M&Mrv In-Country Assessment Template

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M&MRV IN-COUNTRY ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE

INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

• Institutional clarity and responsibilities;
• REDD+ Coordination unit;
• Who does what;
• Communication and decision making flow;
• National Communications, submission to UNFCCC;
• Financial Focal Point (AFDB): managing as an institution a financial budget from institutions etc and financial assessment that comes with it.

NFI – STATUS ASSESSMENT

• Has one being done? Available stratification maps

• Number of qualified people:

• Available equipment:

• Field stations across the country;

• Database, data analysis:

• Central – decentralised forestry/land/agricultural services:

SFMS – STATUS ASSESSMENT

• Stratification, land-use, land-tenure, concessions maps:

• What is the current experience/level of training and work:

• Number of qualified people;

• GIS/RS laboratories & capacity;

• Database, data analysis:

GHG INVENTORIES – STATUS ASSESSMENT

• What is the current experience/level of training and work:

• Number of qualified people:

• Database, data analysis:

NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS

• How does the system work and capacity:

• Number of qualified people:

ONGOING/FUTURE REDD+ PROGRAMMES – STATUS ASSESSMENT

• FCPF:

• UN-REDD:

• Any institutional capacity strengthening programs related to the reduction of emissions due to deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+), with the aim of sustainably managing the forests of the Congo Basin:

• Other, smaller projects and initiatives funded and/or managed by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and others:

NATIONAL REDD+ STRATEGIES

• What are the current / near future policies and measures to address climate change in the context of sustainable development? How would this project support it and fit into them?

QUALITY ASSESSMENT / ENSURANCE

• Are there any organizations/companies that work in the country providing an assessment of how the national institutions manage money/budgets (e.g. SGS, Veritas) ?

REDD+ SAFEGUARDS

• Forest Programmes and international conventions and agreements, ratified international conventions:

• Forest governance programmes and forest legislation:

• Involvement of indigenous peoples and populations (Declaration of Indigenous People etc):

BUDGET

• Budget allocation between different activities:

Activities
NFI
SFMS
GHG
Coordination

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