Fiji REDD+ Strategy Workshop Report

Summary

The SPC/GIZ Pacific‐German Regional Program on Adaptation to Climate Change in the Pacific Island Region (ACCPIR) held a Fiji National REDD+ Strategy Workshop during 25‐26 November 2010 in Suva to advance the Fiji REDD+ Programme by: 

1. Providing an update on international policy, financing, and technical developments in REDD+ 

2. Undertaking multistakeholder  consultations for the  preparation  of the  Fiji  REDD+ Strategy. 

3. Advance the national forest carbon stock assessment. 

The multistakeholder consultation process was undertaken to gather necessary information for  the  preparation  of  the  Fiji  REDD+  Strategy.  The  consultation  themes  followed  the framework of the then draft Fiji REDD+ Policy: 

o Scope and scale of activities 

o Finance 

o Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) 

o Pilot projects 

o Safeguards 

o Distribution 

o Governance 

o Education, Training and Research 

o International Policy and Technical Engagement 

Themes arising from the workshop consultation process are recorded together with a set of tasks forming the basis of the Fiji REDD+ Strategy, and available as detailed guidance for the implementation of specific Strategy elements.