09/05/2019

A great emphasis is currently being placed on achieving transformational change and paradigm shift through policies and measures to fulfil the Paris Agreement goals and progressing on the UN 2030 development agenda, particularly by the world’s largest climate mitigation and adaptation facility, the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Initiatives to achieve zero deforestation, restore large areas of forest and reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation through activities such as REDD+ are showing potential to be catalysts for the much needed paradigm shift. Engagement in such efforts by developing countries will be key for ensuring sustainable and long-lasting sectoral and cross-sectoral transformational change that is indispensable for sustainable development as well as economic growth, whilst mitigating and adapting to climate change.

To explore how the lessons learned in the research can be practically applied in project and programme formulation, FAO and GCF together with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) will hold a discussion forum “Achieving Transformational Change through integrated Landscape Approaches” that will take place on 13 May at 14:00-15:00 (JST) during 2019 Global Landscapes Forum in Kyoto, Japan.

 

To join the discussion, go to http://bit.ly/GLFKyoto19

 

The Forum will bring together diverse voices to identify how developing countries can implement transformational integrated landscape approaches to achieve their sustainable development goals and fulfil their Paris Agreement pledges through climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. It will include representatives from the GCF, as well as indigenous peoples, civil society, UN, Government and scientists to provide new developments to understand transformational change in the context of integrated landscape approaches to sustainable development. The interactive session will present on the results from a recent FAO/CIFOR study, which analyses how transformational change is achieved in practice across multiple sectors, including climate change, forestry and agriculture.

 

The dialogue will explore:

• How can the necessary transformations in the landscape be achieved within short timeframes and contribute to meeting the Paris Agreement temperature goal of well below 2 or 1.5 degrees?
• What are the key triggers, barriers and challenges in achieving scaled up and sustainable transformational change across complex landscapes?
• What are some of the valuable lessons learned which the GCF has generated in promoting transformational change and paradigm as a part of its investment criteria?
• How can the lessons learned in the research be practically applied in project and programme formulation?
• What should be measured to evidence that transformational change is achieved or on its way in the land use? What indicators could be used to measure transformational change?

 

Speakers:

Hiroto Mitsugi

Assistant Director-General
Forestry Department 
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)

 

 Marc Dumas-Johansen

Forest and land use specialist
Division of Mitigation and Adaptation
The Green Climate Fund (GCF)

 

Malgorzata Buszko-Briggs

Programme Officer 
REDD+/National Forest Monitoring Cluster
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)

 

 Atmadja Stibniati

Scientist
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

 

 

Peter Riggs

Director
Pivot Point

 

 

 

Moderator:

Stephen Leonard

Climate Change Policy Analyst 
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

 

 

 

For more information, please contact:

Malgorzata BuszkoBriggs: [email protected]

Stephen Leonard: [email protected]

 

 

 

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