[Jeanette Clarke]

Good morning Robert. You raised interesting points yesterday about the need for developing countries to play a far more proactive role in the development and financing of their NDCs. You suggest greater attention to developing more detailed NDCs as well as commitments to domestic finance as a means to better attract and effectively unlock flows of international finance. This also places developing countries in the driving seat of their own processes of climate-smart development

[Jeanette Clarke]

Good morning and welcome all to today’s session. Many thanks to Robert for the information and thoughts shared yesterday on financing of NDCc. We are inviting further comment and input on this from participants

[Jeanette Clarke]

Good morning Marie Louise and thanks for your overview of the AFF framework to guide reporting on forest-related climate action posted yesterday afternoon. The Chia et.al.(2019) resource document can be found by going into Session 1. The resources are posted below the introduction to Session 1

[Jeanette Clarke]

Good morning and welcome to all, our live chat session is now open for anyone who would like to respond to posts from yesterday. Our focus remains on forest-related NDCs

[Jeanette Clarke]

I would also like to pick up on the need for funding and technical support to NDC development processes raised by Mezgebu. Please share your experiences on adequacy of support programmes and their limitations, for example the The UNDP-NDC Support Programme mentioned in Session 1.

[Jeanette Clarke]

Thanks for the important insights you have shared, Mezgebu. I agree that to address the challenges facing the world now, strong and urgent action is needed with attention to root causes and drivers, and that these are cross-sectoral. To what extent are the insights and exhortations shared by Mezgebu reflected in NDCs? Are we paying enough attention to climate smart, and sustainable agriculture and the restoration of diverse ecosystems or are we loading everything onto forests?

[Jeanette Clarke]

Good morning and welcome to our ongoing session on forest-based measures included in NDCs. Thanks Robert for your detailed overview on the importance of the forestry sector in climate change mitigation and adaptation. We invite contributions from participants on any of the topics below relating to forest-based mitigation and adaptation measures:
• Sharing examples from current NDCs
• How these relate to country policies, context and priorities
• Extent of buy-in and involvement of key actors/sectors in formulating these mitigation measures
• Funding requirements and sources of finance to implement the mitigation measures
• Structures for accounting, reporting, measurement and verification
• Challenges in the implementation of mitigation measures and any other related issues

[Jeanette Clarke]

I am noting the point made by Sambo above about how very significant land forest based activities are in African NDCs – the huge contribution to total emissions and the key role land and forest based resources play in livelihood support, underscoring the importance of adaptation measures to sustain these. Could we say LULUCF measures are the very heart of NDC in Africa?

[Jeanette Clarke]

The scope of these discussions in Session 2 will include both forest-based mitigation and adaptation measures, and those that combine aspects of mitigation and adaptation. We would like to start the ball rolling by sharing examples of forest-based measures in NDCs

[Jeanette Clarke]

Good morning to all and welcome to the Community of Practice online discussions!

As highlighted yesterday we are now focusing on forest-based mitigation and adaptation activities in NDCs. We would like to encourage you to share lessons and experiences in developing, refining and updating forest-based NDCs. I will share below a framework of questions to prompt input and discussion

[Jeanette Clarke]

Many thanks to all who contributed here in the opening session. We are now moving into Session 2, focusing on forest-related contributions to NDCs. Please navigate to Session 2 by clicking on the Forum tab above. Looking forward to our ongoing discussions!

[Jeanette Clarke]

Greetings Robert, and to all who have joined. We are not sure about attendance today, it is a holiday in Kenya but not in other countries as far as I know!

[Jeanette Clarke]

Many thanks for this comprehensive overview, Sambo. It is an excellent basis for our second session, focusing on forest-related NDC. Over the next week, we are inviting contributions and discussion on forestry activities that contribute to climate change mitigation and adaption.

[Jeanette Clarke]

Anyone else who has joined able to update us on the status of their NDCs and share any insights on the process of developing or updating them?

[Jeanette Clarke]

Thanks for your input Shemsu. So AFOLU sector activities form a significant portion of Ethiopia’s NDC?

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