Agenda - GFOI Plenary 2019

Monday 8 April 2019

Meeting Name

Time

Overview

GFOI Leads Group meeting

09:00 - 12:30

(closed organizational meeting by invitation – full agenda circulated separately)

Topics: Scope and Linkages of GFOI;  Roles, Responsibilities and Procedures; Monitoring framework

Capacity Building Component meeting

09:00 - 12:30

(closed organizational meeting by invitation – full agenda circulated separately)

Capacity Building Component meeting to reflect on progress during previous 12 months, consider role of component in addressing outcomes from GFOI’s Country Needs Assessment (CNA) process and subsequent work planning

Data Component meeting

09:00 - 12:30

(closed organizational meeting by invitation – full agenda circulated separately)

GFOI Data Component meeting to reflect on progress since the Tokyo Meeting (July 18), confirm progress, review work plan, and consider operational procedures for the Component. Key topics of discussion will include the GFOI Registry of Tools, the review of support on in-situ data issues and the coordination of geospatial platform.

Method and Guidance Documentation (MGD) Advisory Group meeting

09:00 - 12:30

(closed organizational meeting by invitation – full agenda circulated separately)

Annual face-to-face meeting of the MGD Advisory Group to consider submissions for new/supplementary guidance

Research & Development (R&D) Coordination Component meeting

09:00 - 12:30

agenda circulated separately

R&D Coordination Component meeting to reflect on progress in previous 12 months, review Standard Operating Procedures for the Component, plan for future expert meetings and other component functions in 2018

Lunch

12:30 - 13:30

 

Joint GFOI Leads and Component Managers meeting

13:30 - 17:00

(closed organizational meeting by invitation – agenda circulated separately)

Joint meeting of the GFOI Leads Group and Component Managers. Opportunity for information exchange between the two management layers of GFOI, including confirming priorities for the Initiative and each component for the 2019-2020 period (should include draft work plan as output of morning component meetings). Key topics to include country needs assessments, work planning, component interactions, intra-GFOI communication, plans for GEO work plan submission, priority setting and guidance from the Leads Group. Review GFOI’s operational procedures, resourcing needs and other outstanding issues

Afternoon break at 15:00

Side meetings

All day

Space available for GFOI partners to hold side discussions on collaborative activities

Tuesday 9 April 2019 - Open Forum

Meeting Name

Time

Overview

Speaker

SESSION 1

 

Moderator: Evan Notman

 

Registration

8:30 -9:00

Participants arrive and take seats for start at 9am sharp.

All

Plenary overview

9:00 -9:20

Plenary overview including a short presentation on GFOI’s recent progress and ideas for the future

Ellen Bruzelius Backer

(Chair, GFOI Leads Group)

Mozambique Experience

9:20 -9:50

Highlights on the state of Mozambique’s forests and forest monitoring

 

Introductions

9:50 -10:20

Participants get to know each other through participation in small group exercises.

Evan Notman (GFOI Office) & all

Morning break

10:20 -10:50

Tea, coffee and snacks provided. Opportunity to continue introductions. Exhibition space will also be operating, with partners invited to host exhibits on their work.

 

Land Use in the UNFCCC update presentation

10:50 -11:40

GFOI, IPCC 2019 refinement and the Katowice rule book

María José Sanz Sánchez

(Chair, MGD Advisory Group).

Intro to discussion on key technical areas

11:40 -11:55

Overview of identified priority issues and goal of discussion groups & presentation of monitoring framework concept

Evan Notman (GFOI Office)

Lunch

11:55 -13:00

Lunch provided. Exhibition space open.

 

SESSION 2

 

Moderator: Evan Notman

 

Breakout Groups: Priority Issues #1

13:00 -14:00

Small groups discuss priority issue for forest monitoring and GHG inventories and consider opportunities for collaborative action through GFOI to address issue. Proposed topics: 

1.       Addressing institutional arrangements

2.       Harmonizing National Forest Monitoring with other land use monitoring systems to improve reporting and informing policy decisions

Group 1: Sasha Gottlieb (USFS) and Renato Timane (Mozambique)

Group 2: Nikki Fitzgerald (Australia) and

Patricia                 Insfran (Paraguay)

Group 3: Julian Fox (FAO) and Lydia Sheldrake (UK)

Group 4: Carly Green and Tara O'Shea (Planet) 

Breakout Groups: Priority Issues #2

14:00 -15:00

Small groups discuss priority issue for forest monitoring and GHG accounting and consider opportunities for collaborative action through GFOI to address this issue. Proposed topics: 

1.       Addressing institutional arrangements

2.       Harmonizing National Forest Monitoring with other land use monitoring systems to improve reporting and informing policy decisions

Note:  This will be the second round – those who were in theme 1 of the first round (Tuesday breakout groups) switch to theme 2 and vice versa. 

 

Facilitators and Groups, the same as previous session.

Afternoon break

15:00 -15:30

 Exhibition space open.

 

SESSION 3

 

Moderator: Nikki Fitzgerald

 

Reporting forums

15:30 -17:00

Short overview presentation on new issues and updates for major reporting forums including UNFCCC, FCPF, FRA and others. 30 min

Panel presentation to highlight recent country and reviewer experience. 60 min

Presentations (max 7 mins each):

Maria Jos Sanz Sanchez (MGD AG),

Andres Espejo (World Bank) 

Anssi Pekkarinen (FAO)

Panel:

Budiarto (Indonesia)

Oswaldo Carillo (Mexico)

Sylvestre Ndonse  (Burundi)

Closed

17:00

 Open Forum closed for the day.

