1. South Africa’s Approach to implementing REDD+
Session: ‘Country experiences with reporting forums’
GFOI Plenary, Bogota Colombia, 14 March 2018

2. Step-wise approach to implementing REDD+ in South Africa: Research
National Terrestrial Carbon Sinks Assessment
Carbon Sinks Atlas 2017 (Online tool)
Mitigation Potential Analysis: Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use Sector
Unlocking barriers and opportunities for land-use based climate change mitigation activities in South Africa
Towards the development of a GHG emissions baseline for the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use sector in South Africa

3. Coordination and Reporting Fora
Department of Environmental Affairs: Climate Change
Intergovernmental Committee on Climate Change
National Committee on Climate Change (includes private sector and civil society)
Inter-Ministerial Committee on Climate Change
Custodian of forestry resources in South Africa
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
DST and National Research Foundation: Communities of Practice under the South African Research Chairs Initiative
Department of Science and Technology (DST): Research
Forum of South African Directors-General
Parliamentary Portfolio Committees
Outcome 10 Delivery Forum (MINTECH) of the Intergovernmental Relations Act
Technical working groups and stakeholder workshops convened for AFOLU

4. Coordination and Reporting Fora

5. Step-wise approach to implementing REDD+: Assessment Report
Strategic Plan, Measurement, Reporting and Verification. AFOLU Sector:
The MRV of AFOLU will evolve as part of the climate change response M&E system.
Develop guidelines and indicators and data requirements for MRV as well as their roles and responsibilities
Monitor progress towards implementation of the Nationally Determined Contribution
Formalise institutional arrangements for the exchange of data and information and coordinate emissions reduction activities
Develop an impact assessment mechanism for mitigation actions
Development of a National REDD+ Strategy
Next Steps

6. evidence based up-to-date information
Objectives of National Integrated Climate Change Monitoring and Evaluation System
Archiving
Analyses & reporting
Communication with stakeholders
Reporting
Match responses with observations
Analyses (Tracking transition)
evidence based up-to-date information

7. Data/Information and Coordination) Data storage, processing & (QA/QC)
Overview of South Africa’s Integrated Climate Change Monitoring & Evaluation System
Data/Information and Coordination)
Web-based Platform
Outputs
Monitoring (includes MRV) Evaluation (impact analyses)
Indicators
National Climate Change Report
 UNFCCC Reporting
GHG Inventory
Others
Data storage, processing & (QA/QC)
National Climate Response Database
National GHG Inventory System
Tools and databases
Data & information
Analyses
Climate Resilience
Risks, Vulnerability, Impacts
Adaptation And Mitigation Responses
Guidelines
Risks, Vulnerability, Impacts
Public databases and institutions
Climate and atmosphere monitoring networks and systems
Responses, Carbon Budget and Sectoral Mitigation Plans
Public, private databases
Programme/project owners
Research institutions
MRV of Carbon Tax
Direct submissions and reporting
GHG Emissions, Sinks and AFOLU
Direct submissions and reporting

8. Mitigation M&E Focus Areas Adaptation M&E Focus Areas
Developments in the Establishment of the National Climate Change M&E System
Focus on institutionalization of climate change M&E and approaches
The National GHG Reporting Regulations and National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory System
The National GHG Improvement Programme and Development of National GHG Inventory System
The AFOLU Measurement, Reporting and Verification Capacity Building Project
Development of M&E Guidelines and MRV of Carbon Tax looking at Sequestration
8 overarching and 75 sector-specific Desired Adaptation Outcomes (DAOs)
9 DAOs identified for the water sector and 4 for the forestry sector
DAOs applied to the National Adaptation Strategy, Climate Finance
Approaches for assessing the effectiveness of adaptation responses tested with case studies
Mitigation M&E Focus Areas
Adaptation M&E Focus Areas
Cross-cutting
AFOLU specific

9. Phasing of the M&E System Implementation
Phase 1:
PROTOTYPE
Basic web-platform
Basic functionality
Themes & indicators
Information repository
User reporting
Analytics capability
Basic inputs into mandatory reports
Initial DEA system-integration
Phase 2:
USER INTERACTION
Expanded automation
Increased system integration
Integration of new indicators/metrics and methods
Phase 3:
AUTOMATION
Priorities for improving future forest monitoring and GHG reporting efforts:
Data collection system to support establishment of NFMS
Development of Standard operation procedures
Enhancing governance and coordination frameworks

10. Priority Actions & Questions
Are there any supporting templates?
Are there specific indicators or information to be included?
Is the system expected to do an analysis of the submitted information?
What kind of analytical capability needs to be built in the M&E system; what type of analysis is required and how frequently should this analysis occur?
Are any specific analytical methodologies preferred/proposed? Are there any examples?
What other datasets/systems will the system need to access to do any analysis of submitted data?
Who will collect and upload data? what process will be followed?
What supporting data arrangements are needed and what is already in place?
What legal and regulatory tools are in place or are needed to supporting the implementation?
User Interface/ Data Management
Analysis
Reporting and Outputs
Governance and Coordination

11. Reitumetse Molotsoane
Department of Environmental Affairs
Directorate: Climate Change Mitigation and Emissions Monitoring and Evaluation
Acknowledgements:
Hlengiwe Mbatha
Pfunzo Mudau