Uganda REDD-Plus Readiness Preparation Proposal

Transcript:Uganda REDD-Plus Readiness Preparation Proposal:
Uganda REDD-Plus Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP) Presented to the 8th Meeting of the Participants Committee of the FCPF in Da Lat, Vietnam March 25, 2010 By Xavier Mugumya GENERAL INFORMATION The Objectives of Uganda’s REDD-Plus Readiness are: Objective #1: Elaboration of actions for addressing the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation; Objective #2: Development of practices for sustainable management of forests and conservation of forest stocks; Objective #3: Demonstrate implementation of Uganda’s REDD-Plus Strategy; Objective #4: Development of MRV for REDD-Plus activities; and Objective #5: To strengthen national and institutional capacities for participation in REDD-Plus. Priority Actions and Measures for Uganda’s REDD-Plus Readiness will be: Defining institutional arrangements Developing operational procedures and guidelines. Capacity building Defining strategies for addressing the drivers Establishing a forest reference emissions levels and an MRV Developing framework for assessing likely social and environment impacts of REDD-Plus. Uganda’s REDD-Plus Readiness will be have the following outputs: Institutional arrangements for implementing Uganda’s REDD - Plus Strategy in place. Procedures and guidelines for conducive REDD- Plus implementation in place. Capacity for REDD-Plus implementation . Strategies for addressing deforestation and forest degradation, the role of conservation, sustainable forest management and building Carbon Stock adopted Forest reference emissions levels published and an MRV in place. Framework for assessing likely environment and social impacts of REDD-Plus. Uganda’s Political and Administrative Context 24,000,000 Ha 32.800.000 M inhabitants 112 districts 22 Municipalities 174 Town Councils 1365 Sub-counties Our neighbors are DRC, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania 1a. National Readiness Management Arrangements 1a. National Readiness (Continued): R-PP Formulation actions Uganda’s motivation to do R-PP: to have a credible roadmap for mobilizing resources to tackle deforestation and degradation; and to meet global obligations; REDD – Plus Readiness Proposal preparation involved the following: Information sharing and selected consultations with Stakeholders: Nearly 2,500 people representing 7 different categories of stakeholders were directly consulted between April 2010 to March 2011; Studies on land use, policies and governance that helped identify drivers; formulation of options for addressing the drivers including potential social and environmental impacts; a plan for establishing a forest scenario and MRV; Actual drafting of the R-PP: done by the combined effort of the R-PP Secretariat, the REDD-plus Working Group under the guidance of the National Steering Committee 1a. National Readiness (Continued): Stakeholders and their roles in R-PP formulation and implementation 1 During the preparation of the R-PP: Ministry of Water and Environment chaired the REDD-plus Working Group