In order to move towards REDD+ implementation, the
UN-REDD Programme is supporting the Government of Zambia’s coordinated approach
to design Zambia’s REDD+ Investment Plan in joint partnership with the Forest
Investment Programme (FIP).
This is said to be the first Investment Plan to be developed
jointly by the two programmes.
In February and June/July 2016, joint missions were
conducted by the UN-REDD Programme and FIP to Zambia when technical discussions
with Government and stakeholder meetings were held in order to inform the
design of the REDD+ Investment Plan.
As an outcome, the UN-REDD Programme and the Multilateral
Development Banks supporting FIP (notably the World Bank, the African
Development Bank and the International Finance Corporation), developed a joint
work plan and budget to coordinate and integrate resources towards the REDD+
Investment Plan, a common conceptual and analytical approach for the Investment
Plan development, an updated Roadmap towards the development of the plan, and
draft a Joint Aide-Memoire.
Most support
proposed will focus on moving
Zambia further towards REDD+ implementation through the REDD+ Investment Plan.
The UN-REDD Programme has provided support to Zambia
since 2010 through a fully-fledged National Programme in the form of strategic
policy advice and technical support on analytical work including capacity
building of relevant actors and sectors in REDD+ processes; and stakeholder
engagement.
These analyses and initiatives have led to the
development of Zambia’s National REDD+ Strategy which has been endorsed at the
highest Ministerial level of Government and the National REDD+ Strategy has
been applauded.
Zambia was among the first in Africa to submit its Forest
Reference Emission Level to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC).
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