1. Training Coordinator, RECOFTC VCP
Vu Huu Than
Training Coordinator, RECOFTC VCP

2. Contents About RECOFTC- The Center for People and Forests
About Grassroots capacity building for REDD+ in Asia Project.

3. Local people hold the key to healthy forests
I. About RECOFTC
Built on over 25 years of experience
Having built an alumni network of over 25,000 professionals from more than 30 countries, RECOFTC has its Country Program Offices in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and Nepal with ongoing efforts to expand engagement in China.
Vision: Empowered local people are effectively and equitably engaged in the sustainable management of forested landscapes.
Mission: To enhance capacities for stronger rights, improved governance and fairer benefits for local people in sustainable forest landscapes in the Asia-Pacific region
Guiding Principles: clear and strong rights, good governance, and a fair share of benefits.
Local people hold the key to healthy forests

4. RECOFTC Themes and Functional Approaches
Thematic Areas:
Securing Community Forestry
Enhancing Market and Livelihoods
People, Forest & Climate Change
Transforming Forest Conflicts
Functional approaches:
Training and Networking
Research, Analysis and Synthesis
Strategic Communication
Piloting and Demonstrating

5. Key activities of RECOFTC in climate change in Vietnam
Network: Coordinate activities under CCWG (chair of mitigation sub-theme);
Active participation in REDDnet, REDD+ STWG
Development of training and communication materials in climate change and REDD+
Capacity building: provide capacity building in climate change and REDD+ for different stakeholders, incl. Gov, NGO, and communities

6. II. About the Project
Title: Grassroots capacity building for REDD+ in Asia
Donor: NORAD
Implementing Agency: RECOFTC
Duration: Aug – Jul (phase 1); Aug – Jul (phase 2); and Jan – Dec. 2015;
Participating countries: Indonesia, Lao PDR, Nepal (phase 1, 2 & 3), Vietnam (phase 2 & 3), and Myanmar (phase 3).

7. Project Goal
Project Goal: Grassroots stakeholders in Asia are enabled to effectively contribute to the REDD+ planning and policy process, communicate their perspective to policy makers, and thus are well positioned to potentially benefit from REDD+ for local socio-economic development

8. Project Outputs
A set of country specific training package targeted at grassroots stakeholders on climate change and REDD+ developed;
Project implementing partners are able to effectively raise awareness among grassroots stakeholders on climate change and REDD+;
Grassroots stakeholders have achieved a greater understanding of the concept of climate change and REDD+;
Grassroots stakeholders and their representatives present their concerns and issues to REDD+ policy makers and other stakeholders;
Project lessons and experiences contribute to the on-going REDD+ readiness processes and discourses within and beyond the target countries are shared..

9. Project Approach Develop Training Materials:
Capacity Building Need Assessment
Develop Training Materials:
Training manuals, leaflets, case studies, awareness raising tools etc.
Deliver the Training of the Trainer at National Level
Deliver the Training of the Trainer at Sub-national Level
Conduct Awareness Raising at Community Level
Collect the Grassroots Concerns and Aspiration
Communicate to Policy Level and International Level

10. Project sites in Vietnam
North mountains: Bac Kan
Central coast: Ha Tinh
Central highlands: Lam Dong
South mangroves: Ca Mau and Province

11. Project implementing partners
Bac Kan: Forestry Sub-Department
Ha Tinh: Ha Tinh Center for Community Development
Lam Dong: The Agriculture Extension Centre
Ca Mau: Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

12. Key achievements Capacity Development Need Assessment (CBNA) conducted
Training and awareness raising materials developed .
ToT: 76 people trained > 18 people capable of deliver the trainings (during phase 2)
ToT: 9 people upgraded on various related topics including facilitation skills, collaborative conflict management, community-based biomass monitoring, community forestry (CF), enhancing livelihoods thru CF, gender mainstreaming in CF (phase 3)

13. Deliver training and awareness raising events:
Phase 2: 49 capacity building events organized benefiting 1579 people (1077 males, 502 females = 32%)
Phase 3: 34 events held benefiting 1061 people (645 males and 416 females = 38%)
Main topics covered: concept of climate change, causes and impacts, roles of forests, drivers of deforestation and forest degradation, concept of REDD+; sustainable management of forests, benefits and risks of REDD+, safeguards with focus on participation, gender, FPIC.

14. Identify and document grassroots’ stakeholders concerns and aspirations & communicate them to policy makers.
15 consultation meetings with participation of 396 people.
6 round table meetings attracting 137 people from different sectors.
4 project completion workshops organized at provincial levels to share project experience and products.

15. A ToT participant practicing training delivery in Ca Mau Province.
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A ToT participant practicing training delivery in Ca Mau Province.

16. On-going training in Lam Dong province

19. Disseminations of REDD+ training products and materials
Training Manuals
Guidebooks
Leaflets
Q&A booklets
Posters
Video, radio programs
Articles
Newsletters
Webpage

20. Learn more about the project though: http://www. recoftc
Learn more about the project though: Or contact us via: Or contact RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests Floor 3, No 2, Tran Huy Lieu Street, Ba dinh, Ha Noi, Vietnam Tel: +84 (0) ; Fax: +84 (0) Or write to:
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