Participatory Governance Assessment for REDD+ in Nigeria

Participatory Governance Assessment for REDD+ (PGA) in Nigeria: -Approach and status -Objectives of training on governance indicators and data collection Boje, 25 March 2014

The double purpose of participatory governance assessments: Strengthen the supply of governance (evidence-based policy-making) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE ASSESSMENT Strengthen the demand for governance (accountability mechanism)

in Nigeria... So far: PGA Committee created Priority governance issues identified Draft indicator set elaborated PGA planning meeting Feb2014 First PGA cycle to be completed this year 1. Broad and informed participation of REDD+ stakeholders 2. Harmonization of policy and legal framework for REDD+ 3. Transparency and accountability of the REDD+ process and finance 4. Inter-governmental relations and coordination Draft indicator set available PGA/REDD+ Committee Current status Establish organizational structure Identify governance issues Develop indicators framework Analyze and disseminate results Collect data

NIGERIA PGA STRUCTURE AS AGREED ON 20FEB14 National REDD+ Coordinator/ Secretariat Cross River State Forestry Commission Federal level Governance Working/outreach Group State level Governance Working/outreach Group Reports to Oversees and promotes Oversees and promotes PGA Committee Leads the process PGA Coordinator Coordinates and facilitates Reports to SE Specialist Communication and SE strategy PGA Research Team Conducts technical work UN-REDD agencies REDD+ Consultative Network: extended group of all relevant stakeholders, from local communities, CRS and other States, etc

PGA Committee members as jointly decided on 17 January 2013 - Salisu Dahiru, Department of Forestry, Ministry of Environment - Odigha Odigha, Cross River State Forestry Commission - Edwin Usang, NGOCE (CSO) - Francis Bisong, University of Calabar - Elizabeth Andrew Essien, University of Calabar - Andre Dunn, WCS - Amos Kajang, Representative of the Mbe Mountain - Priscilla Achakpa, Women Environmental Programme.

PGA RESEARCH TEAM as revised on 20Feb2014 i Prof. FrancisBisong (Team Leader) Chairman-Climate Change Working Group (CCWG), Dean of Graduate School, University of Calabar Mr. Sylvanus Abua Partnership Opportunities for Women Empowerment Realization (POWER) - Cross River State Dr. Elizabeth Andrew-Essien Member-CCWG, University of Calabar Dr. Joy Atu Member-CCWG, University of Calabar Mr. Omini Oden Media Consultant, Cross River State, Nigeria. Mr. Tony Atah UN-REDD team Mr. AsuquoOkon, Ecodev Konsult for Mangrove site; Martins Egot, Ekuri-initiative for the Ekuri Site ; Amos Kajang / Stephen Kembre , CAMM-Conservation Association of Mbe Moutain site - to rotate according to specific site Inaoyom Imong WCS representative Donatus Adie CRS Forestry Commission +Need to add: - legal expert / environmental lawyer to be identified (possibly Dean of Faculty of Law/Victor Offiong) - Representative from the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) - Representative from Statistical Institute such as NISER

PGA MILESTONES 2014 1. Activate PGA Committee, review previous agreements, strategic planning of PGA process 2. Refine indicator set and select data collection methods HOW AND WITH WHOM WHEN PGA Committee meeting in Calabar Feb Mar Training on indicators in Calabar Apr Local workshops in 3 pilot sites 3. Finalize and validate indicator set and data collection methods May Broad participatory validation meeting in Calabar 4. Prepare and train for data collection Data collection training State and local level Jun 5. Collect and analyze governance data Jul-Aug Data collection in the 3 pilot sites Local validation workshops in 3 pilot sites Sep 6. Validate findings State-level validation workshop with broad participation in Calabar 7. Draft, validate and publish PGA report Oct Official public PGA report launch at international, national, State and local levels 8. Communicate and promote the use of PGA information and recommendations Nov Ongoing coordination with safeguards work / collaboration with Statistical Institute / other... 9. Institutionalize the PGA process to ensure its continuation and cylcic repetition over time

TRAINING OBJECTIVES to further develop the specific knowledge and capacity of the PGA Committee members and the PGA research team on governance indicators and their sources of information (or data collection methods), so as to enable them to work on the PGA indicators and conduct the PGA process with adequate technical knowledge; to practically help the PGA Committee members and PGA research team revise and improve the draft indicator set currently available for the 4 priority governance domains identified, and start to identify data collection methods; to prepare the research team and other relevant PGA team members for the conduction of the local participatory workshops planned for April 2014 in the 3 pilot sites where local communities' inputs on the indicators and data collection methods will be sought.