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Info Brief: South-South Cooperation Ghana and Ecuador This brief contains experiences and lessons learned from South-South Knowledge Exchange between Ghana and Ecuador.

A l’issu de la conférence de Cancun en 2010, les pays signataires de la Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques (CCNUCC) se sont convenus de sept (07) garanties, lesquelles sont requises et soutenues pour les activités REDD+ (Décision 1 / CP.16 Annexe 1 Paragraphe 2). Ces garanties sont denommées « Garanties de Cancun ». A la suite des conférences des parties à Durban en 2011 et à Varsovie en 2013, il a été convenu que les pays mettant en œuvre des activités REDD+ doivent fournir un résumé des informations sur la façon dont toutes les garanties ont été prises en compte et respectées (Décision 12 / CP.17) au niveau de la CNUCC tous les 4 ans. En effet, il a été convenu en marge de cette la conférence de Varsovie, l’élaboration de (i) la stratégie national ou plan d’action REDD+ , (ii) niveau d’emission de référence, (iii) le système national de surveillance des forêts et (iv) la système d’information sur les garanties (SIS).

The development of a Safeguard Information System (SIS) is one of the three safeguard-related requirements 1 outlined by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and is linked to the delivery of results-based payments 2. Although there are no official guidelines on how countries are supposed to set up a system for providing information on how safeguards are addressed and respected (commonly known as a Safeguard Information System or SIS), Parties to the UNFCCC have agreed on some broad guidance on the characteristics of a SIS.

The development of a Safeguard Information System (SIS) is one of the three safeguard-related requirements 1 outlined by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and is linked to the delivery of results-based payments 2. Although there are no official guidelines on how countries are supposed to set up a system for providing information on how safeguards are addressed and respected (commonly known as a Safeguard Information System or SIS), Parties to the UNFCCC have agreed on some broad guidance on the characteristics of a SIS.

With technical support from SNV, CLP and KASA and financial support from BMUB, Ghanahas decided to adopt a Country Approach to Safeguards (CAS) in order to meet andimplement its safeguards requirements for REDD+. In addition to responding to the UnitedNations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) requirements, a countryapproach to safeguards will allow Ghana to consider further objectives, including, forexample, meeting the safeguard requirements of organizations (e.g. donors) providinginterim results-based REDD+ payments/finance, such as the Forest Carbon PartnershipFacility (FCPF), and also contributing to the social and environmental sustainability ofnational policies and their implementation.