Transcript Diapositiva 1 - UN

National Joint Programme Status
REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM
DEFORESTATION AND FOREST
DEGRADATION
Paraguay
Approval of
Paraguay’s
entry into
UN-REDD
Submission
of
Paraguay’s
request to
be part of
UN-REDD
Pre-scoping
mission:
Meetings with
authorities, local
NGOs’ network
and IP
Organizations.
UN-REDD
presentation
by SEAM and
INFONA to
CAPI and CSO
UN-REDD
mission,
meetings with
authorities,
ITAIPU, local
NGOs network,
IP
organizations,
and forest
committees
UN-REDD
Technical team
initiates
drafting
process of the
NJP
New SEAM
minister and
officers
come on
board
Jun 2009
May 2009
Apr 2009
Feb 2009
Dec 2008
Ago 2008
Sep 2008
UN-REDD PARAGUAY MILESTONES
Training on CC
issues and NJP
consultation
process with
local
stakeholders
NJP under
development
- NJP is completed.
- NJP is reviewed by
UN-REDD agencies.
- NJP is validated by
a Civil Society or
indigenous people’s
representative.
NJP is
submitted to
UN-REDD
Secretariat for
review and
approval
Key Outcomes and Outputs: Extracted from the Draft NJP
Logical Framework Matrix
NJP-Paraguay currently under development
Project Goal: By the year 2012 Paraguay is REDD-ready and contributes to the reduction of emissions due to
deforestation and degradation of forests at national level
Project Objective:
To assist the Government of Paraguay in the establishment of a National UN-REDD Programme
Outcome 1:
Outputs for Outcome 1:
Improved institutional and technical capacity 1.
of Government and Civil Society organizations 2.
to manage REDD activities in Paraguay
3.
4.
Outcome 2:
Capacity established to manage REDD at local
level
Outcome 3:
REDD National Action Plan
National system to measure and evaluate reduction of
emissions from deforestation and degradation of forests
National system of carbon accounting and data management
Equitable and transparent system of payments and benefit
sharing
Outputs for Outcome 2:
1. Demonstration project designed and implemented
Outputs for Outcome 3
Increased awareness and support to REDD at 1.
national, departmental and municipal levels
2.
National awareness campaign on REDD
Consensus-building on REDD with Indigenous Peoples and
other stakeholders
UN-REDD NJP
Next steps/Challenges
1. Confirmation of REDD working groups composition:
→ Technical team (INFONA, SEAM, CAPI): Several
meetings and work sessions have been held, but the
team has not been officially constituted yet.
→ UN-REDD Working Group or Grupo Impulsor UNREDD : Same as above, meetings were held but there is
no official UN-REDD Working Group yet.
→ National Environment Council (“CONAM”).
Discussions are under way to faciliate the constitution
of the UN-REDD working group
UN-REDD NJP
Next steps/Challenges
2. Agreement between SEAM and INFONA on
implementation/coordination arrangements for
UN-REDD
3. Completion of Indigenous People’s training
program on climate change
4. Indigenous People’s consensus/validation of UNREDD proposal
Complementarity with other initiatives
1. The UN-REDD NJP will complement other REDD
initiatives undertaken by local universities and NGOs.
2. SEAM has obtained financing from JICA to install CO2
monitoring devices and other equipment for an
estimated value of US$ 3 m.
3. WWF has offered to finance IP training on CC and
REDD