Download 1.5-SG Climate change and REDD overview

1.5 USAID Climate Change/REDD+
Policy Overview
Evan Notman
Climate Change Office
Bureau of Economic Growth, Education and
Environment, USAID
FEBRUARY 2015
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USAID’s work on REDD+ is part of our broader
approach to climate and development
• Goal: To help countries
accelerate their transition to
climate-resilient, low emission
development
• Overarching Principle: To
strengthen development outcomes
through direct climate change
program investments and by
integrating climate change
throughout USAID programming,
learning, policy dialogues, and
internal operations.
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USAID CLIMATE CHANGE &
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Strategic Goal:
to enable countries to accelerate their transition to climate
resilient, low emissions development to promote sustainable
economic growth.
Strategic Objectives:
1.Accelerate the transition to low emission development through
investments in clean energy and sustainable landscapes for climate
change mitigation;
2.Increase resilience of people, places, and livelihoods through
investments in climate change adaptation; and
3.Strengthen development outcomes by integrating climate change
in USAID programming, learning, policy dialogues, and operations.
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CC+D STRATEGY RESULTS FRAMEWORK
Goal: Climate-resilient low emissions development
Mitigation
SO 1 Accelerate transition to
low emissions development
Adaptation
SO 2 Increase resilience of
people, places, and
livelihoods
IR 1.1 Establish foundation for
low carbon energy systems
IR 1.2 Invest in land use
practices that stop, slow, and
reverse emissions from
deforestation and degradation
of forest and other landscapes
Integration
SO 3 Strengthen development outcomes by
integrating climate change in Agency
programming, learning, policy dialogues, and
operations
IR 2.1 Improve access to
science and analysis for
decision-making
IR 3.1 Integrate climate
change across USAID’s
development portfolio
IR 2.2 Establish effective
governance systems
IR 3.2 Elevate the role of
development in climate
change dialogues and policies
IR 2.3 Identify and
disseminate actions that
increase climate resilience
IR 3.3 Lead by example
through adoption of low
emissions and energy-saving
operations
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USAID STRATEGY ALIGNMENT
USAID STRATEGY Alignment
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SES – A KEY ELEMENT IN
USG REDD+ STRATEGY
• USG REDD+ Strategy (2010):
– “USAID is beginning a new program
to contribute to greater social and
environmental soundness in
REDD+ planning and implementation
and to provide leadership on this
theme among REDD+ donors.”
• Strategy lists “Social and
Environmental Aspects of REDD+”
as a policy priority
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FOREST EMISSIONS IN NATIONAL LOW
EMISSION DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT
• National Development Planning
– Integrating forest sector into broader processes for long-term,
climate-resilient development
– Identifying policy options that address drivers of emissions from
land use through sectoral integration
• LEDS supports countries to:
– Understand emissions profile
– Identify & analyze mitigation options
– Recognize gaps in information
• USG: EC-LEDS Program
– Organizing framework for support
– Inter-agency coordinated efforts
– Facilitates integrated approach
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Some Sustainable Landscapes
Key Points
• REDD+ has been the focus of significant
international attention and an important
part of US climate work
• USG Fast Start pledge included $1
billion for REDD+ and related forest
mitigation activities
• High visibility initiative, high scrutiny in
international negotiations
• Addressing mitigation opportunities from
non-forest lands now included in SL
pillar.
• SL is a key element of GCC mitigation,
including LEDS, for many developing
countries
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Sustainable Landscapes: basics
The Issue:
• Landscapes are a
significant source of GHG
emissions in developing
countries, and are the
primary source in many
The Response:
• Preserve forests through Reducing Emissions from
Deforestation and Forest Degradation, and
conservation, sustainable management of forests and
enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+)
• Reduce emissions from agricultural lands and other
landscapes that are significant sources of emissions
through policy and on-the-ground engagement
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FOREST AND AGRICULTURE
MITIGATION
• Avoiding losses of carbon stocks
– Reducing deforestation and forest
degradation
• Reducing GHG emissions
• Increasing carbon stocks
– Replanting or creating forests
– Developing agroforestry
– Sustainable forest management
• Removing GHG emissions
• Reducing emissions from agriculture
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CC+D STRATEGY SO 1: MITIGATION
Anticipated outcomes
• Greenhouse gas emissions reduced or sequestered
through expanded use of clean energy or improved
ecosystem management
• Partner countries implement laws, policies, or
regulations addressing climate change mitigation
• Increased number of institutions with improved capacity
to address climate change mitigation
• Public or private resources leveraged for climate change
• Low Emission Development Strategies supported in 20
partner countries
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SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES (SL)
PILLAR DEFINITION
• Goal: contribute to moving a country into a low
greenhouse gas emissions, high carbon sequestration
development pathway in the land use sector
• Programs should work toward one or both of the
following results:
a. National frameworks for low emission development established or
improved
b. Capacity in partner countries for national scale implementation of
LEDS in the land-use sector, including REDD+ activities, increased
• In EC-LEDS partner countries, FY14 SL funding must
be used for activities that support the improvement
of implementation of a partner country’s LEDS
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USAID GUIDANCE ON SL
SL Criteria Summary Table
Focused (Direct/Initiative)
Funding
Source
Objective
Priority
Activities
Indicators
Indirect
Focused Sustainable Landscapes
control level
Any related sector outside of Focused GCC
funds; including other Initiatives
Explicit, primary goal or objective of
slowing, halting, or reversing GHG
emissions from land use
All activities must link to national or
sub-national climate change
mitigation planning or implementation
including:
 Creation of national strategic
plans on climate change
mitigation
 Emissions inventories or MRV for
land use
 Social and environmental aspects
of REDD+ and other land use
Includes a goal or objective of slowing,
halting, or reversing GHG emissions from
land use
Indirect programs must address emissions
from land use and land use change to qualify
for indirect SL attribution. Relevant activities
include:
• Creating incentives to improve land use,
such as through agroforestry and
improved fertilizer use
• Developing economic incentives or
alternative livelihoods to reduce
conversion of ecosystems
• Creation of protected areas
• Land tenure reform
One or more GCC indicators, including mandatory SL indicator: Quantity of
greenhouse gas emissions, measured in metric tons of CO2-equivalent, reduced or
sequestered as a result of USG assistance - unless not applicable
QUESTIONS?
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