Climate change is one of the largest challenges facing Indonesia in terms of both mitigation and adaptation. For mitigation, successful emissions reductions from land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) will benefit not only the country and provide opportunities to protect the country’s vast biodiversity, but significantly contribute to global climate change mitigation efforts. On mitigation, UNDP supports the implementation of the partnership between the Government of Indonesia and Norway for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest and Peatland Degradation (REDD+). The partnership focuses on quantifiable reduction of GHG emissions by 2020 and addressing underlying root causes, including private sector engagement and supporting tenurial rights and livelihoods of forest dependent communities. The Partnership is formalized by a Letter of Intent which pledges up to one billion dollar disbursed as performance-based payment for verified emission reduction. UNDP has supported the initial phase of the LoI. Under this phase, Norway has contributed a total amount of approx. USD40m to Indonesia. The second phase – now in preparation – amounts to USD160m; the final phase is estimated at $800 million. UNDP is also supporting Indonesia in establishment of financing mechanisms to prepare the country for long-term investment – domestic and foreign – that meet the twin objectives of climate change mitigation and economic growth.
With the establishment of the REDD+ Agency, the appointment of its head, the enlistment of a core team of staff, and the initiation of activities to enter Phase 2 of the Letter of Intent with Norway, both the Government and UNDP are gearing up for large scale REDD+ programming activities in Indonesia. There are many critical challenges ahead for the REDD+ Agency and in-coming staff including the coordination of complex inter-ministerial partnerships and the sequencing of a wide range of important and time-sensitive activities to achieve results under the Letter of Intent. In addition to the programmes and activities of the Agency, a range of initiatives will be undertaken. These include: the strengthening of the national REDD+ Funding Instrument and the REDD+ Agency secretariat, the expansion of the current Knowledge Management initiative into an advanced Data and Geospatial Centre, and a series of campaigns to address cross-sector issues including gender, poverty and the marginalisation of communities adversely affected by inadequate land governance. This multi-faceted approach is required to ensure the establishment of a viable REDD+ model in Indonesia and that fundamentals behind the current REDD+ partnership remain solid and on track to achieve a national contribution-for-verified emissions by Phase 3 (up to USD800 million). Achievements reached during Phase 1 and those expected during Phase 2, are the cornerstone results for the REDD+ Agency’s preparedness to enter Phase 3.
For UNDP, the REDD+ programme and related climate change initiatives currently account for the largest share of the CO portfolio. The REDD+ project alone is expected to grow into a US$100 million project for the CO, with sizeable amounts of resources being mobilized for other related initiatives.
To assist the CO to provide critical management and backstopping support to the REDD+ programme and to support cross-project synergy and collaboration, the services of a Technical Specialist for REDD+ is required.
Under the guidance of the Head of Unit/ Assistant Country Director, the Technical Specialist supports the development and management of the UNDP REDD+ programme and related climate change projects. The main role is to contribute to the day-to-day management of the ongoing REDD+ programme, provide key programmatic guidance and expertise, nurture existing partnerships and forge new ones with a broad range of stakeholders – including civil society and the private sector – and strengthen the partnership between the Government of Indonesia and Norway. In addition, the Technical Specialist will also be expected to oversee the programme monitoring and other relevant operational tasks.
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