Status of Implementing
Cancun Agreement on REDD+
in Pakistan
Dr. Shahzad JehangirDeputy Inspector General Forests
Ministry of Climate ChangeNovember, 2012
REDD+ National / Provincial Focal Points
National Steering Committee on REDD+
Membership of UN-REDD Programme
Membership of REDD+ Partnership
Candidature for Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
Project Identification Form (PIF) for GEF grant
One-UN Project of ICIMOD for capacity building on REDD+
Training & capacity building on REDD+
Salient Achievements
A. National REDD+ Focal Point designated • Syed Mahmood Nasir, Inspector General Forests, MOCC
B. Provincial REDD+ Focal Points designated• Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, AJK• Alamgir Khan Gandapur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa• Shahid Rasheed Awan, Punjab• Abdus Sattar Khatri, Sindh• Syed Ali Imran, Balochistan• Kamran Hussain, Gilgit Baltistan
C. National Steering Committee on REDD+ constituted (and functioning)
The UN’s collaborative initiative on REDD, launched in Sep 2008 to assist developing countries prepare and implement REDD+ strategies
UN-REDD builds on the expertise of FAO, UNDP and UNEP
Pakistan became a UN-REDD member in 2011, met all requirements
Supports 42 countries spanning Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America
14 are receiving direct support to National Programmes (US$59.3 m)
28 countries (incl. Pakistan) not receiving direct support, participate in regional workshops and knowledge sharing
Policy Board: Made up of partner countries, donors, Civil Society, Indigenous Peoples and 3 UN agencies
UN-REDD Global Programme incl. Targeted Support started in 2012; Pakistan initially submitted 2 proposals for TS 1. MRV (through FAO) 2. Governance (through UNEP)
Formed in Oslo in May 2010, the Partnership serves as an interim platform for its partner countries to scale up actions and finance for REDD+ initiatives
The Partnership aims to take immediate action (including improving the effectiveness, efficiency, transparency and coordination of REDD+ initiatives and financial instruments), to facilitate knowledge transfer, capacity enhancement, mitigation actions, technology dev/ transfer
The REDD+ Partnership builds on a voluntary, non-legally binding framework to develop and implement collaborative efforts for REDD+
Pakistan became Partner in 2010
Pakistan developed Voluntary REDD+ Database (VRD)
As of 12 June 2011, the Partnership included 73 Partner countries
REDD+ Partnership meeting and workshop, 27-28 Feb, 2012
Next meeting and HLS due in Doha on margins of UNFCCC COP
FCPF is a global partnership focused on REDD+, formed in 2008
FCPF assists forest countries develop the systems and policies for REDD+, performance-based payments (Readiness Phase)
Support to reference scenarios, REDD+ strategy, designing MRV setting up REDD+ arrangements
Governance structure: 28-member elected Participants Committee
The World Bank acts as trustee for the Readiness Fund, providing technical support to the REDD country participants
37 REDD countries have been selected as FCPF members, 13 countries submitted Readiness Preparation Proposals (R-PPs)
Readiness grant agreements of up to $3.6 m, 16 financial contributors have pledged about $447 m
Pakistan applied for membership to the WB/FMT, expected 2013
Full-scale SFM / REDD+ Project for GEF funding“Implementation of National Forest
Programme”
Forestry Wing developed PIF at $ 18 m
GEF Grant under RAF-5 + SFM/REDD Programme (3:1)
STAR allocation 4.5 m, SFM/REDD share $1.5 + Co-financing
Presented to GEF Secretariat
Observations received
UNDP hiring consultant for finalizing PIF
One UN Joint Programme on Environment JPC-3
Forestry Wing developed proposal at $ 5,75,000
One-UN allocated $ 200,000
On the recommendation of provinces during REDD+ Training Session (October 2011), ICIMOD became implementing partner
ICIMOD developed project proposal at $ 200,000 for 2 years
Agreement signed between One-UN and ICIMOD
WWF to undertake training / capacity building on REDD+
Officially launched during 2nd REDD-NSC meeting in April 2012
REDD+ CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME
1. One-week Training Workshop on “Forest Carbon Stock Assessment” 14-18 January 2011, with the support of ISESCO, SDPI, Terra Global Capital
2. Training Session on “REDD+ in Pakistan” 19 – 21 October 2011, with the support of SDPI, One-UN
3. Workshop on “Social & Environmental Principles & Criteria for REDD+ safeguards” 12 January 2012, with the support of SLMP
4. Visit of REDD+ Demonstration sites in Nepal, January 2012, with the support of FAO, ICIMOD
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