Estimation of future emissions of GreenHouse Gaz (GHG) Use of the Ex-Act tool Training from the FORAE Project Marie Nourtier 24-07-18
Why accounting for GHG? Source: FAO, 2016 24/07/2018 2
Why accounting for GHG? 24/07/2018 3 Source: FAO, 2016
CO 2 CH 4 N 2 O Why accounting for GHG? 1 21 310 Official Global Warming Potential (GWP-100yr) Deforestation Cow breeding 24/07/2018 4
Why accounting for GHG? Source: CGIAR, 2016 24/07/2018 5
Why accounting for GHG? Laos is a contributor to CC, mainly because of AFOLU sector Agriculture Land use change - deforestation Source: LEDS, 2017 24/07/2018 6
The Ex-Act tool Ex-Act is a tool developed by FAO 24/07/2018 7
The Ex-Act tool Ex-Act is a tool developed by FAO Calculation of the GHG emissions without and with a project Projection in the future, after the project if activities continue 24/07/2018 8
Emission Estimates Official Statistics Guidelines The Ex-Act tool Emission Estimate Activity Data = X Emission Factor Key Categories (usually ~10-15 Sources) account for over 95% of a countries emissions, focus resources on these Activity Data usually can be found in national or international statistics. Most sources can use defaults from IPCC Guidelines Only Key Categories (~10-15 Sources) need use more detailed parameters Only direct fluxes 24/07/2018 9
Example from the FORAE Project Web GIS interface: www.forae-viengkham.com Land use map at the beginning of the project Projection of the land use in a management plan 20 years 24/07/2018 10
Example from the FORAE Project Hypothesis on land use change simple changes Land use Area in ha without PLUP Area in ha in PLUP Land use changes in Ex-Act Protection Forest 124 annual crop -> forest (moderate degradation) School 1 - Buildings village 6 - forest (moderate degradation) -> forest (low 31 157 Conservation Forest degradation) forest (large degradation) -> forest (moderate 115 83 Production Forest degradation) Pasture animal area 336 annual crop -> grassland Rotation crop 1245 674 annual crop -> annual crop Fruit Tree 16 annual crop -> perennial/tree crop Cemetery Forests 2 forest -> forest 24/07/2018 11
Example from the FORAE Project Main GHG benefits are linked to forest reduction of deforestation or forest restauration 24/07/2018 12
Questions before an exercise on Ex-Act 24/07/2018 13
Exercise An imaginary project in Laos On 10 000 ha and during 10 years Forest area is 3000 ha at the beginning 50 % is degraded and will be restored 50 ha/yr are converted for slash and burn agriculture without the project the project will divide deforestation by 5 5000 ha are for agriculture 1000 ha are for pasture and 500 ha will be added for the project from croplands Number of cows is 30 per ha and it will be reduced to 10 per ha 1000 ha are for rice System of rice intensification (SRI) with water management will be implemented on 200 ha of those 1000 ha 1000 ha will be converted to agroforestry Improved agronomic techniques will be implemented on the rest of the fields 1500 ha are abandoned lands 500 ha of forest regeneration 500 ha converted to pasture 500 ha are wetlands 100 ha will be converted to rice fields by the project 24/07/2018 14
Exercise Step 1 : Summary your land use with and without the project in a table Identify your land use changes 24/07/2018 15
Exercise Download v7.2: http://www.fao.org/tc/exact/carbonbalance-tool-ex-act/en/ Step 1 : Summary your land use with and without the project in a table Identify your land use changes Step 2 : Start to complete Ex-Act Excel file First, project description And information on land use, sheet by sheet 24/07/2018 16
Exercise Step 1 : Summary your land use with and without the project in a table Identify your land use changes LULC initial area activity without project with project deforestation will be forest 3000 ha divided by 5 500 ha 100 ha 50% are degraded and 1500 ha moderatly 1500 ha with low will be restaured degraded degradation croplands abandoned lands 5000 ha 1500 ha increase of pasture land 1000 ha 1500 ha decrease of cow cattles 30 cows/ha 10 cows/ha irrigated rice -> SRI agroforestry improved agronomic techniques converted to pasture converted to forests (forests regeneration) 0200 ha 01000 ha 02000 ha 0500 ha 0500 ha wetlands 500 ha converted to irrigated rice 0100 ha 24/07/2018 17
Exercise Step 2 : Project description 24/07/2018 18
Exercise Step 2 : LUC - Positive impact of reduction of deforestation, forest regeneration and plantation of fruit trees - Positive impact of grasslands management compared to abandoned lands or annual crops 24/07/2018 19
Exercise Step 2 : Cropland 24/07/2018 20
Exercise Step 2 : grassland Positive impact of the reduction of the size of the cattle 24/07/2018 21
Exercise - Positive impact of forest restauration - Negative impact of the conversion of peatlands Step 2 : degradation 24/07/2018 22
Exercise Step 2 : inputs 24/07/2018 23
Exercise Step 1 : Summary your land use with and without the project in a table Identify your land use changes Step 2 : Start to complete Ex-Act Excel file First, project description And information on land use, sheet by sheet Step 3 : Check results on Ex-Act and identify potential errors Report on results 24/07/2018 24
Exercise Step 3 : Check results on Ex-Act and identify potential errors Report on results - High positive impact of forest restauration & managenement - Positive impact of management of grassland - Negative impact of the conversion of peatland 24/07/2018 25
Thank you for your attention Questions? Marie Nourtier R&D project officer m.nourtier@nitidae.org www.nitidae.org 24/07/2018 26