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The Forests Dialogue Secretariat
Yale University
360 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
USA

T +1 203 432 5966
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tfd@yale.edu

James Mayers
TFD Co-Leader

Carlos Roxo
TFD Co-Leader

Gary Dunning
Executive Director

The Forests Dialogue

Forests and Climate

Second REDD Readiness Field Dialogue

The second REDD Readiness Field dialogue was held in Busua, Ghana from November 16th to November 19th, 2009. The dialogue attracted a wide spectrum of local stakeholder groups and international participants from countries including Ghana, Uganda, Cameroon, Liberia, Kenya, Indonesia, Guatemala, Guyana, Nepal, Brazil, USA, Switzerland, Norway and United Kingdom. Participants visited a landscape located in Wassa Amenfi West District on the first two days and exchanged their learning and experiences regarding getting REDD ready in their own countries in a plenary and working group setting in the next two days.

The dialogue is co-organized by IUCN Regional Office and sponsored by Norwegian Agency for Cooperation and Development (Norad). 

REDD Readiness Ghana Country Report
     Press Release

Meeting Materials

REDD Readiness Concept Paper
Agenda

Background Paper

Participants List

General Information on Field Site

Working Groups

Questions for Plenary Breakout Groups
Overall Group Report Day 1

Day 2 Breakout Group Discussion Framework

Day 2 Breakout Group 2

Day 2 Breakout Group 3

Ghana Breakout Groups Day 2

Presentations

Adeleke - Ghana Field Visit
Asare - REDD Ghana Background

Bamfo - Ghana RPP

Dunning - REDD Readiness in Ghana

Lindhjem & Aronsen - Benefit Sharking for Ghana

Maginnis -  REDD Readiness in Ghana

Final Plenary Discussion Points

SAMARTEX - first Field Trip Presentation

SAMARTEX - second Field Trip Presentation