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(ii) develop a strategic plan for REDD activities in the province;
(iii) coordinate with the National Working Group on REDD;
(iv) identify and propose possible sites for REDD demonstration activities;
(v) develop capacity building and awareness programs on REDD; and
(vi) facilitate development of REDD methodology and monitoring in cooperation with other
institutions.
Because of the importance of the Kapuas District government and its technical agencies to the
technical and political success of the KFCP, the Partnership Office proposes that the District Leader
(Bupati) establish a district-level KFCP coordination team and Secretariat.
4.2.2 IAFCP and National Government
The IAFCP PO, the Facility Manager, and the KFCP Coordinator will work together to develop
protocols for communications between the field and the Steering Committee, KFCP Coordinating
Committee, the Ministry of Forestry, and other GoI agencies that may become actively involved as
payment mechanisms and REDD monitoring protocols are developed and GoI‘s REDD institutions
evolve. In most cases, the PO staff will serve as the gatekeeper for this dialogue. The Facility
Manager may not need to be involved in technical communication on a regular basis but the Facility
M&E Specialist should be.
4.2.3 Australian Government
The PO will be responsible for managing information flow between the KFCP, AusAID/Canberra,
and the Department of Climate Change (DCC). AusAID and DCC should be able to communicate its
information needs rapidly to the KFCP Coordinator and receive a timely response.
4.2.4 Research Partners
The KFCP has two categories of research partners: 1) members of Technical Panel Working Groups
who are engaged in developing solutions to specific scientific questions related to REDD; and 2)
members of the wider network of cooperating research organisations. The amount of scientific and
technical information requested from the KFCP or provided by the research partners could quickly
overwhelm the Coordinator and his/her small staff. The PO and the Facility M&E Specialist will have
to develop a mechanism to screen requests and in-coming information, providing the Coordinator
with a synopsis of messages and identifying what actions are required from the field. This process
should be relatively straightforward for the Working Groups, but could be more challenging for the
wider research network. The PO may have to establish communications ground rules, which could
include a web portal where information requests and documents, such as plans and scientific papers,
can be posted (see Figure 5 for indicative information flows).
4.2.5 FRIS and INCAS
The KFCP GIS/Remote Sensing Specialist and Facility M&E Specialist must develop a good working
relationship with the FRIS/INCAS development team at national level. The FRIS/INCAS Specialist in
the PO will serve as the primary point of contact and gatekeeper for this dialogue.
4.2.6 Donor Partners
Assuming that the Netherlands government funds implementation of proposed activities under the
EMRP Master Plan and funds a second phase of Central Kalimantan Peatlands Project, close
coordination will be required between the KFCP and these two projects to ensure that field activities,
policy, and capacity building are complimentary and not duplicative. The Coordinator will have to
work closely with counterparts on the teams implementing the Dutch-funded projects, which may
include joint planning exercises.
Figure 5 is a diagram of communications flows within the KFCP and with outside partners. The top
row is immediate users or consumers of the information—KFCP‘s clients. These would be primarily
technical staff within the agencies represented on the Steering Committee, who in turn disseminate
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