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REDD+SAFEGUARDS IN TANZANIA

PRESENTED BY: RAHIMA NJAIDI MJUMITA 3 RD APRIL 2012. REDD+SAFEGUARDS IN TANZANIA. PROGRESS OF REDD+ IN TANZANIA. 9 pilot projects REDD+ Strategy development-second draft National REDD Task Force Five technical working groups Legal, governance and safeguards Finance MRV Agriculture

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REDD+SAFEGUARDS IN TANZANIA

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  1. PRESENTED BY: RAHIMA NJAIDI MJUMITA 3RD APRIL 2012 REDD+SAFEGUARDS IN TANZANIA

  2. PROGRESS OF REDD+ IN TANZANIA • 9 pilot projects • REDD+ Strategy development-second draft • National REDD Task Force • Five technical working groups • Legal, governance and safeguards • Finance • MRV • Agriculture • Energy

  3. REDD+ Standards in Tanzania • The term “safeguards” refers to the need to protect against social and/or environmental damage or harm. • It is often used in reference to measures, such as policies or procedures, designed to prevent undesirable outcomes of actions or programmes. • Safeguards can be an effective risk management policy. They ensure that environmental and social issues are evaluated in decision making, help assess and reduce the risks, and provide a mechanism for consultation and disclosure of information.

  4. Why standards? • Safeguards and standards can help ensure REDD+’s social and environmental • risks are avoided/mitigated, • benefits are enhanced, and • costs and benefits are equitably shared

  5. Importance of standards • Indigenous peoples and forest dependent communities: basis for ensuring rights and interests addressed; mechanism with which to hold REDD proponents accountable • Country Governments: principles for national program that will integrate social and environmental consideration, contribute to sustainable development, and meet human rights obligations • Civil Society: helps in advocacy and provides framework for civil society-driven REDD+ initiatives

  6. Cont… • Donors: assurance that funds will be directed towards actions that minimize adverse social and environmental impacts and potentially enhance social and environmental aspects • Financiers and investors: assurance that adverse social and environmental impacts will be managed in countries and thus reduce the risks for investment in REDD+ programmes • Multilateral institutions: provide consistent means to meet legal and policy commitments. • Private sector: clear set of environmental and social terms by which to engage in ventures • All: improve equity, effectiveness and sustainability of REDD+ in delivering benefits for climate, communities and biodiversity and minimize risks

  7. International REDD+ standards & Safeguards relevant in Tanzania • four internationally recognised sets are particularly applicable to the Tanzanian national programme • UN FCCC Guidance and Safeguards: A high-level, general set of guidance and safeguards directed to State Parties. They are mostly focused on avoiding / mitigating negative impacts. Their primary strength is that they represent international consensus for REDD+ policies, processes, and outcomes. As a Party to the convention, Tanzania has a strong mandate to comply with them.

  8. Cont… • FCPF standards, including World Bank OPs and SESA procedures; • UN REDD programmesdraft Social and Environmental Principles and Criteria; free, prior, and informed consent guidance; and complaints mechanisms guidance; and • REDD + Social and Environmental Standards (REDD+ SES). These standards support the design and implementation of government-led REDD+ programmes, to help ensure respect for the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities and to help generate significant social and environmental benefits.

  9. cont… • Together cover major social and environmental concerns - minimum standard of “do no harm” to additional benefits for communities, the environment, and Tanzania as a whole. • Also vary significantly; each has strengths and drawbacks.

  10. Way forward for Tanzania • Capacity building workshop • Technical working group on legal, governance and safeguards • Ensure that legal, governance and safeguard issues in the national REDD+ Strategy document are adequately presented. • Assist NRTF and Secretariat to review proposals submitted for Social and Environmental Safeguards processes for REDD+, and review reports that will be submitted • Assist NRTF and Secretariat to ensure compliance of REDD+ project on matters related to legal, governance and safeguards aspects

  11. Way forward • Tanzania abides by the Durban decision on safeguard information system i.e. • Engage an expert to facilitate specific activities (e.g. review of existing national and international safeguards). • Facilitate establishment of a country level Standards Committee to oversee use of the REDD+ SES in Tanzania • Facilitate the assessment process to collect, review and report information on social and environmental performance based on the country-specific indicators.

  12. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING

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