Financing for forests and climate change - Climate Meeting in Copenhagen 2009

December 13, 2009 by timbercommunity

Abstract
This session aims to explore ways to significantly increase financing for forests and climate change, with particular attention to the social, economic and environmental aspects. During this session, developments in existing and emerging funds and financing mechanisms will be discussed and gaps, needs, challenges and opportunities identified.

Co-hosts
United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat
Global Environment Facility Secretariat
International Tropical Timber Organization
Ministry of the Environment, Norway
International Institute for Environment and Development

Chair
Jan McAlpine, United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat

Falconer Room

15.00 – 15.10 Opening remarks on facilitating and catalysing forest finance;
mobilising resources to support the implementation of
sustainable forest management
Jan McAlpine, United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat

15.10 – 15.20 Key findings of the World Economic and Social Survey 2009:
Promoting development, saving the planet
Richard Kozul-Wright, United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development

15.20 – 15.30 Key findings from the Informal Working Group on Interim
Finance for REDD (IWG IFR)
Per Fredrik Pharo, Norwegian Climate and Forest Initiative,
acting as Secretariat for IWG IFR

15.30 – 15.40 Lessons learned from ITTO activities on climate change and
forests
Hwan Ok Ma, International Tropical Timber Organization

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15.40 – 15.50 A financial incentive mechanism to promote multiple
environmental benefits from REDD+
Jonah Busch, Conservation International/Global Environment
Facility

15.50 – 16.00 Advancing knowledge on the costs, risks and benefits of using
carbon markets to finance REDD+ at the country level
Maryanne Crieg-Gran, International Institute for Environment
and Development

16.00 – 16.30 Discussion and closing remarks

Co-host contacts
United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat: Jan McAlpine, mcalpine@un.org;
Maria Pohjanpalo,
Global Environment Facility Secretariat: Gustavo Fonseca, gfonseca1@thegef.org;
Dirk Gaul,
International Tropical Timber Organization: Eduardo Mansur,
International Institute for Environment and Development: Maryanne Crieg-Gran,

Ministry of the Environment, Norway: Andreas Dahl-Jorgensen,