1. REDD+ FOR THE GUIANA SHIELD Technical Cooperation Project
Session 2 – Country Level Support
Marie Calmel, ONF International
December 11th, 2013
2nd Steering Committee Meeting, Macapá

2. Presentation outline Introduction
Presentation of identified activities that could be supported by the project
In Suriname
In French Guiana
In Amapa
In Guyana
Discussion

3. Introduction Last months observations:
Different level of advancement in the countries
All countries are very busy with their own activities and commitments to other national activities in terms of developing the REDD+ package (especially end of the year)
All countries acknowledge the benefits of regional discussions, but prioritize the development of the national framework for REDD+ (or for REDD+ type instrument)
Very complicated to propose activities and discussion topics that will fit in all the different countries immediate needs
Countries have immediate needs directly linked to the project objectives
Can the project provide Country Level Support?

4. Type of support Available channels to provide country level support:
Focal Points
ONFI technical backstopping (100 days available, not all can be used)
Overview and additional support from Project Manager
NB: in addition to (not replacing) the other opportunities for capacity building
Objective:
Start active collaboration with countries
Enabling first outcomes and realistic achievements in a short term perspective
Facilitate the regional dialogue by reinforcing capacities
Facilitate the identification of capacity building needs and the design of a capacity building plan
Conditionality:
Type of support: technical expertise (man-days)
Scope: within the project components
Needs for capitalizing at regional level (experience sharing)

5. Budget and level of support
Total estimated budget for country level support – 70k€ (~2.5% of total budget)
Focal Points support
About 20 man-days per country support
With 1 mission of an international expert
Type of expertise:
Remote sensing / GIS
Biomass inventories
REDD+ process (REL establishment, Monitoring system development, etc.)
And additional expertise upon agreements with countries/state/region
Some activities have already been identified

6. Suriname

7. French Guiana
Objective : Study the feasibility of a REDD+ type instrument in French Guiana
Context:
As a French Department, French Guiana is not eligible to REDD+
Last results of the GHG inventory performed by France in the framework of UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol shows that :
French Guyana account for half of the country deforestation
Reforestation in the region does not enable to compensate those emissions
Developing region with very high demographic growth (>3%/y) and increasing needs in terms of agricultural commodities.
Question: considering the international climate regime, as well as the France position and the European scheme, which type of instrument could help encouraging French Guiana to reduce its emissions?

8. Amapá

9. Guyana

10. Discussions

11. MERCI / THANK YOU / DANK U / OBRIGADA
Photo credit: ONF Guyane