
– Social and environmental benefits
– REDD+ strategies and other readiness preparation
– Demonstration and pilot activities
– Stakeholder consultation and engagement
– Monitoring systemshttp://reddplusdatabase.org/#graphs_and_stats
Where are we now?– More than US$ 7 billion have been reported as deployed to support
readiness within the fast start finance period
– US$ 4.1 billion flew directly from developed countries to REDD+ countries
– Countries in different stages of readiness
– UN-REDD-FCPF joint needs assessment identified safeguards, tenure, carbon rights, further guidance for stakeholder engagement, legal preparedness, benefit distribution, MRV, drivers of deforestation as most urgent needs
– Multiple initiatives operating at country level: multilaterals and bilaterals
– Increased need of coordination of different streams of support at national level
Warsaw Framework
Modalities for national forest monitoring systems (NFMS)
The timing and the frequency of information on safeguards
Addressing the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation
Guidelines and procedures for the technical assessment of submissions on proposed forest reference emission levels and/or forest reference levels (RELs/RLs)
Modalities for measuring, reporting and verifying (MRV)
CLEAR GUIDANCE ON REDD+ UNDER THE CONVENTION
Warsaw Framework
No decision on market mechanism
New, additional and predictable funding from variety of sources: public or private, bilateral or multilateral
Results based actions fully MRV
Information on safeguards as requirement for results based payments
No monitoring of safeguards
Encourage funds for integral sustainable management of forests
Implementing the Warsaw Framework
• Some countries moving towards demonstration activties
– - different approaches (jurisdictional, subnational, national)
• Country needs more focused on monitoring systems, reference levels, safeguards, tenure, institutional arrangements for national strategies and fiduciary arrangements for national funds
• Stronger demand for inclusion from Indigenous Peoples, local communities and civil society at national level
• Higher demand for knowledge management and knowledge sharing
Results Based Actions
NationalREDD+
Strategies
Drivers of Deforestation
Lessons Learned
• REDD+ readiness takes longer than initially estimated
• REDD+ landscape evolved and support should increasingly be tailored to meet needs of national contexts
• REDD+ cannot be everything everywhere: need to focus in order to progress to demonstration activities
• Linkages with other land-based activies and benefits of a landscape approach better understood
• Need to strengthen cross-sectoral approach
• Importance of development of green businesses and sustainable supply chains
Challenges Ahead
• Fast track finance period is over
• As countries make progress on readiness, higher cost tailor made support is needed
• Need of an agreement that ensure predictability of funds
• Need of scaling up demonstration activities
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