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REDD & local or regional authorities
Annelien van Meer, CREM
16 November 2011
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Background: feasibility study 2008
• City of Amsterdam and Province of Zuid-Holland wanted to investigate the possibilities to compensate CO2 emissions by REDD• CREM was commissioned to study the feasibility of this idea • Overview of outcomes:
• Criteria for local authorities to participate in REDD need further development• Uncertain what amounts of CO2 need to be compensated
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2010/2011: WWF’s initiative towards local & regional governments
• Cancún: acknowledgement of cities’ role in climate policy (Mexico City Pact)• General trend: ongoing decentralization• 2011: International Year of the Forest. Momentum for a bottom-up initiative?
WWF commissioned CREM to make an inventory of the willingness of local and regional governments to cooperate with WWF in REDD
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Goal of the inventory
Finding local or regional authorities that:• Do not want to wait for a global agreement on REDD;• Have ambitious policies in climate, biodiversity and the international area;• See the benefits of combining these ambitions;• Would like to take the lead or to be trendsetting towards other authorities.
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The inventory
Set-up -> two rounds of inventorial discussions: • First round: VNG (+ VNG international), Klimaatverbond, IPO and UvW• Second round: individual local and regional authorities (Tilburg, Utrecht, Apeldoorn, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Eindhoven, provincie Noord-Brabant, provincie Utrecht)
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Remarkable findings ITotally different opinions on the involvement of local and regional authorities in REDD:• IPO: “Regional authorities are strictly bound to their own territory. They cannot invest in international projects”• Noord-Brabant: “We have a strong link with deforestation in Brazil because of the soy consumption of the meat industry within our territory. We feel the need to take our responsibility.”
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Remarkable findings II
• VNG: “International climate policies of local authorities are challenged by large budget cutbacks and the focus of local implementation.”• VNG International: “Millennium Local Authorities that focus on MDG 7 (70%) will certainly be interested.”• Utrecht: “We are planting our own climate compensation forest in Nicaragua.”• Apeldoorn: “We are absolutely restricted to investing within our own territory.”
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An overview of the results I
Local authorities:• 2006 – 2010: the years of high ambitions, strategic plans, setting policy goals, etc.• 2010 – 2014: implementation! However:
• Budget cutbacks
• Political debate on ‘kerntaken’ (core responsibilities)
• Political shifts in city councils
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An overview of the results II• Difference between civil servant and political/administrative point of view;• Administrators are more hesitant in investments in REDD because of political pressure and criticism of citizens
• City councils and administrators need to understand the relevance of international REDD projects -> communication and lobby! • There needs to be a link with awareness raising towards citizens.
• Direct financing of REDD projects seems to be a bridge too far at this moment.
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Recommendations
• On the local and regional level, REDD has the strongest link with climate policies
• Biodiversity policies are often non-existent or very limited• International policies face major cutbacks.
• International aspects of local climate policy are not widely aknowledged at the political/administrative level – more knowledge and advocacy is needed!
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Recommendations
• Find other financiers to cooperate with.• E.g. Make it possible to form PPPs – many of the interviewed local authorities were interested in working together with companies in REDD!• Find out which companies are willing to participate in such PPPs.
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Questions
• Local and regional governments want national government to take the lead -> how to match with national policy?• How can we communicate the relevance of REDD to local and regional governments (plus their political bodies)? • How can we involve citizens and the private sector in REDD?• What is the role of the REDD Platform in this?