READINESS PROPOSAL FOR REDD+ OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ramn Daz - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

READINESS PROPOSAL FOR REDD+ OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ramón Díaz Pedro García Nathalie Flores Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources 16th FCPF Participants Committee Meeting (PC16) Geneva, Switzerland - December 13th, 2013

Introduction

LOCATION

THE HISPANIOLA ISLAND 75,940 km 2 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Haití Area: 48,190 sq. km Population: 9.5 MILLION

FULFILMENT OF THE CLIMATE 3 rd National Communication CHANGE INTERNATIONAL Proposal (2010 - 2011) MANDATES Presentation UNFCC 2nd National Communication Dec ´ 2009 GEF US$415,000 for the 2 nd National Communication (2005) Presentation UNFCCC of the 1 st National Communication Jun ´ 2003 Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol Feb ´ 2002 GEF US $350,000 for the 1 st National Communication (1999) Ratification of Elaboration of the 3 rd the UNFCCC National Communication October 7, 1998 ( 2012-Present) Sign of the UNFCCC Jun ´ 1992

NATIONAL-POLITICAL ACTIONS FOR THE FULFILMENT OF THE INTL. MANDATES  Creation of the Climate Committee (Resolution 2002)  Creation of the National Council for the Climate Change and the CDM (Decree 601-08).  Creation of the Climate Change and CDM Directorate of the Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources (Resolution 011-2010).  Inclusion in the Constitution of the Dominican Republic – Article 194: “Es prioridad del Estado la formulación y ejecución, mediante ley, de un plan de ordenamiento territorial que asegure el uso eficiente y sostenible de los recursos naturales de la Nación, acorde con la necesidad de adaptación al cambio climático ”.  Climate Change Compatible Economic- DR es muy vulnerable a los efectos del Development Plan (2011). cambio climático, como las inundaciones Among others … costeras ay a los huracanes

Component 1: Organize and Consult

LEGAL FRAME FOR REDD+ DR Political Constitution International agreements General Law of Environment and Natural Resources (64- 00) Sectoral Law of Protected Areas (202- 04) Municipalities Law (176-07) Law on National Development Strategy 2011-2030 (01-12)

Institutional arrangements for REDD + Government Institutions Local Institutions communities responsible for law enforcementy GNT-REDD+ OCB CBR Vulnerable Academia groups Private Civil Sector society

Process development and dissemination plan R-PP ( broad participatory framework) REDD National REDD Workshop Workshop Forest Workshop Land Use and Azua y Monitoring S Dgo Stgo Governance Workshop Nov ´11 Feb ´12 Apr´12 Jun ´11 Mar´12 Nov Áug Journalists ´11 ´11 Workshop Vision Defore Forests and On station CC REDD Causes Study

Process development and dissemination plan R-PP ( broad participatory framework) REDD National REDD Workshop Workshop Forest Workshop Land Use and Azua y Monitoring S Dgo Stgo Governance Workshop Nov ´11 Feb ´12 Apr´12 Jun ´11 Mar´12 Nov Áug Journalists ´11 ´11 Workshop Vision Defore Forests and On station CC REDD Causes R-PP Study Shipping Options Resolution Socializatio to Strategy creating the n of the R- FCPF Worksh PP UMF in EM Jul - op Sep´12 Nov´13 May´12 Jun-Jul´12 May´12 Ago´12 Ene´13 Worksho National Interesting p NRE Forest letter and Inventory expression MRV Preparation FCPF www.cedaf.org.do

On the participation of indigenous peoples In the R-PP platform that includes participation of local communities living around forests arises. If there is any initiative organized ethnic groups (including indigenous peoples and local communities), the Dominican Republic is the legal basis for such groups to participate actively in the formulation and implementation of the REDD + |

National Development Strategy (Law 01-12) Article 15. The Dominican State shall promote social participation in the formulation, implementation, auditing and evaluation of public policies, by creating spaces and institutional mechanisms that facilitate civic responsibility, gender equality, access to information, transparency, accountability, social oversight and fluency in state-society relations. |

Component 2: Prepare the REDD+ Strategy

Evolution of forest cover in the Dominican Republic 0.80 0.70 Forest cover 0.60 0.50 0.40 0.30 0.20 0.10 0.00 1 2 3 4 5 6 1844-1939 1972 1980 1996 2003 2011

Dominican Republic Forest cover 2011 19,127.8 km 2 39.7% 30.8% Broadleaf + coniferous 8.4% Dry forest 0.5% Mangroves

Dominican Republic Atlantic Ocean National System of Protected Areas Republic of Haiti SINAPs currently includes 123 sites, with an area of ​ 12,033 km2 (25% of the country).

