Nisha Onta, Knowledge Management Coordinator, shared the capacity building activities of WOCAN and discussed opportunities for collaborations with the participants of the ‘Meeting on Enhanced Cooperation – Asia-Pacific Forests and Climate Change Capacity Development’, organized by RECOFTC on 12 May in Bangkok. The meeting served as a platform to share experiences on the Grassroots Capacity Building REDD+ Project and to discuss strengthening coordination in climate change capacity development in the region, particularly with regards to forest based adaptation and mitigation.
participants included representatives fromAsian Institute of Technology(AIT),Center for International Forestry Research(CIFOR),Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO),Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit(GIZ),Green Climate Fund,Institute for Global Environmental Strategies(IGES),Royal Norwegian Embassy,Pact World,SilvaCarbon,Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency(Sida),Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization(TGO),United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP),The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions for Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries(UN-REDD Programme),Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture & Natural Resource Management(WOCAN) andWorld Agroforestry Centre(ICRAF).
The meeting started with the presentation and reflection on RECOFTC’s capacity building programs on REDD+. Participants discussed various limitations of capacity building programs and opportunities to collaborate for effective and efficient programs.