Who Pays and Who Benefits? – Side event at SBSTA-42

Join this side event to gain insights into a range of options for REDD+ benefit-sharing mechanisms and equity, drawing on three years of comparative research across Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Designing a benefit-sharing mechanism that is efficient, effective and equitable is the holy grail of REDD+, but navigating the trade-offs between these three “Es” remains a challenge.

Learn about the risks, rewards and results of various initiatives, explore what has worked in other sectors, and discuss new avenues for incorporating fairness into policy design.

Speakers

	Sven Wunder Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)Jan Börner Centre for Development Research (ZEF) Assessing costs and equity implications of REDD+ policies and initiatives from local to national levels in Brazil and Peru
	Grace Wong Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Design of 3E REDD+ benefit sharing mechanisms: Learning from other sectors
	Regan Suzuki Pairojmahakij Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC) Policy implications of regional capacity building on equity in forest governance
	Maria Brockhaus Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Risks and safeguards in implementing REDD+: Lessons from forest governance
	Louis Verchot Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Moderator

Panel Discussion

International climate experts and national policymakers will be invited to comment on the research findings and discuss implications for the design of REDD+ benefit-sharing mechanisms.