REDD+ side event at COP28: The 10-year anniversary of the Warsaw Framework for REDD+
This side event will provide an overview of REDD+ development over the past decade, as well as information about reporting under the Paris Agreement. The Parties invited will also share their success stories of REDD+ implementation to provide insights to raise REDD+ ambition in the coming decade.
December 9, 2023
Background: COP28 marks 10th anniversary since the Warsaw Framework for REDD+ was adopted in 2013. To date, 60 countries have submitted their forest reference levels covering 1.35 billion ha of forests. This is equal to approximately 62% of the total forest cover in developing countries. Among them, 17 countries fulfilled all requirements to receive results-based payments with a total reduction of 11.6 billion tons of CO2. It is an appropriate moment to celebrate one decade of REDD+ and to reflect on the evolution of REDD+ over time and under the Paris Agreement.
Objectives: In order to raise ambition for mitigation actions in the forest sector, this event aims to:
inform Parties and other stakeholders interested in REDD+ on the reporting requirements for REDD+ under the ETF;
present the role of the secretariat in REDD+ reporting and technical assessment/analysis;
look back at the achievements made by REDD+ countries since 2013;
share the success stories of REDD+ implementation in developing countries.
Target audience:
Parties interested in REDD+ implementation;
Stakeholders interested in providing technical and/or financial support to REDD+ implementation, including technical experts, IGOs, NGOs, financial entities, academia.
Impact and outcomes of the event: The participants will receive an update on 10 years of REDD+ implementation, and clarity on how related REDD+ reporting and review processes will continue under the Enhanced Transparency Framework and Article 5 of the Paris Agreement, starting with the biennial transparency reports to be submitted in 2024. Furthermore, the REDD+ success stories shared by invited Parties, as well as clear guidance on REDD+ under the Paris Agreement, will encourage Parties to strengthen collaboration to raise their ambitions for halting deforestation and forest degradation.
Time/Location: Saturday, 9 December, 13.15-14.45, SE Room 1
Agenda:
| time | description |
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| 10 min | Status of REDD+ reporting since 2013 and future reporting under the Paris Agreement by UN Climate Change (Presentation) |
| 25 min | REDD+ countries Panel: REDD+ countries share their experience with REDD+ implementation, milestones and challenges along the road, as well as synergies with other forest-related processes. Guiding questions:
Panelists:
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| 15 min | Q&A |
| 20 min | REDD+ experts Panel: REDD+ experts with experience across different countries and regions discuss lessons learned from over a decade of REDD+ implementation, and views on how current efforts could be strengthened to support the goal to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030. Guiding questions:
Panelists:
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| 15 min | Q&A |
| 5 min | Closing remarks by the UNFCCC Executive Secretary |
