Moja Global is developing next generation tools called FLINT (Full Lands Integration Tool) to measure land sector emissions and integrate diverse data sources. FLINT was designed for Kenya to estimate emissions, ensure food security, and support land use planning. It integrates satellite imagery, growth models, climate data and more to simulate each land pixel over time. Moja aims to manage FLINT openly via a governance structure to support countries' mitigation commitments and access to climate finance. Assistance is sought for further development, computing/storage, and financial support.

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Next generation tools for measuring emissions
from the land sector

2. Climate change is one of the
biggest challenges of this century
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3. Global agreement reached in Paris
• Limit emissions to keep temp increase below 2C
• Net zero emissions in the second half of the century
• 187 countries submitted plans to reduce emissions
• Need for transparency and accountability
• Financial support for developing
countries (USD100 Billion/yr by 2020)

4. Land use is part of the problem
• Globally a huge source of
emissions (24%)
o Deforestation, agriculture, livestock
• Most significant source in many
developing countries
o Often more than 70% of total
emissions
• Emissions generally caused by
poor land management
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5. Land must be part of the solution
• Net zero emissions is only
possible by using the land
sector
o Sink potential of ~14 GtCO2/year
• Improving land management
reduces emissions
• Countries need to be able to
use land effectively
o Systems need to address multiple
issues, not just emissions
o Particularly for developing countries
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6. Measuring progress is key to
unlocking climate finance
• Action requires support
o Including climate finance, technology transfer and policy
support
• Access to climate finance underpins
potential future mitigation commitments
o Developing countries need finance to move to a
sustainable pathway (USD100 billion/yr by 2020)
• Mitigation needs to be measured
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7. Country needs drive system design
• Every country has different:
o Problems: deforestation, degradation, erosion
o Solutions: policy, projects, governance
o Data: remote sensing, ground measurements,
climate maps, soils maps, elevation models
• Coherent integration of these data to meet
needs is the key to success
o No one data source can measure everything
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8. Current systems are limited
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• Existing methods are coarse
• Do not allow for continuous
improvement
o Need to move from simple to complex
systems
• Cannot take full advantage of new
technologies
• Remote sensing
• Models
• Very limited applicability to other
issues
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9. Current systems are limited
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• Existing methods are coarse
• Do not allow for continuous
improvement
o Need to move from simple to complex
systems
• Cannot take full advantage of new
technologies
• Remote sensing
• Models
• Very limited applicability to other
issues
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11. Analytical framework to
bring together all of the data

12. Kenya’s needs drove new design
• SLEEK (System for Land-based Emissions
Estimation in Kenya)
o Identified multiple needs, including emissions
estimation, food security and land use planning
o Requires a very comprehensive system
• SLEEK reviewed existing integrating tools
o None met Kenya’s needs
o Identified that other countries would also need similar
systems
Created the Full Lands Integration Tool
(FLINT)
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13. The FLINT...
• Integrates all the data in a single generic framework
o Framework handles data integration and processing
o Allows for centralized data processing and reporting
• Modular framework allows for country-specific implementations
o Countries do not need to duplicate effort in building the framework
o Single system to give governments confidence in the core system
• Developed for speed and cross platform operation
o Core simulator in C++
o But modules can be written in multiple languages
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Satellite Images for 35 years
778 million pixels for Kenya
processed individually, each
with 215 possible changes
Identify changes of land use and the
reason for those changes for each pixel: 8
classes.

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Develop models for each
type of vegetation, debris
and soil for different land
management practices
(e.g. harvest)
Calibrate each model to the
specific circumstances in the
country, using field studies.
Ground data
Forest inventory plots
Research sites
Growth models
Community engagement
Social studies

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Provide input data to run every pixel
through time: each pixel runs for
>12500 time steps (daily, 35 years)
Input data
Climate
Soils
Land management
Elevation models
Infrastructure
Natural disturbances
Commodity prices

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Outputs
UNFCCC reports
Other national reports
Information on crop yields
Access to all data for other
uses

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Processing requirements (Kenya)
>50 TB base data
4 TB of data of input data
778 million individual simulations
(25 meter pixels)
Each simulation runs for 12775
time steps (daily, 35 years)
>500 possible outputs each step
Petabytes of potential information
Business intelligence to make
sense of it all

19. The role of moja global
•FLINT and other core software needs to
be managed professionally
o This is uncommon in the land sector
•Open source is key
o No one government owns the system
o Reduce costs for all
•But needs strong governance
o Tool needs to be reliable as underpins financial
instruments and government commitments
o Maintain consistency with international reporting
requirements
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20. Ongoing activities
• FLINT development (CCI and Canada)
• Implementation in countries (Kenya)
• Replication of existing systems (Canada)
• Expansion to other countries (Indonesia)
• Governance design (moja global)
• Stakeholder engagement
• Funding proposals
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• Clinton Climate Initiative
• Department of the Environment Australia
• Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources
Canada
• Government of Kenya
• Research Department of Ministry of Environment
and Forestry, Indonesia
• Australian National University
• CSIRO
• NASA
• Baker & McKenzie
• Wageningen University
• Linux Foundation
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22. Assistance is required
• Work with us on
development
o Core systems
o Interfaces
o Software management
o Data provision
• Provision of compute
power and online storage
• Financial support
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