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Capacity building

Brainstorming ideas towards support for LULUCF implementation

Concept development for Phase Two of the UNEP-IUCN-FAO parternship for capacity-

building in Forestry and

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Technical briefing sessions at regional negotiator meetings on CDM LULUCF modalities in 2001/2002

Various background materialIUCN-UNEP-WWF website on LULUCF (www.iucn.org/themes/carbon)

Publications such as Carbon, Forests and PeopleUNEP-ICRAF document on Agroforestry under the CDMFAO reader on CDM modalitiesFAO-led process on Harmonisation of Forest Definitionsany many more

Technical workshops in Latin America (Quito, Montevideo)

Nairobi meeting in January 2003 in preparation of UNFCCC workshop in Brazil

Technical support to Party submissions March 2003

Pre-SBSTA meeting for Latin America and Africa, June 2003

String of pre-COP9 meetings in Asia, Africa and Latin America

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up to COP9 in Milan

Suggesting a pre-sessional, inter-regional one-day meeting in Milan? (26 November 2003?)

Participation by interested Parties and LULUCF experts from Africa and Latin America?

Participation of Asian Parties?

Support for broad representation (of technical experts) from developing countries at COP9

Country-driven COP9 side-event on crunch issues

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• Assuming that COP9 will fix decisions as related to A&R under the CDM

• Expecting that investors will follow a cautious approach

• Considering that modalities for A&R activities are considered complex and technically demanding

• Realizing that national institutions (DNA plus) will be essential in supporting CDM LULUCF project portfolios

• Taking into account that A&R activities require considerable cross-sectoral collaboration

• Considering that environmental and social impacts (and benefits) of A&R activities will be future key issue

Stepping into Phase 2 ....

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3Project level

Awareness raising and technical back-stopping

Development of baseline methodologies,

Development of additionality tests,

Methodological screening for Environmental and Socio-economic Impact Assessment

Supporting national centres of excellence

Mainstreaming into environmental and socio-economic programmes/policies,

Provision of land cover data

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3National level

Linking/feed-back between forestry sector and climate change group,

Institutional support for DNAs as well as forestry and environmental agencies/centres of excellence,

National carbon accounting,

National reporting requirements on forestry and MEAs, synergy development,

Linking adaptation and LULUCF mitigation,

Legal framework for LULUCF-CDM and carbon,

Strategic planning of best-value for CDM revenue/investment,

Co-development with bioenergy/biofuel options

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3Regional/International level

Information management and awareness raising,

Acquisition of co-financing for institutional capacity building,

MEA synergies on COP level,

Back-up in relevant regional fora of environment, forestry, energy and investment sector,

Strengthening of initiatives such as Forest Landscape Restoration and Agroforestry and related research,

Project networking and training

Support for regional DOEs,

Harmonisation of Forest Definitions