ASIA-PACIFICFORESTRY WEEK 2016GROWING OUR FUTURE!

Christopher Martius Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)Christine FungGIZ Fiji, Pacific Community (SPC) …and the organizations hosting sessions in Stream 2

Stream 2Tackling Climate ChangeChallenges and Opportunities

ASIA-PACIFICFORESTRY WEEK 2016GROWING OUR FUTURE!

Organizations hosting sessions in Stream 2Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)European UnionFAOForest Management Bureau – DENR, PhilippinesGreen Climate FundJapan International Cooperation AgencyPacific Community (SPC)PNG Climate Change and Development AuthorityPNG Forest AuthoritySNV Netherlands Development OrganisationThe Asia Foundation (TAF)The Program on Forests, PhilippinesUniversity of British ColumbiaUN-REDDWorld Agroforestry Center (ICRAF)World Bank

ASIA-PACIFIC FORESTRY WEEK 2016GROWING OUR FUTURE!

• UNFCCC Paris Agreement places forests high on the climate change

adaptation and mitigation agendas• Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+)

• Sustainable Forest Management

• Joint Mitigation & Adaptation

• To be integrated with development objectives and non-carbon benefits

• REDD+ explicit goal in many Intended Nationally Determined Contributions

(INDCs)

• How to move forward?

Background I

ASIA-PACIFIC FORESTRY WEEK 2016GROWING OUR FUTURE!

• Paris Agreement was best deal possible with 196 countries

• Immense work lies ahead

• Funding is an issue but institutional structures are key

• Complexities of bringing together all the requirements of the agreement

• Indigenous people still often underrepresented but most affected by land use decisions

• Negotiated participatory approaches may be key to navigating this complexity and needs of different stakeholders

• Countries need to go for synergies to increase efficiency and efefctiveness

• Need for capacity development

Background II: Stream 2 Plenary

ASIA-PACIFICFORESTRY WEEK 2016GROWING OUR FUTURE!

That member countries, with the support of FAO,

enhance funding and coordination among agencies

and sectors within their country,

to strengthen actions on climate change to support

the implementation of (I)NDCs,

and share their experiences and learning at the 27th

session of APFC.

Key recommendation

Thank You!

Vertical bar photo by Ricky Martin, CIFOR

Stream 2