Kenya REDD+ Readiness Project

Judy Ndichu- Technical specialist, UNDP

Outline:
• Background and context of the project
• Due diligence process and approach
• Project Goal and deliverables
 Back ground and due diligence
1. UNDP received request to be the delivery partner by the Government of Kenya in July 2016
2. UNDP initiated its due diligence process
3. UNDP held consultations with different stakeholders ( GOK, civil society, development partners,
communities)
4. Consultative meeting in UNON to plan missions and discuss Terms of Reference for mission
5. Consultation mission with communities 17th -22nd April in Kitale
6. Meeting in Nairobi- a taskforce was formed – (28 members proposed)
7. 1st Taskforce meting held in Nakuru- results framework agreed on
8. Stakeholders meeting held in Nakuru
9. 2nd taskforce meeting in Naivasha – 1st draft reviewed
10. 3rd Taskforce meeting in Eldoret - revised draft reviewed, and approved for LPAC
11. Local Project Appraisal Committee
12. Project inception - 7th September 2018
 Task Force Members – 28 members
GoK
• National Land Commission
Forest Dependent Communities
• Kenya National Commission on Human Rights
. National Community Forest Assocation (NACOFA) – 3
members
• Council of Governors
• National Gender and Equality Commission marginalised communities
• Ministry of Environment and Forests Representatives -10
• Kenya Forest Service • Expert - Climate Change, IPs and related issues
• Climate Change Directorate • Expert - Women and Gender issues
• National Tresury • Cherangani , Elgon , Mau, Samburu, Pastoralist
communities, Mkogondo ,Boni, North Eastern
Private Sector
• Kenya Private Sector Alliance CIVIL SOCIETY
Delivery Partner • Kenya Forest Working Group
• UNDP
• Pan African Climate Justice Alliance
• Kenya Climate Change Working Group
Observers
• FCPF Observer
• Transparency International Kenya
 Kenya’s development vision

• Kenya Vision 2030, aims to achieve middle income status by the

year 2030.
• Medium Term Plan (III) (MTP 2018-2022) prioritize policies,
programmes and projects which generate broad based inclusive
economic growth, as well as faster job creation, reduction of
poverty and inequality, taking into account climate change
impacts, and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• Burden of extreme climatic events could cost Kenya’s economy an
annual loss of as much as 2% of the country’s Gross Domestic
Product (GDP).
 Action on climate change
• As a Party to the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC), Kenya has taken bold measures to
secure the country’s development against the risks and impacts of
climate change.
• Major climate-change related strategies have been developed;
1. National Climate Change Response Strategy,
2. The National Climate Change Action Plan 2013-2017,
3. Green Economy Strategy and Implementation
All highlight forests as one priority area to move Kenya towards a
low-carbon, climate-resilient development pathway- ( Sustainable
development)
➢ Forest resources account for
3.5% of the country’s GDP,
➢ 3.47 million hectares (ha) of
forest and an additional 24.5
million ha of bush-land,
➢ Estimated 530,000 forest-
adjacent households derive
direct benefits from indigenous
closed canopy forests,
➢ Kenya loses about 12,000 ha of
forest each year through
deforestation,
➢ Elgeyo Marakwet ( ??)
Key drivers of forest degradation and deforestation
1. Pressure for agricultural land combined with high poverty
incidences,
2. Unsustainable utilization, contribute to degrade and can greatly
reduce carbon stocks,
3. Poor governance and institutional failures over the past decades,
4. Limited capacities by communities to develop and implement
management plans
 THE APPROACH
1. Drivers of forest loss emanate from outside the forest sector and
there are few instruments in place to address these drivers in a
coherent and integrated manner.
2. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
and fostering conservation, sustainable management of forests,
and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+) is a
mechanism agreed by parties under UNFCCC.
UNFCCC PROCESS

Principles and procedures

governing REDD+
implementation are
negotiated through the UN
Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC
 Project goal and outcomes

Goal: To put in place mechanisms to enable Kenya reach its overall

REDD+ goal, to improve livelihoods and wellbeing, conserve
biodiversity, contribute to the national aspiration of attaining a
minimum 10% tree cover and mitigate climate change for
sustainable development.
KEY RESULTS:
1. A National REDD+ Strategy and Investment Plan;
2. Safeguards Information System for REDD+;
3. Improved capacity for implementation of REDD+ strategy with
effective participation of relevant stakeholders; and
4. Technical support to advance Monitoring, Reporting and
Verification (MRV) and Forest Reference (Emission) Level.
Output 1 : A National REDD+ Strategy and Investment Plan;

Output 1.1 Analytical work for REDD+ Strategy options conducted.

