CAMBODIA REDD+ NATIONAL PROGRAMME COP decisions on Drivers (i)COP13 - Bali 3. Encourages countries to explore a range of actions, identify options and undertake efforts, including demonstration activities, to address the drivers of deforestation relevant to their national circumstances, with a view to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and thus enhancing forest carbon stocks due to sustainable management of forests; (ii)COP15 – Copenhagen 1. Requests developing countries to identify drivers of deforestation and forest degradation resulting in emissions and also the means to address these

CAMBODIA REDD+ NATIONAL PROGRAMME COP decisions on Drivers (i)COP16 – Cancun 68. Encourages all Parties to find effective ways to reduce the human pressure on forests that results in greenhouse gas emissions, including actions to address drivers of deforestation; (ii)COP16 – Cancun 72. Also requests developing country Parties, when developing and implementing their national strategies or action plans, to address, inter alia, the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation…

CAMBODIA REDD+ NATIONAL PROGRAMME COP decisions on Drivers (i)COP19 – Warsaw Decision 15. Addressing the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation Notes the complexity of the problem, different national circumstances and the multiple drivers of deforestation and forest degradation and that livelihood may be dependent on activities related to drivers of deforestation and forests degradation and that addressing these drivers may have economic costs and implications for domestic resources

CAMBODIA REDD+ NATIONAL PROGRAMME COP decisions on Drivers (i)COP19 – Warsaw Decision 15. Addressing the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation 1. Reaffirm the importance of addressing drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in the context of the development and implementation of national strategies and action plans by developing country Parties; 2. Recognize that drivers of deforestation and forest degradation have many causes, and that actions to address these drivers are unique to countries’ national circumstances, capacities and capabilities; 3. Encourage Parties, organizations and the private sector to take action to reduce the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation;

CAMBODIA REDD+ NATIONAL PROGRAMME COP decisions on Drivers (i)COP19 – Warsaw Decision 15. Addressing the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation 4. Encourages all Parties, relevant organizations, and the private sector and other stakeholders, to continue their work to address drivers of deforestation and forest degradation and to share the results of their work on this matter, including via the web platform on the UNFCCC website; 5. Encourages developing country Parties to take note of the information from on-going and existing work on addressing the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation by developing country Parties and relevant organizations and stakeholders.

CAMBODIA REDD+ NATIONAL PROGRAMME Objective of Today’s Meeting The overall objective is to support the work to address drivers of deforestation and forest degradation relevant to Cambodia by validating the results of review of drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in Cambodia, and discussing the results by a study on wood fuels.

CAMBODIA REDD+ NATIONAL PROGRAMME Objective of Today’s Meeting Presentations: 1) Results: Primary assessment of drivers of deforestation and forest degradation (Mr Chhun Delux) 2) Results Impact assessment wood fuels (GERES) 3) Quantifying Drivers of Deforestation and forest Degradation (Aruna) 4) Update National REDD+ strategy Group Discussions: Group I: focus on wood fuel Group II: methods and approaches to monitor Group III: drivers assessment study

CAMBODIA REDD+ NATIONAL PROGRAMME Thank You! Mathieu van Rijn Website: /