Sudan R-PP 2014 Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP) for Country: SUDAN Date of revision: October 2014 Component 1: Version 6 Working Draft April 20, 2012 Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD) Disclaimer: The World Bank and the UN-REDD Programme do not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in the Readiness Preparation Proposals (R-PPs) submitted by REDD Country Participants and accept no responsibility whatsoever for any consequence of their use. The boundaries, colours, denominations, and other information shown on any map in the R-PPs do not imply on the part of the World Bank any judgment on the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Note: This version is for use by: 1) FCPF REDD-plus Country Participants submitting revised or new R-PPs to the FCPF FMT for PC 12 meeting in Colombia, June 27 – 29, 2012 or afterwards. 2) UN-REDD countries submitting National Programmes, as agreed. Sudan R-PP 2014 Table of Contents GENERAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................. 5 CONTACT INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................................... 5 R-PP DEVELOPMENT TEAM ...................................................................................................................................... 6 RESUME R-PP INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................... 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................................................................................. 8 ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................................................... 13 COMPONENT 1: ORGANIZE AND CONSULT .................................................................................................... 15 1A. NATIONAL READINESS MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS ......................................................................................... 15 1A.1. Inception & Institutionalization of Process ................................................................................... 15 1A.2. Sudan National REDD+ Programme .............................................................................................. 20 1A.3. Budget ........................................................................................................................................... 25 1B. INFORMATION SHARING AND EARLY DIALOGUE WITH KEY STAKEHOLDER GROUPS ....................................................... 26 1B.1. Consultation process ..................................................................................................................... 26 1B.2. FPIC process in Sudan.................................................................................................................... 31 1B.3. Budget ........................................................................................................................................... 33 1C. CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION PROCESS ...................................................................................................... 34 1C.1. Consultation and Participation (C&P) Plan ................................................................................... 34 1C.2. Objectives ...................................................................................................................................... 35 1C.3. Budget ........................................................................................................................................... 36 COMPONENT 2: PREPARE THE REDD-PLUS STRATEGY ................................................................................... 37 2A. ASSESSMENT OF LAND USE, LAND USE CHANGE DRIVERS, FOREST LAW, POLICY AND GOVERNANCE ...................... 37 2A.1. Geographic Characteristics and Population, Geography, Soil, Rainfall and Vegetation ............... 37 2A.2. Population and Gender ................................................................................................................. 38 2A.3. Economic situation ........................................................................................................................ 38 2A.4. Governance ................................................................................................................................... 41 2A.5. Water Resources & Land use ........................................................................................................ 42 2A.6. Ecological classification of the vegetation of Sudan ..................................................................... 43 2A.7. Forestry in the Sudan .................................................................................................................... 47 2A.8. Biodiversity of Sudan..................................................................................................................... 62 2A.9. Drivers of deforestation and forest degradation .......................................................................... 63 2A.10. Budget ...................................................................................................................................... 69 2B. REDD-PLUS STRATEGY OPTIONS ....................................................................................................................... 72 2B.1. Activities that can reduce deforestation & Forest Degradation ................................................... 72 2B.2. REDD+ Strategy Options ............................................................................................................... 73 2B.3. National economic policy instruments for REDD+ ........................................................................ 73 2B.4. Budget ........................................................................................................................................... 86 2C. REDD-PLUS IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK ....................................................................................................... 89 2C.1. Institutional Arrangements ........................................................................................................... 89 2C.2. Carbon Registry ............................................................................................................................. 92 2C.3. Integration of Environmental Concerns into Development Policy ................................................ 93 2C.4. Budget ........................................................................................................................................... 96 2D. SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS DURING READINESS PREPARATION AND REDD-PLUS IMPLEMENTATION............... 97 2D.1. Budget ......................................................................................................................................... 101 COMPONENT 3: DEVELOP A NATIONAL FOREST REFERENCE EMISSION LEVEL AND/OR A FOREST REFERENCE LEVEL ........................................................................................................................................................... 102 3.1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 102 3.2. PAST FOREST ASSESSMENTS .................................................................................................................... 102 3.2.1. Completed forest assessments .................................................................................................... 103 3.2.2. Forest cover change assessment................................................................................................. 104 3.2.3. Sudan Second National Communication to the UNFCCC ............................................................ 105 3.2.4. Studies on growth in plantation species ..................................................................................... 105 3.2.5. Planned activities ........................................................................................................................ 107 3.3. CHARACTERISTICS OF SUDAN'S FORESTS AND DRIVERS .................................................................................. 107 3.4. REFERENCE (EMISSION) LEVEL DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................ 108 3.4.1. Identification of required Reference (Emission) Levels ............................................................... 109 3.4.2. Mapping of forest areas for Reference (Emission) Levels ........................................................... 111 3.4.3. Assessment of carbon dynamics ................................................................................................. 113 3.4.4. National circumstances ............................................................................................................... 115 3.4.5. Management of Reference (Emission) Levels ............................................................................. 117 3.4.6. Methodological schedule and expected outputs .......................................................................