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Oromia Forested Landscape Program: Design features, Challenges & Lessons Learned Tesfaye Gonfa, Program Coordinator Oromi mia REDD+ D+ Coordina dinati tion on Unit it International Workshop on Jurisdictional Landscape Programs July 20th – 22nd, 2015 Maputo, Mozambique

Program Strategic Context Country Context :- • Geography : – 4x size of UK, landlocked – located in the Horn of Africa, – Mosaic landscape divided by the Rift Valley • Population : • 80 million (2010) • 130 million ( 2030) (2% growth/yr) • Economy : – Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, which employees 80% population.

Country Context Cntd … • Strong political commitment for Integrated Planning and Sustainable Development , – Growth & Transformation Plan (GTP) – Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) Strategy • Ethiopia is one of the fastest developing economies in the World. Two Landmark Sustainable Development Documents: GTP and CRGE Strategy (above)

OFLP – Fit into national REDD+ structure Strategic Framework • CRGE Vision Document (Rules of the Game) • GTP II - Vision • National REDD+ - Institutional arrangements Strategy - Enabling environment: incentives, institutions, information • Oromia Forested - Nesting rules - Benefit sharing Landscape - MRV - REL Program - M&E standardization - Safeguards standardization - Project portfolio mgt Coordination Activities to be REDD+ Projects • with relevant financed by the Bale Mountains initiatives BioCFplus upfront REDD+ project • across sectors mobilization grant Salle Nono REDD+ • SLMP project • AGP • LIFT • Etc .

Goals of OFLP • OFLP is a national Pilot • The OFLP is prepared implemented with twin goals of: with two financial – complying with international instruments requirements to receive – Up Front payments from international Mobilization Grant sources for verified reduced from Donors to the emissions from deforestation BIOCF+ (US$ 18 and forest degradation, and million) – Scaling up financial resources – An emission and impacts of interventions to Reduction Payment Scale. (US$ 50 million)

Program Milestones • OFLP Program Milestones – March 2013 - Initial – May 2014 – Program Program Idea Note (PIN) design officially launched drafted – April 2013 – PIN presented and accepted on Annual Meeting of FCPF Standing Committee – May 2013 – Program Roadmap Proposed  Design  Implementation  Emission Reduction Phases

The Design Phase Briefly • The Design Phase involves:- – Setting-Up Institutional  US$3 million grant for Arrangements design obtained from the – Conduct a series of analytical Gov. of Norway studies  Design phase timeframe – Multi-stakeholder Consultation is 1.5 years, to be and Local Level Capacity completed in Dec. 2015. Building

The Design Phase Briefly • Setting-up Institutional Arrangements – Oromia REDD+ Coordination Unit • Cross-sectoral coordination • Reports to the Vice President (VP) of the State – Oromia REDD+ Steering Committee • Strategic advise and oversight • Chaired by the VP – Oromia REDD+ Technical Working Group • Technical advice • Chaired by Oromia Forest and Wildlife Enterprise (OFWE)

The Design Phase Briefly – Analysis of drivers of – Preparation of Safeguard deforestation & forest Instruments including SESA, degradation and strategic ESMF, RPF and PF options to address those; – Analysis of legal & Institutional frameworks; – Developing a Reference Level & Designing an MRV System; – Preparation of a Consultation and Participation Strategic Document

Where are we in Design Process? • Except for the SESA/ESMF • Outstanding tasks to finalize study, all the analytical design of OFLP studies are completed – Prepare a Benefit • The findings are used as an Sharing Mechanism for input in the preparation of: ERPA of US$50 million – WB’s Program Appraisal – Finalize preparation of Document (PAD) Program Implementation – Government’s Program Manual (PIM) Implementation Manual – Finalize preparation of (PIM) safeguard instruments – Implement a State Wide C and P Plan

Scope of OFLP Scope of OFLP • All forests in Oromia Regional State meeting the country’s forest definition; • Following jurisdictional REDD+ approach; • Monitor and account for forest cover change and associated GHG emissions within the boundaries of Oromia.

Program Scope Cntd … OFLP Accounting Area includes all the 266 Woredas in Oromia meeting the country’s forest definition – Brown colour indicates deforestation hotspots

Program Scope Cntd … Horo Gudru East Wellega Wellega West Wellega Qeleme Wellega Ilu Aba Bora Jimma Guji Borena 1 3 Deforestation Hotspots in Program Area

OFLP: Strategic Framework Scale up Program Leverages more financing • ER Payments (US $ 50 million) Program • More ER payments establishment & • More Grants implementation • CRGE facility Coordination of • Development Bank of investments, Program start institutions, incentives, Ethiopia up process and information • Private sector and • Mobilization market development Grant

OFLP Institutional Set-up: Accountability and Decision-making MEF REDD+ Secretariat Oromia VP Office Agriculture expert (BoA) OFWE Director General BoA Head Water & Energy expert (BoWE) BoWE Head Oromia Oromia REDD+ REDD+ SC BoLE Head Land-use expert (BoLE) TWG Chaired ORCU Coordinator State Level Chaired by VP Forest expert, Env’t & Social Safeguard by OFWE experts, ORCU Coordinator Civil society, Unions (2), Universities, & private sector Civil Society & private sector representatives representatives ORCU BoA (hosted BoWE by OFWE) BoLE BoFED Relevant NGOs/initiatives OFLP Lead facilitators (3) Zone EIA experts (ZOLE) OFLP Safeguards (existing) coordinators (9) (hosted by OFWE Branch Offices) Agriculture expert (WoA) Local Level WoA WoWE Water & Energy expert (WoWE) Woreda WoLE Land-use OFLP Woreda OFWE (sub-disctrict office) planning Coordinators (38) Land-use expert (WoLE) Kebele development (hosted by OFWE District Team Agents (under woreda (existing) Offices) Road expert (Woreda Rural Road Office) offices) Relevant NGOs/Inititaives 15 Forest extension expert (OFWE sub- Private enterprises district)

OFLP Preparation and Implementation Timeline Grant Agreement signing (US$18 Million) Preparation Implementation Upfront Mobilization Grant 2020 ER Program – Performance-based payments Letter of ERPA 2025 Signing Intent BSM 2014 2015 2016 2019 2017 2018 2020 2025

Lessons Learned • Coordination of existing • Mainstreaming REDD+ REDD+ relevant investments Programs into government’s could reduce the amount of long term development plans actual investment required for and strategies ensures implementing REDD+ sustainability; Programs; • Multi-stakeholder consultation • Relying on interventions and local level capacity building is critical to ensure having proof of concept would program relevance and to get minimize risks and increase buy-in from Program success of REDD+ Programs; stakeholders; • A strong cross-sectoral • Focusing on non carbon coordination is crucial to benefits during community deliver REDD+. consultations can help manage expectations;

Challenges • Collaboration and cooperation • A huge financial resource among implementing entities required for implementation involved in large scale of a full-fledged Programs; Jurisdictional REDD+ • Preparation of a benefit Program. sharing and governance • Poor performance of a mechanisms that ensure given community could lead equitable distribution of to offsetting the better carbon benefits; performing community; • Insufficient technical capacity for implementation;

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