TerrAfricaDispute Prevention in Natural Resources

Management Projects: TerrAfrica and FCPF

Paola AgostiniRegional Coordinator for GEF, FCPF and TerrAfrica, AFTN3

World BankOct 9, 2013

2004

• Paris Conference

2005

• TerrAfrica launched supporting NEPAD’s CAADP & envt action plan, & UNCCD. •TerrAfrica Secretariat with World Bank

2007-2013

• 2007: GEF Strategic Investment Program (SIP) approved ($ 150 GEF and $1.3B parallel co-financing)

• 2009: TerrAfrica Secretariat transferred to NEPAD• 2011: WB-GEF Sahel and West Africa Program in Support of

the Great Green Wall (SAWAP) approved ($ 108 M GFE/LDCF/SCCF and $2B in parallel co-financing)

23 African countries

UNEP

WB

UNDP

IFAD

AfDB

UNCCD Secretariat &

GM

Regional Economic

Communities

FAO

Civil Society Orgs

Bilaterals

The TerrAfrica Partnership

AU-NPCA

Using its Convening power to prevent dispute

TerrAfrica has used its convening power to:

Bring different parties together Include minorities into the debate Provide a forum where SLWM and land issues are discussed in order to…. prevent disputes in SLWM projects

This was achieved through TerrAfrica’s work with:

The Alliance of Religions and Conservation Youth Media CSOs

I. The Alliance of Religions and Conservation

Faith groups are the largest group of civil society initiative

Their outreach and support is unprecedented

90 percent of Africa’s population describe themselves as either Christian or Muslim – with 470 million Christians and 234 million Muslims.

Through ARC, TerrAfrica reached out to 27 faith groups in Sub Saharan Africa to consult with their own local on what action they should take to protect their environment, their assets and their peace.

Movie: African Faith

The Alliance of Religions and Conservation

Changing hearts & minds for peace building

Emphasizing the faith

mandate for peace and

action

Improving knowledge,

voice & capacity

Building on community

awareness & practical action

Shaping the future

through youth

training

Using women as agents of change

II. Bringing Youth into the Debate

African Youth Outreach Most striking was a Desire to be heard TerrAfrica encourages youth to debate crucial environmental issues, offer solutions, as

well as engage and motivate others

II. Bringing Youth into the Debate

Voices4Climate Competition: Sing it. Snap it. Shoot it. Say it. This engage youth to submit photos, videos, music and podcasts about land degradation and local solutions.TerrAfrica partnered with Connect4Climate to reach 447, 000 Facebook fans

Results: kickstart interactive dialogue amongst African youth and give them a voice.

III. The Media at the Center of Dispute Prevention

To increase awareness on SLWM, create a debate on SLWM and get media coverage:

Media SLWM training: African broadcasters trained to sharpen their skills on covering SLWM issues.

Journalists make us a network that get cover the issues, serve as mediators, and support the community in getting the “true” information

Weekly radio program for one year on Coffee and Environment project in Burundi

Weekly broadcast from farmers’ market where coffee growers can get market and price information, voice their concerns and be part of the debate

Liberia Forestry 4 C’s Program: Commercial, Conservation, Communities , Carbon

and Carbon.

Importance of Liberia’s Forests for Growth and Poverty Alleviation

•\• 43% of remaining Upper Guinea Forest Biodiversity Hotspot is in Liberia• before 2004 the Forest Sector was generating 7,000 jobs+ NTFP• before 2004 Forest Sector was generating 50% of foreign exchange earnings and 50% of GDP + NTFP

Conflict

Liberia Forest Initiative (LFI)Partnership of Organizations promoting forest sector reform, in collaboration with FDA

Commercial Forestry

Financial Management

Conservation Community Forest Mgmt.

Governance Rule of Law

USFS, World Bank, FAO

USAID,PWC, US OTA, World Bank

CI, IUCN, FFI, World Bank

CIFOR, ICRAF USAID, FFI,

World Bank, DFID, IUCN

ELI, UNEP, GA, UNMIL, World

Bank

LFI Assistance Priorities for FDA

Objective: Support the FDA & partners to rehabilitate and reform Liberia’s forest sector

LFI Assistance Phase 1 (2004-2008):Conflict, Commercial Forest, UN sanctions

• 2000-2003: Forest Revenues Fuel Conflict• May 2003 – UN sanction on Timber in order to“ensure that government revenues

from the Liberian timber industry...are used for the benefit of the Liberian people”• July 2004-Dec 2005- Forest Concession Review• Feb 2006: Presidential Decree N 1- Declares all concessions null and void• April 2006 GEMAP Financial Controller in FDA + SGS Contract for Chain of Custody

( Awarded in Feb 2008)• Sept 2006: New Forestry Law Approved• Oct. 2006: Sanctions lifted unconditionally, due to passage of New Forestry Law• Issues…on concession , social contracts..etc• 2010 Inspection Panel request (no investigation)• Land claims issue• 2012 Moratorium on PUP

PHASE II Sanction+ 7 years New Challanges: Carbon, Community Forestry , Conservation, Land Claimsand Grievance Mechanisms

• Promote Conservation and Community Forestry with Benefits to Communities

• Promote preparation of REDD with Community Focus• Promote utilization of existing grievance mechanism:• Two tier approach: one at the level of SESA/REDD

Coordinators and one at the level of National REDD Technical Working group

- Accessibility: It should be accessible to everybody who would like to submit a complaint and should provide assistance to those who face barriers such as language, literacy, awareness, cost, or fear of reprisal.

- Predictability: It should offer a clear procedure with time frames for each stage and clarity on the types of results it can and cannot deliver.

- Fairness: Its procedures should be widely perceived as fair, especially in terms of access to information and opportunities for meaningful participation in the final decision.

- Rights compatibility: Its outcomes should be consistent with applicable national and international standards and should not restrict access to other redress mechanisms.

- Transparency: It procedures and outcomes should be transparent enough to meet the public interest concerns at stake.

- Capability: It should have the necessary technical, human and financial resources to deal with the issues at stake.

- Feedback: It should serve as a means to channel citizen feedback to improve project outcomes for the people.

The Case of Liberia: FCPF and Grievance Mechanisms Principles