Ellysar Baroudy and Mario Boccucci will share a few words on the value of having a Joint Knowledge Exchange Day and the objectives of the day.

Description: Roundtable format with moderator and audience participation. Country-led dialogue with country experiences shared on successes, challenges, and lessons learned.  Multilaterals and bi-lateral donors available to respond to questions and comments.  Subsequently, the discussion will open up to the floor facilitated by a moderator.

Key discussion points:

• Donor funding coordination: How bilateral donors and multilaterals can work to minimize overlaps of support and ensure synergies, so that country needs can be addressed – country experiences shared
• Alignment of country needs and donor priorities: Ensuring support is based on country-driven needs in ways that address donor priorities – country experiences shared
• A multi-sectoral approach: How can donor coordination support a multi-sectoral approach at the country level – country experiences shared

Objectives/Outputs: Better understanding of country needs and challenges faced by countries – to help inform better donor coordination.

Moderator: Tanzania (TBC)

Roundtable participants:

• Cambodia: Chhun Delux  
• Peru:  Kenneth Peralta Nario
• Uganda: Margaret Athieno Mwebesa
• Germany: Iven Schad
• Spain: Monica Corrales  
• IP: Grace Balawag
• CSO: Victor Illescas
• FCPF: Ellysar Baroudy
• UN-REDD Programme: Mario Boccucci

Description: Plenary session to introduce a new decision support tool and technical training modules developed by the FCPF as well as analysis by the FAO that provide REDD countries practical support in the design of their reference level and forest monitoring systems.

Objective: Participants have an overview and access to new resources that provide important technical and strategic decision support in REDD+ technical capacity building.

Presenters:

Description: Overview of topics of knowledge exchange sessions, sign-up process and location of rooms

Presenters:

• Nina Doetinchem and Jennifer Ferguson-Mitchell

Description: Parallel knowledge exchange sessions with a country presenting its specific national experience, lessons learned and challenges faced related to a specific theme/topic. Following the country presentation, a moderator will facilitate a discussion to foster south-south knowledge exchange. A rapporteur will capture the key outputs of each session. This will then be produced as a knowledge product and shared with wider audiences.