Permanent Executive Secretariat REDD+

FCPF READINESS ASSESSMENT

R-PACKAGE COTE D’IVOIRE

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Context

Tools for REDD+ & vision

R-package assessment methodology

R-package results

R-package summary

Conclusion

PLAN

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- West african country

Area : 322 462 Km2

Population: 22 671 331 inhabitants (RGPH, 2014)

46,3% under the poverty line (WB, 2015)

Economy

Based on agriculture

▪ Cacao: 1st world producer

▪ Palm oil and rubber : 1st African producer

70% of expert earnings

67% active population and 30% GDP

CONTEXT

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CONTEXT

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(CIAT, 2011)

(SEP-REDD+, 2016)

Negative impact on the national

economy and the stability of country

Deforestation rate 3,04% (1986-2000) 2,66% (2000-2015)

▪ Uncontrolled logging

▪ Charcoal production

▪ Artisanal Gold mining

▪ Bushfires

▪ Demographic pressure and

immigration

▪ No Regional LUP

▪ Land insecurity

▪ Infrastructure

Indirect

drivers

Direct

drivers

CONTEXT

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June

2011October

2012

October

2014

May

2015Octobre

2015

Avril

2016Septembre

2017Août

2018Février

2018

Creation of the

National REDD

+ Commission

R-PP

approval

RCI selection

as a FIP

member

Closing of

the initial

readiness

grant

R-Package

submission

Signature of

FIP financing

agreements

with WB

ER-PIN

approval

Accession

of RCI to

REDD+

process

Adoption of

the national

REDD+

strategy

Readiness Investment phase

Implementation

of FIP project

2018-2022

Commitment to REDD+

May

2015

REDD+

Readiness

phase kick-

off

MTR

Novembre

2017

launch of the

additional

financing

grant

Tools for REDD+ & vision

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- Development of the institutional, financial and regulatory framework

- Identification of drivers of deforestation and forest degradation

- Development of a National Strategy for REDD +

- Development of an environmental and social framework

- Development of an information system on safeguards

- Development of a grievance redress mechanism

- Development of a national REDD+ registry

- Development of a REDD + benefit-sharing mechanism

- Development of an MRV system for GHG emissions and a national forest monitoring

system

Tools for REDD+

REDD+ Vision

Stabilize, and sustainably reverse, the disappearance trend of natural forests from2017 and simultaneously restore, gradually forest cover to reach 20% of forest coverby 2030, then manage them in a sustainable way , while ensuring the goals of povertyreduction, human and social development of local communities in a framework ofsocial, cultural and gender equity.

REDD+ Vision & Goals

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1. Reducing deforestation and degradation of classified

