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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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SESSION 2 |
| Moderator: Evan Notman |
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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. |
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SESSION 3 |
| Moderator: Nikki Fitzgerald |
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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. |
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Official Plenary dinner | 19:00 - onwards | Official dinner held onsite. | Evan to provide details at close of day. |
| Wednesday 10 April 2019 - Open Forum |
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Meeting Name | Time | Overview | Speaker / Organizer |
SESSION 4 |
| Moderator: Anssi Pekkarinen |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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SESSION 7 |
| Moderator: Julian Fox |
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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.
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |