SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 MRV & Reporting Status & Related Space Data Needs COLOMBIA Edersson Cabrera M. Gustavo Galindo G.

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 IDEAM Official source of forest information (forest cover and deforestation). Implement the FOREST AND CARBON Monitoring SYSTEM FOR COLOMBIA, The Hydrological, Meteorological and Environmental Studies Institute. Public institution within the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable development. Colombian National authority for meteorological and hydrological issues. Provides technical and scientific support to national agencies and economic sectors. Coordinates and manages the environmental Information System of Colombia – SIAC. Earth Observation Technical coordinator in the Colombian Space Commission.

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 Introduction Reference: MADS,  ENREDD+ will establish a robust national MRV system for carbon accounting, including the monitoring of possible leaks.  Will define which institutions are responsible for the implementation and management of the country MRV system at the National, Subnational and local levels.  Identify and coordinate the roles and key actors that support the implementation of the Forest and Carbon monitoring system. Colombian Climate Change Policy Low Carbon Development Strategy Climate Change Adaptation National Plan Financial strategy for Disasters protection National REDD+ Strategy Sectorial Mitigation actions Adaptation based on Ecosystems Sectorial / Territorials Adaptation actions Sectorial / Territorials Adaptation actions CONPES 3700, National policy context. Climate Change Policy Brief description

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013  Consistency of the generated information by systematic measurements (National Forest Inventory, Network of Permanent plots, availability of comparable satellite imagery).  Completeness by generating information of all five carbon pools and other GHG gases in natural forest with a Tier 2 approach (at least).  A quantified precision estimation, establishing uncertainty levels over procedures and results of activity data, emission factors and emission estimations.  Comparability by using standarized methodologies to generate oportune LULUCF information for GHG inventories  Availability and long term continuity of the trained personnel, under clear inter-institutional arrangements. What we want is a National MRV system that assures …

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 National Carbon accounting. Roadmap Robust MRV National Regional Local (Community based) National Forest Inventory - Permanent plot network for Carbon monitoring (At least 3 compartments) Reference Levels - Construcción de niveles de referencia subnacionales. Starting implementation of Forest and Carbon monitoring system for Colombia. Deforestation monitoring ( , 2005, ) Carbon Stocks estimation in Natural forests (2010, 2012) Advance level ¿What are our advances? Conceptual and Geo-statistic framework for FNI. 30 permanent plots for Carbon monitoring. Sub-national Reference levels development (Colombian Amazon) under construction. Status of National MRV Implementation National Carbon Accounting Ambitions

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 Status of National MRV Implementation Status of MRV Implementation EARLY WARNONG Deforestation Monitoring. National Level. Carbon Monitoring Forest and Carbon Monitoring System Permanent Plots : Research institutions IDEAM (REDD project) Permanent Plots: NFI Remote sensing + Carbon: Potential Carbon Stocks (pixel per pixel) Proposal development for forest degradation monitoring Articulated with GHG Inventories. (Every two years) Updateable every two years Semiannual Forest and Carbon Monitoring System. Design.

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September imágenes MODIS utilizadas semestralmente 6 escenas 2 productos utilizados 1 imagen disponible Early warning 2012 First Semester Status of National MRV Implementation Early warning 2012 Second Semester

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 Status of National MRV Implementation Cover change Cover change Cover change Cover change

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 Natural Region Deforested Área (ha) % National Área Annual Deforestation Deforestació n anual Caribe Andes Amazonia Orinoquia Pacifico Deforestation area Natural Regions  47% of deforestation was located in the Colombian Amazon region, and 29% in the Andean region.  Compared with the last report ( ), the concentration of the deforestation areas in this regions was increased from 33% and 36%, respectively.  Caribbean region had the highest forest loss area in the country during (2.1%).

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 Space Data Needs. Based on actual available sensors. Semi-annual early warning System. Coarse resolution datasets – SAR. Best L band sensors or C/X band. Wide Beam modes. – Optical. Coarse resolutions, MODIS/LISS sensors. Annual wall-to-wall. Medium resolutions datasets. – Landsat 8. Dedicated connection for the whole catalog. Pixel by pixel co-registered. – SAR. Best L band sensors or C/X band. Fine Beam modes. At least for the Pacific region whole coverage.

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 Space Data Needs Annual wall-to-wall. Medium resolutions datasets. – Other medium resolutions catalogues (SPOT 5, LISS III/IV, next CBERS. – Validation based on stratified sample of High resolution images (i.e. spot 5/6, RapidEye, QB, Ikonos, Formosat). DEM. National cover at the major resolution for pre-processing steps of Optical/SAR catalogues (SRTM, SRTM-ASTER, TanDEM).

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 Space Data types. Plans: – SAR Interferometric catalogues for precision change cover analysis. Actually this information is not available for the country. – SAR/Optical complete time series to assure time consistency (deforestation and degradation ). Current challenges & obstacles. – Operational pre-processing SAR algorithms. – Cloud computing. – Degradation analysis.

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 Institutional arrangements UN- REDD PROGRAMME. Tenth Policy Board June 2013 Lombok, Indonesia. The Secretariat recommended that the Policy Board approve Colombia’s request. -Duration: 3 Years. - Budget: US $4 M (MPTF ONU-REDD).  Component 1: Participation and consulting,  Component 3: Develop an Subnational Reference level,  Component 4: Design Forest Monitoring System, and co- benefits, impacts and governance.

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