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PC21, May 3-5, 2016, Washington DC
Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF)
Twenty-first Meeting of the Participants Committee (PC21)
DRAFT AGENDA
Logistics Note (English)
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Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016 (DAY 1)
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8:30am to 9:00am
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Registration
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1. Opening of Participants Committee Meeting (PC21)
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9:00am to 9:30am
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a. Welcome
· James Close, Director, Climate Change Group, World Bank
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9:30am to 10:00am
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b. Review and approval of meeting agenda
Co-Chairs:
· Eliki Senivasa Siga, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Ministry of Fisheries and Forests, Fiji (on behalf of REDD Country Participants)
· John Verdieck, Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. State (on behalf of Donor Participants)
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10:00am to 10:15am
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c. Overview of contact groups and PC Resolutions
· Markus Pohlmann, Senior Counsel, Environment & International Law (LEGEN), World Bank
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10:15am to 10:45am
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d. FMT update on progress made since PC20
· Ellysar Baroudy, Lead Carbon Finance Specialist, World Bank
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10:45am to11:15am
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Coffee break
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11:15am to 12:30pm
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e. Continued - FMT update on progress made since PC20
· Ellysar Baroudy, Lead Carbon Finance Specialist, World Bank
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12:30pm to 1:15pm
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Lunch
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2. Mid-Term Progress Reports with requests for additional funding
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1:15pm to 2:45pm
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a. Uganda resolution sought
· Margaret Athieno, Assistant Commissioner for Forestry, REDD+ National Focal Point, Ministry of Water and Environment
· Xavier Mugumya, Coordinator Climate Change & Alternate National REDD+ Focal Point, Ministry of Water and Environment, National Forestry Authority (NFA), Republic of Uganda
· Christopher James Warner, Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist, World Bank
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2:45pm to 3:15pm
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Coffee break
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3:15pm to 4:45pm
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b. Guatemala resolution sought
· Jose Diaz, Jefe Departamento de Cambio Clim ¡tico, Instituto Nacional de Bosques, Guatemala
· Omar Samayoa, Climate Change Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank
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4:45pm to 5:15pm
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Coffee break
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3. Facility Issues
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5:15pm to 7:15pm
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a. Second Evaluation of the FCPF - presentation of the oversight committee and consultant team
· Co-chairs of the Oversight Committee: Nicolas Duval-Mace, Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada; Claire Martin, Research and Capacity Building Coordinator, Transparency International, Germany
· Majella Clarke, Head of Climate Change Consulting, Indufor
· Neeta Hooda, Senior Carbon Finance Specialist, World Bank
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7:15pm onwards
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Contact groups on draft PC Resolutions on Uganda and Guatemala
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Wednesday, May 4th, 2016 (DAY 2)
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4. Readiness Package
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9:00am to 9:30am
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a. Assessment Framework: Setting the stage for R-Package Reviews
· Alex Lotsch, Senior Carbon Finance Specialist, World Bank
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9:30am to 11:00am
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b. Mexico resolution sought
· Josefina Cobi ¡n Navarro, Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales y Fomento Financiero, CONAFOR
· Francisco Moreno, Gerente, Informaci ³n Forestal, CONAFOR
· Ramiro Robledo, Director, UNOFOC
· Ricardo Campos, Presidente, RITA
· Juan Andres Silva, Partner, OPTIM Consulting
· Carole Megevand, Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist, World Bank
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11:00am to 11:30am
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Coffee break
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5. Facility Issues - CONTINUED
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11:30am to 12:30pm
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a. FY17 budget proposal resolution sought
· Simon Whitehouse, Fund Manager, World Bank
· Erin Conner, Operations Analyst, World Bank
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12:30pm to 2:30pm
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Lunch and contact groups on draft PC Resolutions, if needed
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2:30pm to 3:45pm
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b. Second Evaluation of the FCPF feedback and discussion on evaluation findings
· Neeta Hooda, Senior Carbon Finance Specialist, World Bank
· Co-chairs of the Oversight Committee: Nicolas Duval-Mace, Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada; Claire Martin, Research and Capacity Building Coordinator, Transparency International
· Majella Clarke, Head of Climate Change Consulting, Indufor
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3:45pm to 4:15pm
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Coffee break
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6. Updates from the World Bank Group
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4:15pm to 5:15pm
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a. Update on the Climate Change Action Plan and Forest Action Plan
· Stephane Hallegatte, Senior Economist, World Bank;
· Carole Megevand, Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist, World Bank;
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5:15pm to 5:45pm
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a. Update from the Green Climate Fund
· Juan Chang, Senior Forest and Land Use Specialist, Green Climate Fund
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| 5:15pm onwards | Contact groups on draft PC Resolutions, if needed |
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Thursday, May 5th, 2016 (DAY 3)
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8. Report back from contact groups to plenary
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9:30am to 10:00am
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a. Report back from contact groups to plenary
· Neeta Hooda, Senior Carbon Finance Specialist, World Bank
· Franka Braun, Senior Carbon Finance Specialist; World Bank
· Zenia Salinas, Carbon Finance Specialist, World Bank
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10:00am to 10:30am
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Coffee break
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7. Other Initiatives - CONTINUED
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10:30am to 12:00pm
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b. Updates from other initiatives
· UN REDD: Josep Gari, Senior Policy Advisor, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
· Forest Investment Program: Ian Gray, Senior Program Coordinator, Climate Investment Funds Administrative Unit
· PROFOR: Nalin Kishor, Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist, World Bank (English)
· BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes: Ellysar Baroudy, Lead Carbon Finance Specialist, World Bank (English)
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12:00pm to 1:30pm
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Lunch and contact groups on draft PC Resolutions, if needed
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9. Thematic Session
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1:30pm to 3:00pm
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a. Integrating Gender Dimensions into the work of the FCPF
Moderator:
· Patti Kristjanson, Senior Research Fellow, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF); Moderator
Panel discussants:
· Ana Elizabeth Centeno, Gender Coordinator, ACOFOP (Association of Forest Communities of Peten, Guatemala)
· Cecile Ndjebet (President of REFACOF - African Women s Network for Community Management of Forests; Women s Observer to the FCPF)
· Xavier Mugumya, Coordinator Climate Change & Alternate National REDD+ Focal Point, Ministry of Water and Environment, National Forestry Authority (NFA), Republic of Uganda
· Bente Herstad (FCPF Participants Committee member on behalf of donor countries, Norway)
· Caren Grown, Senior Director for Gender, World Bank
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3:00pm to 3:30pm
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Coffee break
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10. Closing
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3:30pm to 3:45pm
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a. Next meetings
· Simon Whitehouse, Fund Manager, World Bank
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3:45pm to 4:15pm
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b. Adoption of PC Resolutions
· Markus Pohlmann, Senior Counsel, Environment & International Law (LEGEN), World Bank
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4:15pm to 4:30pm
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c. Co-chairs conclusions
· Eliki Senivasa Siga, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Ministry of Fisheries and Forests, Fiji (on behalf of REDD Country Participants)
· John Verdieck, Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. State (on behalf of Donor Participants)
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4:30pm
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End of PC21 meeting
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6:00pm to 8:00pm
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Reception hosted by FCPF at MC East Dining room, World Bank Headquarters (shuttle buses will be arranged between meeting venue and World Bank)
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Other documents:
Statement from Women's Observer on Budget for Gender Issues (English)
Statement from Indigenous Peoples (English)