Session 12: Overview of road map proposed actions
Martin Herold
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Ministry of Agriculture
Environmental Protection Authority
Workshop for developing a roadmap for an Ethiopian
national REDD+ MRV framework
Objectives of national MRV roadmap workshop
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Summary of Ethiopia’s national REDD+ process, review of policy
opportunities and strategies
● SESSION 2
Assessment of drivers of forest carbon change
● SESSION 3
Assessment of current data and capacities of Ethiopia
● SESSION 4 & 8
Training/introduction of IPCC Guidelines on LULUCF
● SESSION 5
MRV capacity gap assessment
● SESSION 6 & 7
Discuss an institutional setup and role and responsibilities of different
national actors, including the role of local experts and communities
● SESSIONS 9 & 10
Development of road map for building a sustained MRV system within
the country as basis for developing the road map ToR
● SESSION 11& 12
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
Overview of activities proposed
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. SouthSouth 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
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
2012
April-August
Develop &
Revise concept
note (this
document)
September
October
Assess available documents
(drivers, capacities etc.)
Institutional arrangements and
workshop preparation,
consultation and invitation of
stakeholders
2013
November
December
January
National REDD+ MRV road map development
workshop (3-4 days, incl. all key national
stakeholders)
February
Synthesize and
Review
Workshop
outcomes and
develop TOR
March
April
Develop, review and finalize
REDD+ MRV road map