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Transcript of Swan CBP methods ws oct 2011
CCFS Workshop
27th – 28th October
The Carbon Benefits Project Modelling Component Tools as applied
at the Landscape Scale
Sustainable Land Management
Sustainable land management projects such as those supported by the GEF have potential to:
- reduce GHG emissions
- sequester C from the atmosphere
Before the Carbon Benefits Project
• The GEF had no standardized way of tracking and reporting the impact of GEF land management projects on
- carbon stock changes
- greenhouse gas emissions
• GEF projects either not reporting or using different methods
• CBP toolkit developed for GEF projects to track and report in a standardized way
Reporting Module
Measurement Module
Remote Sensing Ground-based
Measurement Protocol Module
Project Information
Module
Toolkit advisor Project Description
Module
Simple Assessment
Detailed Assessment
Dynamic Modelling
Guidance Module
Assessment Tools
MRV Module
REDD & A/R
Carbon Benefits Socioeconomic Tools
UNEP Colorado State University (Modelling Component)
CSU Component, Plus Points for Smallholders
1. Online system
2. Easy to use
3. Options for projects with varying amounts of data including just activity data
4. Projects with varying emphasis
5. Economic and social tools
Project Description
• Project activity areas large or as small as you like
• At landscape scale either define large areas or multiple areas grouped together
• Second option suitable for groups of smallholders spread over a a landscape
Enter, Manage, and Delete a Polygon
Guidance
Online questionnaire to help users decide how much time, effort and resources to put into tracking C benefits.
Provides recommendation on which C pools/GHG emissions to monitor.
Recommendation is based on length of report period, project goal, available expertise, facilities, personnel and funding.
Guidance
Guidance on how to improve C stock/GHG estimates using targeted field and lab measurements
Set of questions to lead users to one of the three analysis tools a Simple Assessment, a Detailed Assessment or a Dynamic Modelling option
Simple Assessment
CBP Modelling System Data Requirements for Forestland
• Locations of native forest or plantations, extent of interventions (ha)
• Forest / Plantation System Type
• Age Range (<= 20 years or > 20 years)
• Natural Losses:
• Fire (%/year)
• Wind (%/year)
• Pest/Disease (%/year)
• Other (drought, etc.) (%/year)
• Timber Harvests (m3/year)
• Fuelwood Gathering (m3/year)
Simple Assessment
Simple Assessment
Detailed Assessment & Dynamic Modeling
Detailed Assessment
Same as the simple assessment with capacity for users to:
1. Create their own cropping, grassland or forest systems
2. Modify emission factors to make them project or country specific
Dynamic Modelling
An option for users wishing to do an in depth analysis with a focus on soil C.
Requires some expertise in GIS and ecosystem modelling.
Socio-Economic Component
• Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA)
– Quantitative analysis to determine economic impacts of project activities
• DPSIR Framework (Driving Forces, Pressures, State, Impacts, Responses)
– Qualitative analysis to identify the drivers and barriers to carbon friendly practices
Summary Report
PDF, 7 pages • Project attributes • Total and annual C balance in CO2e for baseline, project and incremental diff • Tables - C changes by land use classes and emission sources • Economic Impacts
• Social Impacts
Detailed Report • Excel spreadsheet • GHG emissions C stock changes by
source, activity area, land use, category • IPCC equation given • Uncertainty estimate
Carbon Benefits Project Toolkit Web Site
www.unep.org/climatechange/carbon-benefits/
http://groups.google.com/group/cbp-users
User Group
Contact for more information
Dr Eleanor Milne [email protected]