1. Functionalizing the Learning Network Solomon Zewdie
Tigray
Regional State REDD+ Program
SNNP
Regional State REDD+ Program
Functionalizing the Learning Network Solomon Zewdie
Amhara Regional State REDD+ Program
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
National REDD+ Secretariat
December 02/2016,
Adulala Resort Hotel, Bishoftu

2. Objectives of the Learning Network
Create a platform for knowledge exchange, experience sharing , identification and evaluation of best practices & analysis of research gaps
Develop best practice guidelines and manuals and provide recommendation for up-scaling
Play an advocacy role to influence national policy formulation on REDD+ related issues and support REDD+ implementation capabilities
Serving as a national knowledge hub on REDD+ and related issues

3. Potential Engagements of the Network
Develop a forum of Information sharing
Identify
& Profile REDD+ Stakeholders
Inception WS to establish operational patterns (ToR);
Information sharing forum
Analysis of WS outputs; Develop a model of operation
Formulate Interaction Mechanism

4. Potential Engagements of the Network
Enabling integrated learning & capacity building
Enable integrated learning
Organize trainings to Network members, policy makers & other relevant groups
Analyze progress reports of member organizations & identify lessons
Engage graduate students to present their work & participate in joint learning
Provide inputs from the lessons to REDD+ bulletins, websites, newsletters
Organize information/lesson sharing meetings
Organize awareness creation WSs to policy makers; tailored WS to community members
Capacity Building
Organize learning field visits & facilitate field dialogue

5. Potential Engagements of the Network
Develop best practice manuals/guidelines
Develop and disseminate best practice guidelines/manuals
Joint analysis of best practices
Drafting, refining and adopting best practice screening criteria

6. Potential Engagements of the Network
Joint Analysis of Key REDD+ Challenges
Identification of REDD+ Challenges and Research gaps
In-depth analysis of identified REDD+ challenges (Governance/technical)
Assigning issues to Working Groups for in-depth analysis of challenges
Recommending approaches/solutions to challenges

7. Potential Engagements of the Network
Stimulate sharing of lessons/experiences from Ethiopia’s REDD+ process
Identify
existing relationship between Ethiopian institutions & international institutions engaged in REDD+
Facilitate dialogue between the Learning Network and other similar Networks in East Africa & Beyond
Identify and adopt the existing systems information sharing and exchanging

8. Potential Engagements of the Network
Advocacy
Provide a bridge between sub-national level practitioners & national level decision makers
Facilitate meetings between Learning Network & National Climate change steering committees/appropriate national bodies
Facilitate dialogue between policy makers and civil society
(Invite policy makers to information sharing forum )
Facilitate & engage policy makers in the use of web-based learning platform
(One Day Information Session)

9. Potential Engagements of the Network
Knowledge Management & Communications
Improve capture & sharing of evidence & learning
Strengthen collaboration & knowledge exchange among Network members
Harness capacity on knowledge Management within the Network & with other partners
Develop data base on REDD+ & mechanisms on accessing data base
Produce Newsletters, proceedings; policy briefs…
Engage the media for increased public awareness

10. Potential Engagements of the Network
We can think of more… ?
We can start with less…

11. THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING!
MEFCC