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The fourth meeting of pilot countries participating in the Forest Investment Program (FIP) convened today in Istanbul, Turkey, in association with the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) 2012 Partnership Forum that will convene on 6-7 November. The FIP is one of the three targeted programs under the CIF’s Strategic Climate Fund.
Delegates from Ghana consulting prior to the convening of the FIP Pilot Countries Meeting
Opening and Introduction
Andrea Kutter, FIP Coordinator, CIF Administrative Unit, provided a brief overview of the FIP.
Updates from Pilot Countries and Discussion
Artur Cardoso de Lacerda, Brazil
Samuel Yeye, Burkina Faso
Victor Kabengele, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rick Jacobsen, Global Witness, inquired about the status of the community forestry decree of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Annika Olsson, Department for International Development, UK, asked about the challenges of different reporting formats.
Ghana updated participants on the status of its investment plan.
Musah Abu-Juam, Ghana
Kailash Raj Pokharel, Under Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Nepal, a non-pilot country asks a question from the floor
Gerhard Dieterle, World Bank, inquired about the linkages between REDD+ and FIP investment plan processes Ghana.
Mexico presented on its FIP projects.
José Carlos Fernández, Mexico
Srinivasan Ancha, Asian Development Bank
Javier Warman Diamant, Mexico
Fiu Mataese Elisara, O Le Siosiomaga Society, Samoa, welcomed the integration of indigenous peoples' concerns in country projects.
Presentation of FIP Learning Product Draft and Discussion
Andrea Kutter, FIP Coordinator, CIF Administrative Unit, provided an overview of the FIP Learning Product on REDD+ Collaboration at the Country Level
Eduardo Durand, Peru, presented his country's experience of collaboration between indigenous peoples and government.
Agus Sartiso, Indonesia, talked about experiences of ministerial collaborations within the government.
FIP M&E Show Case
Khamsene Ounekham, Lao People's Democratic Republic, presented a case study on experiences with FIP M&E.
Khamlar Phonsawat, World Bank, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Gertrude Kenyangi, Support for Women in Agriculture and Environment, Uganda
Archana Godbole, Applied Environmental Research Foundation, India
Briefing on Consultations for Sub-Committee Seats
Funke Oyewole, Deputy Program Manager, CIF Administrative Unit
Shaanti Kapila, CIF Administrative Unit, closed the FIP Pilot Countries Meeting
CIF Snapshots
L-R: John Anakotta, AusAid, Australia, in conversaton with Elwyn Grainger-Jones, IFAD
A participant admiring the pictures from the CIF Climate Focus Photo Contest.
L-R: Participants from Burkina Faso consulting with Traore Modibo, African Development Bank (standing), and Hocine Chalal, World Bank (right)
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