REDD+ NATIONAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
Alfred Gichu
Kenya Forest Service
Objectives
 To integrate and contribute to GoK‘s broader climate
change goals as stated in the recently developed National
Climate Change Response Strategy;
 To provide the necessary support to development of a
coherent and successful REDD+ Strategy;
 To bring clear decision making authority to the REDD
process that is informed by both national climate change
goals and REDD goals;
 To ensure Kenya has its own high level expert technical
working group to advise the decision making authority.
MEMR
NEMA
Secretariat at MEMR
PROGRAMS OFFICE
Policy, Law and
Strategy
Adaptation
Programs
Division
Communications
, Education and
Awareness
Division
Research, Early
Warning and
Disaster
Management
Division
Monitoring &
Evaluation
Division
Emissions
Trading, CDM and
Technology
Transfer Division:
the DNA
REDD, Land Use
and Land Use
Change Division
Key Players:
Government,
Local Authorities
Universities,
Private Sector,
Civil Society/
NGOs
Key Players:
Government,
Universities,
NEMA, Media
Training
Institutions, Civil
Society/ NGOs,
Local & Dev’t
Partners
Key Players:
KMD, Nat’l Lands
Information
Management
Systems, CC
Expert Group,
KSFS, KWS,
KASALs, FAO &
other local and
Int’l orgs & dev’t
partners
Key Players:
Inter Dep’t
committee of
experts on M&E,
External M&E
experts, Internal
Auditors,
External
Auditors, Office
of the PM
Key Players:
Investment
Promotion
Centre, NEMA,
Gov’t, Local
Authorities,
KIRDI, KIPI, KEBS,
KNPC, NGOs,
Local and foreign
experts and Dev’t
partners
Key Players:
Gov’t, KFS,
KARI, KEFRI,
NEMA, ICRAF,
ICIPE, Local
and Int’l NGOs
& Dev’t
partners
REDD MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
 management arrangements for implementing REDD+ will
be housed within the section “REDD and Land Use and land
use change”.
 it is proposed that the REDD+ unit will function as a standalone unit initially and subsequently becomes integrated
into the Programme Office once is established.
 a four tier structure has been created consisting of a
National REDD+ Steering Committee, a Technical Working
Group, a National REDD Coordinating Office, the REDD+
Component Task Forces and Local Conservancy Officers.
REDD
Management
Structure
REDD STEERING COMMITTEE
 The National REDD+ Steering Committee (RSC): will become operational
upon approval of its current Terms of Reference .
 will be chaired by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Forest and Wildlife
Resources, and KFS AND KEFRI will provide secretariat services.
 RSC membership is composed of Permanent Secretaries from the Ministries
of Forestry and Wildlife, Environment and Mineral Resources, Finance,
Planning, Energy, Local Government, Directors of KFS, KEFRI and NEMA,
WWF and KFWG, NACOFA, Universities, UNDP/UNEP and the Donor
Coordination Group.
 Inclusion of the Ministries of finance and planning in this important decision
making entity, will ensure that REDD+ is a national effort , sectors are well
coordinated, and that REDD + activities will enter the national plans and
records.
TORs for Steering Committee
 Policy guidance,
 intersectoral coordination,
 Approval of plans and budgets,
 Resource mobilisation,
 Delivery of REDD strategy and baseline emission level, monitoring and
evaluation,
 Quality control and
 Providing mechanisms for international collaboration on REDD+.
These roles will be carried out during R-PP implementation.
The Chair person and treasury officer liaise with the National REDD+
Coordinating Body relating to funding flows for R-PP operationalization.
REDD+ Technical Working Group (TWG):
 The TWG will play an advisory role for the National REDD+ Steering
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Committee.
It will also liaise directly with the National REDD+ Coordination Office,
whose mandate is to carry out operationalization of the R-PP.
The subgroup and current TWG will disband, and the new TWG for R-PP
implementation will be redefined as a smaller 8 person entity bringing
together specific expertise required in this phase.
Members will have expertise in forestry, finance, land use, agriculture,
wildlife management, range management, and timber production and the
management of private sector enterprises. In addition, there will be one
representative from CSOs, representative community forest associations and
one representative from indigenous communities living in forests.
The TWG will be responsible for oversight of the R-PP implementation
process managing the monitoring and evaluation activities .
The National REDD+ Coordination Office (NRCO):
 To be constituted immediately upon approval of the R-PP by the FCPF with
the designation of an Interim National REDD+ Coordinator.
 consisting of ~ 15 full-time staff dedicated to RPP implementation activities
for the period 2011-2014.
 The Interim National REDD+ Coordinator will open the positions required in
the R-PP implementation period.
 These will be full time subject matter specialists and administration and
support staff required
Functions of NRCO
 Coordination of work carried out by the five REDD+ Component Task Forces
 Communications of the overall REDD+ process and consultation support to the
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REDD+ component task forces
Conflict resolution and grievances
Liaison and coordination with local conservancy officers who are the field
based arm of the REDD+ strategy component task forces.
Finance management for monitoring incoming funds to REDD+ activities, and
tracking expenditures during R-PP implementation
Oversight for particular gender concerns for all aspects of R-PP
implementation
Others that are delegated to it by comp 3, 4 and 6
REDD+ Component Task Forces
 Small groups organized according to REDD+ candidate
strategies.
 The management structure for these REDD+ Strategy task forces
will include task force members uniting the expertise required
for each particular strategy.
 REDD+ Component Officer who is a full time staff that reports
to the National Coordinator
 In each forest conservancy, a REDD+ Officer designated to
liaise and help to implement demonstration activities and
coordinate with local communities, and NRCO.