forests; and reclaiming protected zones80% compared to 2015

2. Reconstitution of forest cover by introducing the tree in

agricultural and rural landscapes5 000 000 ha

REDD+ Goals

METHODOLOGIE D’EVALUATION

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Steps Activités Période

Preparatory

steps

Framing meeting on the preparation

of the R-Package report

July 2 - 6

2018

Methodological note development,

compilation of key documents and

dissemination of information

Development of the first version of the

R-package

Stakeholder

consultations

1st consultation sessionJuly 2 - 6

2018

2nd consultation sessionJuly 16-17,

2018

Validation

Development of the final version of

the R-Package

July 18,

2018

Validation by the National REDD +

Committee

July 19,

2018

Transmission of the final version of

the R-Package to the World Bank

July 20,

2018

R-Package Results

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No Critères MTR Mai 2016

R-PACKAGE Juillet 2018

1 Responsabilité et transparence

2 Mandat et budget opérationnel

3 Mécanisme de coordination multisectorielle et collaboration intersectorielle

4 Capacité de supervision technique

5 Capacité de gestion des fonds

6 Mécanisme de remontée d’informations et de recours

7 Participation et engagement des principales parties prenantes

8 Processus de consultation

9 Diffusion de l’information et accès à l’information

10 Utilisation et divulgation des résultats des consultations

11 Évaluation et analyse

12 Hiérarchisation des éléments favorables/défavorables, directs et indirects, à la mise en valeur des forêts

13 Liens entre ces éléments favorables/défavorables et les activités de REDD+

14 Plans d’action pour prendre en compte les droits aux ressources naturelles, les régimes fonciers et la gouvernance

15 Incidence sur les lois et politiques forestières

16 Sélection et hiérarchisation des options stratégiques de REDD+

17 Évaluation de la faisabilité

18 Incidences des options stratégiques sur les politiques sectorielles en vigueur

19 Adoption et application de lois et de réglementations

20 Directives de mise en œuvre

21 Mécanisme de partage des avantages

22 Registre National REDD+ et système de suivi des activités REDD+

23 Analyse des questions relatives aux sauvegardes sociales et environnementales

24 Conception de la stratégie REDD+ en fonction des impacts

25 Cadre de gestion environnementale et sociale

26 Démonstration de la méthode

27 Utilisation des données historiques et adaptation au contexte national

28 Faisabilité technique de l’approche méthodologique, et conformité aux directives de la CCNUCC et aux recommandations du GIEC

29 Explication de la méthode de suivi

30 Démonstration des premières phases d’application

31 Dispositifs et capacités institutionnels

32 Identification des aspects non liés au carbone et des problèmes sociaux/ environnementaux

33 Suivi, notification et échange d’informations

34 Dispositifs et capacités institutionnels

AssessmentMay 2016 July 2018

Substantial progress3/34

(8,8%)

20/34

(58,8%)

Satisfactory progress15/34

(44,1%)

11/34

(32,4%)

Necessary improvement14/34

(41,1%)

3/34

(8,8%)

Lack of progress 2/34 (6%) 0/34

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SUB-COMPONENT 1.a

Strong points

- Strong institutional arrangement

promoted through the National REDD

+ Commission

- Sufficient budgets mobilized to

implement the readiness phase

- Strong civil society participation

reinforced by the emergence of a civil

society platform with an independent

observation mandate of the process

- Multisectoral structuration of the

National REDD + Commission bodies

- Participatory Design of the GRM

Activities to be implemented

- Define a sustainable financing mechanism

for the REDD+ institutional framework

combining (i) direct contribution of the

Governement and (ii) contribution of external

financing

- Maintain the mobilization of external

resources for financing REDD+

implementation

- Continue monitoring and influence on

ongoing sectoral and cross-sectoral reforms

to ensure the integration of REDD+

- Conduct a test of the functioning of the GRM

in pilot project areas

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SUB-COMPONENT 1.c

Strong points

- Development of a stakeholder

engagement plan in 2015

- Effective, transparent and

representative implementation, of the

consultation process adapted to

various stakeholders and the different

preparation pillars

- Systematic integration of consultation

results in management systems, in

the various products and mechanisms

developed

Activities to be implemented

- Continue consultations for the

development of other tools (e.g. Benefit

Sharing Plan)

- Finalize the communication strategy and

action plan and ensure its

implementation

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SUB-COMPONENT 2.a

Strong points

- Prioritization of drivers of

deforestation and forest degradation

based on studies and carried out

through an intersectoral and

participatory approach

- An analysis of the legal framework for

implementing REDD + has identified

weaknesses in existing sectoral and

intersectoral regulation framework

- Propositions for improving the

regulation frameworks are available

Activities to be implemented

- Review the different sectoral legal

framework and regulations to ensure

that REDD+ recommendations are taken

into account

- Ensure the consistence of the legal

framework for implementing REDD +

with sectoral legal frameworks

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SUB-COMPONENT 2.b

Strong points

- National REDD+ Strategy options

selected and prioritized

- In depth articulation of National

REDD+ Strategy, the National

Development Plan and its sectoral

pillars

- Strong influence of the REDD+

readiness process on sectoral policy

reforms initiated

Activities to be implemented

- Strengthen public-private dialogue for the implementation of zero-deforestation agriculture (Implementation of the Cocoa-Forest action plan)