 

Official Plenary dinner

19:00 - onwards

Official dinner held onsite.

Evan to provide details at close of day.


 

Wednesday 10 April 2019 - Open Forum

 

Meeting Name

Time

Overview

Speaker / Organizer

SESSION 4

 

Moderator: Anssi Pekkarinen

 

Official Plenary Opening Session

9:00 – 9:10

Brief Welcome remarks from FAO Mozambique

Jan Walotek

(FAO Mozambique)

9:10 – 9:20

Official Plenary opening remarks by the GFOI Lead Chair

Ellen Bruzelius Backer

(Chair, GFOI Leads Group)

9:20 -9:35

Official opening of the GFOI Plenary 2019 by Mozambique

Sheila Santana Afonso, Permanent Secretary  MITADER

Morning break

9:35 -10:00

 Morning Break and Group Photo  - Exhibition space open.

 

Reports from breakout groups Day 1 and 2

10:00-10:30

Groups report back to Plenary on discussions from breakout groups, followed by Q&A with the broader audience. These reports will then be consolidated in to the Plenary report and form the basis for GFOI work planning for the next year.

Facilitators to nominate a rapporteur.

SESSION 5

 

Moderator: Andres Espejo

 

GFOI progress updates and discussion

10:30 -11:10

Short presentations by GFOI component managers followed by rotating break out groups to discuss key activities and priorities among the GFOI partners and countries

(10 min per component) 

Inge Jonckheere (FAO) / Sylvia Wilson (USGS), Capacity Building

Andreia Siqueira (GFOI Office), Data Component

Carly Green (Australia), MGD Component

Martin Herold/Sarah Carter (GOFC-GOLD), R&D Coordination Component

GFOI progress updates and discussion continued. 

11:10 -12:20

4 x 4 rotating groups of ~18 min per group with a couple of minutes for transition) Groups will have 1-2 leads with some prepared questions to help guide conversation if needed

Facilitators and Groups, the same as component session above

Lunch

12:20 -13:20

 Exhibition space open.

 

Presentation by new / recent partners on activities and goals

13:20 – 14:05

Short presentations by ESA, Germany, the World Bank to share their goals, contributions and suggestions for GFOI

Frank Martin Seifert, Kay Kallweit, Andres Espejo

SESSION 6

 

Moderator: Inge Jonckheere

 

Introduction to GFOI

Country Needs Assessment

14:05 -14:15

Introduction and overview of GFOI CNA process and objectives

Evan Notman (GFOI Office)

14:15 -14:25

What you need to know about the Rotating Information Stations, Brief on CNA Cards, Activities, Workshop

Michael Green (REDDcompass Administrator)

Mozambique CNA Country Summary Presentation

14:25 -14:35

Walk through short example from Mozambique

(CNA workshop Country Summary Presentation)

TBC, Government of Mozambique

Rotating information stations:

Country Needs Assessments

14:35 -15:35

Break out into small rotating groups hosted by country representatives who have participated in the CNA workshops to present an overview of their identified needs and improvement plans and work packages to address these needs.

Ms Naborey Hout, Cambodia

Mr Yam Pokharel, Nepal

Mr Jacob Amoako, Ghana

Afternoon break

15:35 -16:00

 Exhibition space open.

 

SESSION 7

 

Moderator: Julian Fox

 

Panel and open plenary discussion

16:00 -17:00

Panel session to provide highlights of GFOI activities / initiatives that partners would like to showcase followed by open plenary discussions on what else GFOI should be focusing on during the 2019-2020 period.

 

Recap and GFOI Plenary open forum close

17:00 -17:20

Moderator provides a summary of the key points made during the first two days of the Open Forum and input into GFOI’s priorities for the 2019-2020 period.

Ellen Bruzelius Backer

(Chair, GFOI Leads Group)

Thursday 11 April 2019

Meeting Name

Time

Overview

GFOI Group Feedback Forum:

 Country Needs Assessment Workshop

9:00 -9:45

Session Introduction: CNA Workshop Cards, Activities

Feedback Session 1: GFOI CNA workshop assessment tools and techniques – Feedback for cards, activities, checklists, extensions kits

9:45 -10:30

Session Introduction: CNA Workshop Data Collection and Reports

Feedback Session 2: GFOI CNA workshop reports and data – Feedback on data visualisation, data collection, and reports

Morning Break

10:30 -11:00

 

GFOI Group Feedback Forum:

 Country Needs Assessment Standard Operating Procedure

11:00 -12:00

Session Introduction: Country Improvement Plans, work packages

Feedback Session 4: Country Improvement Plan and Work packages – Feedback on structure and Content

Final  remarks

12:00 -12:15

Government of Mozambique and GFOI Office.

Lunch

12:15 – 13:15

 

Organized partner side events

14:00 – 18:00

13:45 -17:30

16:00 -18:00

Confirmed side events:

Tools for Accessing and Analysing Remotely Sensed Data (Plenary Room)

Satellite Monitoring for Forest Management program – new Merged sessions! (Breakout room Rio Save)

Near Real time Forest Monitoring Project ( Breakout room Rio Save)

Allocated time for side-meetings

14:00 -18:00

Time for scheduling side discussions between partners. 

Joint GFOI Leads and Component Managers meeting over lunch

11:30 -13:30

Invitation only.