Resources tagged "national level"
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REDD+ and adaptation to climate change in East AfricaIn East Africa REDD+ has the potential to contribute to national adaptation objectives, however if uncoordinated, it also has the potential to increase vulnerability in key sectors such as agriculture, energy and water resource management. This paper outlines the linkages between REDD+ and adapation strategies in the region, and highlights where these could be strengthened.
Forest Carbon Partnership Facility 2010 Annual ReportIn the past year, the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) has strengthened its partnership of countries and stakeholders working together to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and foster conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+). Significant progress has been made in moving from a planning stage to preparati...
Report from the REDD-net East Africa workshop and writeshop on benefit sharing and REDD+ and other sectorsThis report summarises the outcomes of a workshop held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in August 2011. The theme of the workshop was benefit sharing in REDD+ and the interactions between REDD+ and the key sectors of energy, agriculture and water in East Africa.
REDD-net case studies: Carbon rightsThis set of case studies, developed by REDD-net in collaboration with legal experts, look at the expereince wtih carbon rights in Ghana, Brazil, Costa Rica and New Zealand.
REDD-net Asia-Pacific Bulletin 1: Introducing Equity in REDD (Vietnamese version)Bản tin ra ba tháng một kỳ, trình bày kinh nghiệm ở cấp quốc gia về quan điểm của các tổ chức xã hội dân sự đối với những thách thức, cơ hội và các khả năng tiếp cận của chương trình REDD có lợi cho người dân nghèo. Khi chính phủ các nước bắt tay thực thi các chương trình REDD quốc gia, các vấn đề li...
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in Developing CountriesThis sourcebook provides a consensus perspective from the global community of earth observation and carbon experts on methodological issues relating to quantifying the green house gas (GHG) impacts of implementing activities to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation in developing countries (REDD). It further aims to provide additional explanation, clarification, and methodologies...
REDD After Copenhagen: The Way ForwardThis paper reflects the state of the REDD negotiations at the end of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. The paper examines some of the main areas for moving ahead with REDD implementation, including principles and actions; measurement, reporting and verification (MRV); institutional arrangements; means of implementation and financing. Each section provides an overview of the issue and ...
An Overview of Readiness for REDDThis paper provides an overview of REDD+ readiness activities around the world. It seeks to assemble a background document that would allow interested stakeholders to get a snapshot of readiness activities taking place both, globally and in their country or region, as a way to highlight potential gaps and synergies and encourage collaboration and partnerships in all facets of readiness effort...
Leakage from an Avoided Deforestation Compensation Policy: Concepts, Empirical Evidence, and Corrective Policy OptionsThis chapter briefly looks at recent policy developments in international climate change talks, and how these relate to leakage; the chapter then introduces the concept of leakage, why it occurs, how big a problem it might be, and what can be done to minimize its impact on the success of the policy. Leakage problems and their economic roots are analysed, followed by a synthesis of the empiric...
Financial costs of REDD: Evidence from Brazil and IndonesiaThis desk study reviews the financial costs of abating GHG emissions through REDD from the perspective of an institutional investor seeking cost-effective abatement options. The objective is to investigate the main factors that determine the costs of REDD and to assess the range of likely costs in countries and regions where the potential to deliver significant abatement through REDD is great...