Output 1.2 Private sector engagement strategy for REDD+.
Output 1.3 Institutional and policy framework for REDD+ implementation.
Output 1.4: National REDD+ Investment Plan.
Output 1.5: Resource mobilization and financing mechanisms for
REDD+ implementation developed.
Output 2: Functional multi-stakeholder engagement and capacity
building on REDD+
Output 2.1 Multi-stakeholder engagement and capacity building on REDD+
processes enhanced,
Output 2.2 National REDD+ readiness governance system established and
strengthened,
Output 2.3 Knowledge management (KM) and communication strategy,
Output 3: An operational Safeguards Information System for
REDD+

Output 4: Technical support provided for improvement of

National Forest Monitoring System and Forest
Reference Level
Output 4.1 Technical advisory support to consolidate and refine the National
Forest Monitoring System
Output 4.2 Reference level developed and REDD+ reporting requirements met
 Stakeholders and partners
• Implementing partner: Ministry of Environment and Forest
• Project implementation will adopt a multi-stakeholder approach-
• Involve all stakeholders constituencies
• National and county Government
• Independent commissions
• Civil society
• Private sector
• Communities ( Community forests associations and marginalised communities)
• UN agencies and development partners in the forestry sector
Note: Stakeholders engagement map and engagement plan to be developed within
the first two months to guide project implementation.
 Risks and mitigation measures
Risks Mitigation measures
Marginalised communities whose access to forests • This project is for national readiness, not
resources for their livelihoods and historical land implementation, and that the development of
rights claims had been constrained in the past may policies and measures for actual REDD+
have these circumstances exacerbated or continued. implementation will be developed in consultation
with all relevant stakeholders.
• No physical displacements of forest peoples are
contemplated under this project and indeed,
forced evictions are prohibited.
• These communities have representatives that are
members of the interim task force for the
development of the project document.
• The National Land Commission and the Kenya
National commission on Human Rights as key
project partners will be involved in seeking
solutions to long standing conflicts through
dialogue and stakeholder platforms.
 Risks and mitigation measures
Risks Mitigation measures
Non-forestry sectors such as agriculture, energy and • The project will support the REDD+ Steering
mining do not place a priority on REDD+ and committee to facilitate cross sectoral inter-
undermine REDD+ activities. ministerial discussions to identify policies and
measures that will respond to the drivers of
deforestation and to the barrier of sustainable
management of forests in the Country. Discussion
and analyses of the policy options will be done
with actors and institutions from non-forest
sectors.
• The opportunities for integrated land use planning
at county levels will be realised and addressed in
the National Strategy.
 Risks and mitigation measures
Risks Mitigation measures
Overlapping Institutional mandates, approved land • Inter-institutional coordination meetings will be
use plans and conflicting policies can result in held and cross sectoral synergies and trade-offs
inadequate buy-in from sectoral ministries and other identified.
stakeholders in development of strategic options. • The REDD+ Steering Committee will convene
regularly and bring together actors from other
ministries, departments and agencies to address
the drivers of deforestation and barriers to
sustainable management of forests.
• Issues and conflict arising from the national and
county government will be brought to the
attention of the intergovernmental summit though
the Council of Governors and the Ministry of
Environment and Forestry.
 Risks and mitigation measures
Risks Mitigation measures
Some stakeholders may not have access to • A Stakeholder Engagement expert will be recruited
information or may not be able to participate to support the implementation of the project.
effectively in the decisions that affect them. • The project will develop a communications strategy
and will seek to manage expectations in terms of
the extent and scope of stakeholder engagement in
a REDD+ readiness programme.
• The Project will adhere to the UN-REDD/FCPF
Stakeholder Engagement guidelines for REDD+
readiness and the Cancun Safeguards
Inadequate institutional capacities and governance at • Capacity building within the forestry sector on
the devolved (county Level). This include corruption rights, applicable law, the REDD+ framework, etc;
risks identified under that corruption risks assessment • The integrity and governance team (REDD+
for REDD+ in Kenya anticorruption taskforce) will be engaged in the
implementation of this project as well as review of
proposed policies and measures for integration of
anticorruption strategies in the REDD+ strategy.
 Risks and mitigation measures
Risks Mitigation measures
Possibilities of political and elite capture leading to • A Stakeholder Engagement expert will be recruited
individuals peddling wrong information in respect to to support the implementation of the project.
land rights and alleged conflict. • The project will develop a communications strategy
and will seek to manage expectations in terms of
the extent and scope of stakeholder engagement in
a REDD+ readiness programme.
• The Project will adhere to the UN-REDD/FCPF
Stakeholder Engagement guidelines for REDD+
readiness and the Cancun Safeguards
Inadequate institutional capacities and governance at • Capacity building within the forestry sector on
the devolved (county Level). This include corruption rights, applicable law, the REDD+ framework, etc;
risks identified under that corruption risks assessment • The integrity and governance team (REDD+
for REDD+ in Kenya anticorruption taskforce) will be engaged in the
implementation of this project as well as review of
proposed policies and measures for integration of
anticorruption strategies in the REDD+ strategy.
Project management
1. National Implementation Modality (NIM) with Ministry of
Environment and Natural Resources as the Implementing partner

The following governance structure:

1. National REDD+ Steering Committee
2. Technical Committees as needed
3. Project Executive Board
4. Project Management Unit
 PROJECT GOVERNANCE
Implementing ME&F
partner

Decision Governance and

integrity Team
Project Management Unit
making Project BOARD ( secretariat to the Board (Anti-corruption
team)

Technical TWG- strategy

TWG- KM/CB/SE TWG - Sis
work +Investment plan
 The Project Management Unit
Recruited through UNDP, reports to the Principal Secretary in the State
Department of Natural Resources and maintains liaison with UNDP

1. The National Project Manager (PM)

2. Technical specialists Strategy and Investment Plan
3. Stakeholder engagement and safeguards specialist to facilitate continued
engagement with stakeholders
4. Monitoring and evaluation officer
5. Knowledge management and communication officer to facilitate knowledge
management
6. Project assistant charged with administrative and financial tasks related to the
project
Together we deliver for Kenya
Thank you