- Finalize forest sector reform through the revision of the 2014 Code and related regulations

- Strengthen the policy for the development of a forest-smart mining sector

- Finalize the Land use planning and land tenure reforms

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SUB-COMPONENT 2.c

Strong points

- Preparation or finalization of REDD+

implementation guidelines

- Process to expand the existing

geoportal to the national REDD+

register and the ISS

Activities to be implemented

- Engage the study on carbon rights and benefit sharing

- Process to finalize the ER-PD

- Finalize the REDD+ projects approval manual

- Operationalize the GRM/complaints mechanism

- Design the national REDD+ registry

- Set up the national REDD+ fund

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SUB-COMPONENT 2.d

Strong points

- National REDD+ strategy relatedSESA developed with the contribution of all relevant stakeholders

- Advanced draft version of the Safeguards instruments available

Activities to be implemented

- Finalize and validate the SESA

- Validate and disseminate safeguards instruments (including capacity building)

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COMPONENT 3

Strong points- A national FREL/FRL has been

developed transparently with contribution of all relevant stakeholders consistently with international recommendations and verified by the UNFCCC

- A FREL/FRL for the southwestern part of the country has been developed with the same methodology

- An action plan for the improvement of the FREL/FRL has been developed

- The Methodology used to estimate deforestation is documented and available on the national REDD+ website

Activities to be implemented

- Implementation of action plan for the improvement of the FREL/FRL

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SUB-COMPONENT 4.a

Strong points- SNSF developed with contribution of all

relevant stakeholders under the coordination of the SEP-REDD + with the establishment of a dedicated working group composed of national structures producing data

- 2017-2020 NFMS Action Plan SNSF has been developed and under implementation

- Specific methodologies under development (HCV, HCS, land use monitoring) to ensure a direct link between REDD+ Strategy and NFMS options

Activities to be implemented

- Efficient implementation of the 2017-2020 NFMS Action Plan

- Validate and test the methodologies developed

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SUB-COMPONENT 4.b

Strong points

- Identification and mapping of the multiple

benefits of REDD+ in Côte d'Ivoire done

through a study

- An Information System on Safeguards

(ISS) for REDD+ in Côte d'Ivoire has been

participatively developed

- An initial estimate of the financial

requirements for the implementation of the

safeguards instruments is carried out

Activities to be implemented

- Develop the software for the ISS, based on the existing NFMS geoportal, which will be used for the national registry

- Develop a detailed budget for the implementation of the safeguard instruments

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CONCLUSION - READINESS

REDD+ Readiness progress is considered by all stakeholders as

sufficiently consistent to initiate the investment phase.

Particular attention should be paid to strengthening financial

management, operationalizing the GRM/complaints mechanism,

the benefit-sharing mechanism and the creation of the national

REDD+ fund.

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CONCLUSION – ER PROGRAM

- October 2015: Submission ER Program Idea Note & selection into the pipeline

« Emissions Reduction Program in the Tai National Park Area »

- November 2015: transmission of the Letter of Intent for Potential Purchase of ER for the Program for a maximum contract volume of 16.5 million ERs

- November 2017 amendement of the LoI for extension of the exclusivity period

- October 2018: transmission of the first Draft ER Program Document

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CONCLUSION – ER PROGRAM

Next Steps:

- October 22-28, 2018: TAP Country Mission

- November 4, 2018: transmission of the ERPD Advanced Draft

- November 19 - December 16, 2018: CFP Evaluation of the Advanced Draft

- December 18, 2018 – January 6, 2019: ERPD revision and transmission

- January 6- February 5, 2019: CFP Evaluation of ERPD Final version

- February 5-7, 2019: CFP decision on the ERPD

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CONCLUSION

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