QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER
August 2023
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EnABLE Steering Committee endorses three country programming proposals
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Costa Rica: EnABLE endorses grant to support inclusive benefit sharing in Costa Rica’s emission reductions program
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Nepal: Endorsement of EnABLE grant to enhance inclusivity in the Terai Arc Landscape Emission Reductions Program
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Guatemala: Capacity building activities to promote transparency and inclusion for Maya communities in emission reductions benefit sharing
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Nepal: EnABLE releases videos spotlighting Indigenous voices in REDD+
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Indonesia: Increasing community engagement in emission reductions program implementation
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UPCOMING PUBLICATIONS, WEBINARS & EVENTS | |
- An e-learning course for Indigenous Peoples and local communities in EnABLE programs, with the first two modules expected to launch in August 2023. Module 1 details the monitoring and evaluation under EnABLE, and Module 2 focuses on the social inclusion aspects of REDD+ programs.
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Framework Note for the EnABLE Social Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan scheduled to be released in August 2023
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Global Dialogue of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, November 6-9, 2023 in Accra, Ghana
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EnABLE COUNTRY PROGRAMMING | |
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There are nine countries with ongoing EnABLE knowledge and capacity-building programming. Country programming proposals, in various stages of development, have been endorsed by EnABLE’s Steering Committee for six of these nine countries.
Knowledge and capacity building programming has yet to commence in Chile, Côte d’Ivoire, Fiji, the Dominican Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Republic of Congo.
The EnABLE webpage features a dashboard with more information and resources on EnABLE’s activities and emission reductions (ER) programs in each country.
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EnABLE Steering Committee endorses three country programming proposals | |
At the EnABLE Steering Committee's sixth annual meeting in Rome, Italy, June 1-2, 2023, the committee reviewed, discussed, and approved two strong proposals to enhance social inclusion and gender equality in emission reductions programs currently underway in Costa Rica and Nepal.
The Steering Committee also endorsed an additional allocation for Ghana, which now joins Indonesia, Lao PDR, and Mozambique as countries with an active EnABLE country program.
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Costa Rica: EnABLE endorses grant to support inclusive benefit sharing in Costa Rica's emission reductions program | |
The EnABLE Secretariat recently endorsed a US$3.7 million grant to support socially-inclusive benefit sharing in Costa Rica’s emission reductions (ER) program with the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF).
The grant project will focus on the inclusion of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in ER program implementation. Activities will include the creation of an autonomous steering committee to provide overall governance of the project.
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Nepal: Endorsement of EnABLE grant to enhance inclusivity in the Terai Arc Landscape Emission Reductions Program | |
During its meeting in June, the EnABLE Steering Committee endorsed a US$4 million grant for the EnABLE country program to support social inclusion in Nepal’s emission reductions (ER) program under the FCPF Carbon Fund.
The grant project will support capacity development and productive engagement of Indigenous Peoples and marginalized groups in operationalizing Nepal’s ER program and its benefit-sharing plan in the country’s Terai Arc Landscape.
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Guatemala: Capacity-building activities to promote transparency and inclusion for Maya communities in emission reductions benefit sharing | |
The EnABLE Secretariat recently approved a knowledge and capacity-building project in Guatemala to bolster social inclusion in the implementation of the country’s large-scale emission reductions (ER) program with the FCPF.
This new capacity-building project aims to enhance the inclusion of Maya communities as direct beneficiaries in the benefit-sharing arrangements of Guatemala’s Emission Reductions Payment Agreement (ERPA) with the FCPF Carbon Fund.
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Nepal: EnABLE releases videos spotlighting Indigenous voices in REDD+ | |
The EnABLE team in Nepal recently released three videos featuring Indigenous Peoples discussing their knowledge and traditions in sustainable forest management.
These videos highlight the many ways they protect the forest and benefit from its resources, and the symbiotic relationship between people and nature.
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Indonesia: Increasing community engagement in emission reductions program implementation | |
In collaboration with Yayasan Bumi, a local NGO focused on
sustainable natural resources management and community
empowerment in East Kalimantan, the EnABLE Indonesia
team recently completed the preparatory phase to its country
program.
This preparatory work began in 2022 with comprehensive training for village assistants to enhance their capacity in community engagement and communication, particularly in facilitating village meetings aimed at discussing the East
Kalimantan emission reductions (ER) program.
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UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL EVENTS | |
- International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, August 9, 2023
- Africa Climate Summit Week, September 4-8, 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya
- UN General Assembly (UNGA), September 5-19, 2023 in New York, USA
- United Nations Secretary General Climate Week, September 17-24, 2023 in New York, USA
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- World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings, October 9-15, 2023 in Marrakesh, Morocco
- Latin American and Caribbean Climate Week, October 23-27, 2023 in Panama City, Panama
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EnABLE programing is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
For more information on the EnABLE trust fund, please email the EnABLE Secretariat at [email protected], or visit our webpage.
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Photo credits: Samuel Silitonga ('man in tree' photo) | | | | |
