2009/05 Forests, Climate Change, and Ecosystem Services Training Pretoria, South Africa

8:30—9:00am

9:00—10:00am

Erik Streed, USAID and Brent Swallow, ICRAF

10:00—11:00am

This session will introduce how climate change relates to forest sector activities within a general framework of sustainable development

11:00—11:15am

11:15am- 12:30pm

Presentation and discussion on how forests provide adaptation benefits to the society and on how to better manage forests so they themselves are less vulnerable to climate change impacts.

12:30-1:30pm

1:30-2:30pm

Adaptation case studies & discussion

2:30 - 3:30pm

What is carbon accounting and why it’s needed? What are the levels of accuracy needed for different purposes, and what are associated costs, data needs, and methodologies?

3:30- 3:45pm

3:45 - 5:00pm

Erik Streed, USAID

A demonstration of USAID’s new web-based forest carbon calculator and a chance for participants in small groups to enter real project data. Discussion of data needs and how to incorporate into USAID’s programs.

5:00-5:30pm

Brent Swallow, ICRAF

DAY 2: MAY 12, 2009

8:30—9:00am

9:00—9:15am

Brent Swallow, ICRAF

9:15–9:40am

Duane Muller, USAID
- Overview US Policy Approach to Climate Change

9:40-10:00am

Erik Streed, USAID

10:00-10:15am

10:15-10:30am

10:30am-12:15pm

Erik Streed, USAID
- Rationale for a market-based approach
- Types of markets & payments
- Ecological areas of focus
- Geographic spread

12:15-1:30pm

1:30-2:30pm

Alice Ruhweza, East & Southern Africa Katoomba Group

2:30-3:30PM

Hugo Van Zyl, C.A.P.E.

3:30-4:00pm

4:00-4:30pm

Erik Streed, USAID

4:30-5:15pm

Alice Ruhweza, East & Southern Africa Katoomba Group

Step 1: Identifying ecosystem service prospects & researching potential buyers

- Defining, measuring, and assessing the ecosystem services in a particular area
- Determining marketable value
- Identifying prospective buyers
- Considering whether to sell as individuals or as a group

Step 2: Assessing institutional & technical capacity

- Assessing legal, policy, and land ownership context
- Examining existing rules for PES markets and deals
- Surveying available PES-support services and organizations

Step 3: Structuring agreements

- Designing management and business plans
- Reducing transactions costs
- Reviewing options for payment types
- Selecting a contract type

Step 4: Implementing PES agreements

- Finalizing the PES management plan
- Implementing activities
- Verifying PES service delivery and benefits
- Monitoring and evaluating the deal

5:15-6:00PM

6:00pm

Erik Streed, USAID

DAY 3 - May 13, 2009

8:30—9:00am

9:00—10:30am

This session will introduce IPCC guidelines for greenhouse gas inventories, and explain requirements for national and regional land use GHG inventories under the UNFCCC. There will be a related exercise/discussion.

10:30-10:45am

10:45am-12:30pm

This session will introduce carbon markets relevant for forestry. It will introduce concepts like baseline, additionality, leakage, permanence, certification, verification, and co-benefits. A real life example will be used to show how these concepts are applied in the design of a specific project.

12:30- 1:30pm

12:30-3:00pm

The presentation will provide an overview of the concept and its current status in negotiations. It will discuss remaining key issues and challenges (scope, baselines, finance, scale, accounting, co-benefits etc.) and options. It will also summarize the current major initiatives and regional trends. There will be a related exercise/discussion.

3:00-3:15pm

3:15-4:30pm

Design exercise on a national/sub-national REDD scheme. How do we apply what we have learned in this training in real or hypothetical situations and projects?

4:30- 5:30pm