GHGs Inventory support initiatives under UN REDD

About the UN-REDD Programme

• Partnership of FAO, UNDP and UNEP

• Providing Quick start readiness support to 9 countries

• Major opportunities under phase 2

• Governed by a Policy Board

• In response to requests, welcomed 5 new countries in October

• Global activities designed to support national efforts include MRV, multiple benefits, stakeholder engagement

- CD REDD 3rd workshop on “National Forest Inventory: The Experiences ofNon-Annex I Countries”. May 2009, India

- CD REDD 4th workshop on “Readiness for REDD”. August 2009, Germany

- Workshop on “Preparing Capacity Building Initiatives for ComprehensiveGreenhouse Gas Inventories”. November 2009, Spain

In collaboration with:

UN-REDD capacity building at Global Level onGHGs Inventory

DRC

Paraguay

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Vietnam

Zambia

Under UN-REDD:•FAO plans to support GHGinventories in 6 countries.•Inventories will beconducted in accordancewith reporting requirementsfor Annex I Parties under theConvention for the LULUCF sector.

UN-REDD GHGs Inventory activities at Country Level

National GHGs Inventory

- to assess carbon stock changes

National Forest Inventory

- to assess emission factors

RS monitoring system

- to assess activity data

UN REDD / FAO C-MRV approach in pilot countries

SuccessFactors

MRV/Monitoring

C-MRV

Scope of MRV/Monitoring for REDD

C stock/emissions-> GHG inventories -> accounting

Safeguards – Social, Environmental, Governance

Multiple benefits

Consistency with other goals –Social, Environmental

Drivers

Actions to avoid Leakage

Robustness

Transparency

Stakeholder engagement

Address non-permanence

Integration withother monitoringneeds

Feedback loops

Don’t Panic!

• Cost-effective methods are available

• Experience is around

• No need for detailed decisions now

• Give the process time

• Phased approach

Long-term Institutional needs

Sweden: stem volume since 1920, by species

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M m

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Pine

Spruce

Broad-leaved

Total

1927

2007

All C pools...

National GHGs Inventory

- to assess carbon stock changes

National Forest Inventory

- to assess emission factors

RS monitoring system

- to assess activity data

UN REDD / FAO C-MRV approach in pilot countries

In UN-REDD significant technical expertise on GHGs inventories are existing also in UNDP and UNEP

UNDP’s and UNEP’s national communication support progamme for non Annex I Parties’ has already

targeted many countries around the world

Future activties

• There is existing technical expertise in UN-REDD

• But we need to partner and coordinate with other players

• With additional financial support the UN-REDD Programme could extend its activities on GHG Inventories to between 15-20 (or more..) countries