REDD+ strategy Drivers of Deforestation and Forest Degradation Forest fires Infrastructure Extracting forest construction products Expanding Forest pests livestock and diseases Direct Tropical Agricultural causes Storms and expansion Hurricanes DDB

REDD+ strategy Drivers of Deforestation and Forest Degradation Land Tenure Fiscal and Poverty and development social inequity policies Underlying Poor Population Causes development growth of forests DDB

Strategies and policies implemented to counter D & D 1967-1990 1974 -2013 1986 - 2000 • Strengthening • Logging ban: • Promotion of the National LPG to Forest System of replace coal Service led Protected by military and firewood Areas (25%) (12%) 1997-2013 1980 - 2000 1983-2013 • National • Integrated • Forest Reforestation Rural management Plan Development in dry pine Quisqueya Projects forests and Verde (+100 (Gob & (+62 Mil has) Mil Has) ONGs)

REDD+ Pilot Project Yaque del Norte Watershed Have begun preparatory work Selection Criteria  Opportunity Costs  Community Benefits  Level of threat to the forest  Safeguards  Land Tenure  Governance  Risk of leakage  Potential replica  Ecosystem services  Biodiversity

Component 3: Forest Reference Level

MRV SYSTEM SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS RL / REL What activities include REDD+? Improved Deforestation carbon stocks Conservation Degradation of carbon stocks Sustainable management of forests What classification of land use?  Carbon pools to consider: Above  Scale for analysis: National ground biomass, litter, dead thinking in 3 regions wood.  Monitoring frequency:  Which report key categories Every 5 years Tier:?: Tier 1 Tier 3 to achieve

Reference Level Emissions Map dynamics of Future projection of forest cover the dynamics of change 2000 – change in forest 2005 - 2010 cover (modeling) Loss / Gains Multitemporal analysis Reference Level Emissions National Forest Map of forest types Inventories updated with high Stratified by forest resolution images type and content of C (RapidEye) (75%) (Multipurpose) (30%)

The approach will be to establish national NR. The scale of work will take place in sub- scenarios. 31.01.2014

Component 4: Systems for National Forest Monitoring

National Forest Monitoring System In the Dominican Republic National verifier Group MRV Ministry of (universities, Environment and ICM, IGU, INDRHI, Natural Resources CONIAF, SGN, others) OTHER FOREST OFFICE DIARENA UNITS (Aps, MONITORING OF CC Independent Independent PP, SA) UNIT review by Activity Emission GHG Safeguards review in the Inventory data factors external agent country

NATIONAL FOREST INVENTORY Multipurpose focus Dynamic / Growth NATIONAL Water Pests and FOREST regulation diseases INVENTORY Deforestation

Component 5: Budget

5. BUDGET Cost estimate (Thousand US$) Subcomponent Component 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total 1a. National Readiness Management Arrangements 242 69 59 57 57 1b. Information Sharing and Early Dialogue with Key 1 120 30 30 30 30 Stakeholder Groups (10%) 1c. Consultation and Participation Process 90 90 80 65 325 2a. Assessment of Land Use, Land Use Change 363 141 106 61 55 Drivers, Forest Law, Policy and Governance 2b. REDD-plus Strategy Options 763 345 150 140 128 2 (31%) 2c. REDD-plus Implementation Framework 511 150 137 117 107 2d. Social and Environmental Impacts during 140 183 154 99 576 Readiness Preparation and REDD-plus Implementation 3 3. Develop a National Forest Reference Emission Level 800 85 280 235 200 (11%) 4a. National Forest Monitoring System 3,065 500 1,090 905 570 4 4b. Designing an Information System for Multiple (48%) 350 165 80 70 35 Benefits, Other Impacts, Governance, and Safeguards 1,346 7,115 Total (thousands US$) 1,715 2,205 1,849 Dominican Government (22%) 378 417 301 347 1,444 FCPF (53%) 3,800 916 1,178 988 719 Program REDD-CCAD-GIZ (25%) 421 610 560 280 1,871

Acknowledgements  CCAD GIZ REDD Programme  To representatives of OCB´s  Roundtable on Forests (MDB)  Monitoring Committee On REDD  Center for Agricultural and Forestry Development (CEDAF)  National Consultants & Experts  FCPF (Guidelines and Methodologies)  TAP Reviewers

Thank you for your attention