This document outlines Kenya's proposed national management framework for REDD+. It establishes a 4-tier structure consisting of a National REDD+ Steering Committee, Technical Working Group, National REDD+ Coordinating Office, and REDD+ Component Task Forces. The Steering Committee will provide policy guidance and oversight, while the Technical Working Group will provide advisory support. The Coordinating Office will coordinate implementation and communications, and the Task Forces will focus on specific REDD+ strategies. Field-based REDD+ Officers will also support implementation at the local level.

1. REDD+ NATIONAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
Alfred Gichu
Kenya Forest Service

2. Objectives
To integrate and contribute to GoK‘s broader climate
change goals as stated in the recently developed
National Climate Change Response Strategy;
To provide the necessary support to development of
a coherent and successful REDD+ Strategy;
To bring clear decision making authority to the
REDD process that is informed by both national
climate change goals and REDD goals;
To ensure Kenya has its own high level expert
technical working group to advise the decision
making authority.

3. MEMR
NEMA Secretariat at MEMR
Policy, Law and PROGRAMS OFFICE
Strategy
Adaptation Communications, Research, Early Monitoring & Emissions REDD, Land Use
Education and Warning and Evaluation Trading, CDM and and Land Use
Programs Disaster Technology
Division Awareness Division Change Division
Management Transfer Division:
Division Division the DNA
Key Players: Key Players: Key Players: Key Players: Key Players: Key Players:
Government, Government, KMD, Nat’l Lands Inter Dep’t Investment
Promotion Gov’t, KFS,
Local Authorities Universities, Information committee of
Management Centre, NEMA, KARI, KEFRI,
Universities, NEMA, Media experts on M&E, Gov’t, Local
Private Sector, Training Systems, CC External M&E
NEMA, ICRAF,
Authorities,
Civil Society/ Institutions, Civil Expert Group,
experts, Internal KIRDI, KIPI, KEBS, ICIPE, Local
KSFS, KWS, KNPC, NGOs, and Int’l NGOs
NGOs Society/ NGOs, Auditors,
KASALs, FAO & Local and foreign
Local & Dev’t other local and External & Dev’t
experts and Dev’t
Partners Int’l orgs & dev’t Auditors, Office partners
partners
partners of the PM

4. REDD MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
management arrangements for implementing
REDD+ will be housed within the section “REDD and
Land Use and land use change”.
 it is proposed that the REDD+ unit will function as a
stand-alone unit initially and subsequently becomes
integrated into the Programme Office once is
established.
a four tier structure has been created consisting of a
National REDD+ Steering Committee, a Technical
Working Group, a National REDD Coordinating
Office, the REDD+ Component Task Forces and
Local Conservancy Officers.

5. REDD
Management
Structure

6. REDD STEERING COMMITTEE
 The National REDD+ Steering Committee (RSC): will become
operational upon approval of its current Terms of Reference .
 will be chaired by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Forest and
Wildlife Resources, and KFS AND KEFRI will provide secretariat
services.
 RSC membership is composed of Permanent Secretaries from the
Ministries of Forestry and Wildlife, Environment and Mineral
Resources, Finance, Planning, Energy, Local Government, Directors
of KFS, KEFRI and NEMA, WWF and KFWG, NACOFA,
Universities, UNDP/UNEP and the Donor Coordination Group.
 Inclusion of the Ministries of finance and planning in this important
decision making entity, will ensure that REDD+ is a national effort ,
sectors are well coordinated, and that REDD + activities will enter
the national plans and records.

7. TORs for Steering Committee
 Policy guidance,
 intersectoral coordination,
 Approval of plans and budgets,
 Resource mobilisation,
 Delivery of REDD strategy and baseline emission level, monitoring
and evaluation,
 Quality control and
 Providing mechanisms for international collaboration on REDD+.
These roles will be carried out during R-PP implementation.
The Chair person and treasury officer liaise with the National REDD+
Coordinating Body relating to funding flows for R-PP
operationalization.

8. REDD+ Technical Working Group (TWG):
 The TWG will play an advisory role for the National REDD+ Steering
Committee.
 It will also liaise directly with the National REDD+ Coordination
Office, whose mandate is to carry out operationalization of the R-PP.
 The subgroup and current TWG will disband, and the new TWG for
R-PP implementation will be redefined as a smaller 8 person entity
bringing together specific expertise required in this phase.
 Members will have expertise in forestry, finance, land use,
agriculture, wildlife management, range management, and timber
production and the management of private sector enterprises. In
addition, there will be one representative from CSOs, representative
community forest associations and one representative from
indigenous communities living in forests.
 The TWG will be responsible for oversight of the R-PP
implementation process managing the monitoring and evaluation
activities .

9. The National REDD+ Coordination Office (NRCO):
 To be constituted immediately upon approval of the R-PP by the
FCPF with the designation of an Interim National REDD+
Coordinator.
 consisting of ~ 15 full-time staff dedicated to RPP implementation
activities for the period 2011-2014.
 The Interim National REDD+ Coordinator will open the positions
required in the R-PP implementation period.
 These will be full time subject matter specialists and administration
and support staff required

10. Functions of NRCO
 Coordination of work carried out by the five REDD+ Component
Task Forces
 Communications of the overall REDD+ process and consultation
support to the REDD+ component task forces
 Conflict resolution and grievances
 Liaison and coordination with local conservancy officers who are the
field based arm of the REDD+ strategy component task forces.
 Finance management for monitoring incoming funds to REDD+
activities, and tracking expenditures during R-PP implementation
 Oversight for particular gender concerns for all aspects of R-PP
implementation
 Others that are delegated to it by comp 3, 4 and 6

11. REDD+ Component Task Forces
Small groups organized according to REDD+ candidate
strategies.
The management structure for these REDD+ Strategy
task forces will include task force members uniting the
expertise required for each particular strategy.
REDD+ Component Officer who is a full time staff that
reports to the National Coordinator
In each forest conservancy, a REDD+ Officer designated
to liaise and help to implement demonstration activities
and coordinate with local communities, and NRCO.