Clean Development Mechanism Interim Approval Guide
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This Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) guidebook was developed with an aim of supporting potential investors and project developers with the basic knowledge on the environment surrounding CDM project development in Papua New Guinea (PNG). In addition to general demographic and climate change mitigation information for PNG, the guide provides country specific information from a practical aspect of identifying and developing CDM projects in PNG under the UNFCCC former arrangement - the Kyoto Protocol. The objective of this booklet is to provide guidance to stakeholders investing in PNG. This in turn is believed to benefit the host country as a whole through carbon revenues and associated sustainable development benefits. Although the publication is old, its contents are useful and can be applied under the current Paris Agreement arrangement to guide our work in developing cleaner energy options to reduce our carbon emissions.
Regional consultation will discuss the Green Climate Fund in PNG and review Climate
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Papua New Guinea's First Biennial Update Report to UNFCCC
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This first BUR presents an overview of PNG’s national circumstances relevant to climate change, summary results of the inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks for years 2000 through to 2015, and also presents information related to identified mitigation actions; constraints and gaps; the financial support received in relation to climate change activities and related financial, technical and capacity needs, including a description of support needed and received; information on national circumstances and institutional arrangements relevant to the preparation of national communications on a continuous basis; and information about the domestic MRV (measurement, reporting and verification).   This BUR also includes the Technical Annex referred to in decision 14/CP.19, paragraph 7, containing the results achieved from REDD+ activities by PNG. The report follows the BUR guidelines for developing countries according to paragraphs 39 to 42 of Decision 2/CP.17 and its Annex III. This first BUR presents an overview of PNG’s national circumstances relevant to climate change amd was submitted to UNFCCC last year in 2018.
Forestry Act 1991
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The National Forest Policy provides the basis for forest resource management in the country. Forests play an indispensa-ble role in the preservation of ecological balance and maintenance of bio-diversity. Forest also constitutes one of the most effective carbon-sink. The Forest sector is critical to addressing the issues of climate change through supporting initiatives in climate impact and mitigation, particularly through carbon stock inventory and reducing emission from de-forestation and forest degradation.
National Climate Compatible Development Mangement Policy 2014
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Papua New Guinea's National Climate Change Policy document.
REDD+ Capacity Building Initiative
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The purpose of this training is to assist in developing a country Roadmap for REDD+ MRV. It aims to assist countries understand the concepts and requirements of REDD+ MRV to access carbon base payment and for other national uses. It Ensure that REDD+ countries meet the necessary requirements of REDD+ activities through the REDDcompass with a sensible direction. It also gives individuals taking part in REDD+ activities the clear knowledge on building a sustainable REDD+ MRV that meets the Good Practise Guidance of IPCC reporting principles. It aimed to provide participants with: Knowledge on Climate Change, research relating to GHG and global temperature increase, how the REDD+ evolved through time from the critical Conference of Parties Decisions. Understanding Use of REDDcompass, a web based site to access GFOI methods and guidelines materials and tools. Understanding the importance of Good practices, and how and why the REDD+ activities have to be Transparent, meeting accuracy, consistency, competences and comparable. Understanding the use of excel refresher for Key Category Analysis, National Forest Inventory and ABG/BGB carbon calculation, Activity data and Accuracy (Uncertainty Assessment). The training was organised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nation, Global Forest Observation Initiative and the University of Melbourne at Australia – Victoria State and was held at Creswick Campus, the University of Melbourne – Facility of Science: School of Ecosystem and Forest Science. The training was attended by the CCDA technical team from the MRV and National Communication Division - Mr Alfred Rungol (MRV Manager), Ms Debra Sungi (MRV Officer), Miss Priscilla Pep, Mr David Reid and Mr. Morgan Kai.
Consultation Workshop for National Forest Monitoring System Action Plan, Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Forest Reference Level for REDD+ in Papua New Guinea
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The Consultation Workshop for National Forest Monitoring System Action Plan, Greenhouse Gas inventory, Forest Reference Level for REDD+ in Papua New Guinea was a joint initiative of the Climate Change Development Authority (CCDA), the UNREDD Programme and the European Union held on the 7th and 8th of June, 2016 at the Grand Papua Hotel in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Workshop participants included government and non-government organisations, university and research institutions, community leaders, the private sector and development partners.
AFOLU Hands on Training Report
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In preparation of the Forest Reference Level (FRL) submission and calculations of Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHGi) in the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) Sector, experts from the three organisations met in Kavieng, New Ireland Province in 2017. Participants were from CCDA, the Department of Agriculture and Livestock (DAL) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).   The FAO experts have a wide range of experience working with different countries upon requests to the FAO Head Quarters in Rome. This is a report from the training session.