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1 Preview on Climate Change and REDD Strategy in Laos Workshop on Food, Livelihoods and Climate Change in the Mekong Region Bangkok, Thailand 9-11/8/10 Prepared by Lamphong Khanthalivanh, CIDSEŒLaos

2 Overall Informa-on of Laos Total land areas of 23.7 million ha. 42% covered by forest. 80% areas are mountainous. Popula?on is nearly 6 millions; more than 80% living in rural areas whose livelihood prac?ces are depended on tradi?onal agriculture and Non- Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) for food subsistence and income genera?on. Source : WFP

3 Climate Change Implementation in Laos Adopted UNFCCC in 1995 and Kyoto Protocol in Science Technology and Environment Agency (STEA) in 1992; substituted by Water Resource and Environment Agency (WREA) in Steering Committee on Climate Change in May 2008 Climate Change Office in October 2008 as secretariat for UNFCCC and Designated National Authority (DNA) which response for CDM.

4 Other Related Activities Source: Vientiane Times Newspaper

5 Climate Change Implementation in Laos First National Communication on Climate Change (FNC) Second National Communication on Climate Change (SNC) National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA). DraJing the Strategy on Climate Change in July 2008 and completed in March 2010.

6 CO 2 CH 4 N 2 O Total CO 2 -eq - Energy Agriculture , Land Use Change & Forest FNC Greenhouse Gas Emission in Laos (1990) 16, , Waste Total 17, , Remark: i) ກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດ = 1,000 ກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດ; ii) CO 2 -eq = ກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດ CO 2 ; iii) ກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດ: 1 ກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດ of CH 4 = 21 ກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດ ກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດ CO 2 -eq, 1 ກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດ of N 2 O = 310 ກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດ ກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດກຂຄງຈຊຍດ CO 2 -eq. Source: WREA May 2010

7 Strategy Formula?on of REDD+ Direc?on and guidance by the REDD Task Force Important inputs: Forest Carbon Partnership Facility/ FCPF REDD+ projects and pilots Capacity building and training UNFCCC REDD+ nego?a?ons Exis?ng Forest Policy Framework and Strategy

8 Instance List of REDD related ac-vi-es Ac-vi-es under 1. Forest Carbon Partnership Facility/ FCPF 2. Forest Strategy Implementa-on Program (FSIP) 3. SUFORD assistance 4. Lao- German Coopera-on Programme on Forests and Climate Change 5. Lao- Japan Coopera-on 6. Other Coopera-on Projects: Wildlife Conserva-on Society IUCN RECOFTC

9 List of REDD related ac-vi-es (Completed, on- going and in the pipeline) Activities Status / Time frame Project / Fund support R-PIN Preparation of R-PP or R-Plan Formulation (Grant application process for US$ ) R-PP development Implementation of R-PP (US$ 3-4 million) Support activities of TF Secretariat Seminars on REDD Issues Support TF members in participating regional and international workshops / meetings Pilot project: Study of recent land/forest use changes + analysis of drivers of change, impact of tenure issue. Under implementation R-PP expected to be presented at the 7 th PC meeting October 2010 Proposed time frame between Active FSIP Active R-PP Co-financing Complete (FCPF) World Bank (FSIP) JICA/SIDA

10 List of REDD related ac-vi-es (Completed, on- going and in the pipeline) Activities Status / Time frame Project / Fund support Lao-German Cooperation Programme on REDD Activities done for Programme preparation: Bilateral Government negotiations Feasibility study Consultation on report of programme preparation study (for TC module). Finalising TC module proposal by German Government Consultation TC module proposal Nam Et Phou Loey National Protected Area (NEPL NPA) Bolikhamxay province in central Laos, including Nam Kading National Protected Area (NK NPA) Feasibility On-going Complete On-going Planning On-going German Government. WCS, other WCS/GTZ WCS

11 Par-cipatory of INGO/ CIDSE- Laos Many I/NGOs designed integrated program of rural development approaches into PLUP. CIDSE- Laos is implemen?ng one project dealing with land tenure and advocacy on land concession. Local and regional NGO networking is also deba?ng and sharing the informa?on. For instance, Land Issue Working Group (LIWG) and Mic_Mac to present research and monthly mee?ng and expect to invite investor and policy maker joining the discussion. Long term input in the revised PLUP. Legal awareness for local community empowerment and land right tenure in project area, esp. agriculture/ forest land registration and compensation decree disseminating and justice system access.

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