Guide on Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples

ANNEX EDRAFT: September 9, 2009FOREST INVESTMENT PROGRAM (FIP)INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES DEDICATED INITIATIVEFOREST INVESTMENT PROGRAM (FIP)INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIESDEDICATED INITIATIVEProposed Steps toward Terms of Reference for theDevelopment of the Dedicated InitiativeArticle X of the FIP Design Document calls for a dedicated initiative to provide grants toindigenous peoples and local communities in connection with the Forest InvestmentProgram. A transparent, consultative process is envisioned to develop this mechanism.This note outlines proposed steps to draft Terms of Reference for such a process.Such Terms of Reference would not be a proposed design of the dedicated initiativeitself; rather, they would describe the consultative process that would subsequentlybe used to develop such a design. In order for this developmental process to moveforward effectively, it is proposed that ToR be prepared in time for action by the FIP Sub-Committee meeting scheduled for October 29, 2009.The FIP Design Document states that the ToR “should be drafted by the indigenouspeoples and civil society representatives selected to participate in FIP design meetings(or a subset thereof), in consultation with indigenous communities and localcommunities, and a qualified consultant.” It is proposed that a small Task Force, asa subset of the larger group, take on this initial drafting and consultative work. Thecore of the Task Force could be the representatives of indigenous peoples who servedon the working group that met in New York on May 21 and in Frankfurt on June 12 todiscuss aspects of the FIP design document; this approach was envisioned in those verymeetings. The Task Force could also include additional indigenous peoples and localcommunities representatives, plus self-selected civil society representatives.The attached preliminary outline for a Terms of Reference, based on initial discussions,is intended as a way to seed discussion and collaborative development of the ToR. TheTask Force could employ the following timetable to develop a draft ToR (including abudget for the projected design process) for the October FIP Sub-Committee meeting:1. August 24 – September 14: Informal discussions among Task Force members andfacilitator regarding this proposal; facilitator circulates any revisions accordingly. Basedon such discussions, CIF Administrative Unit selects a consultant who, together with thefacilitator, will support the Task Force in drafting the ToR. Taking account of results ofinformal discussions, facilitator works with the consultant to develop a preliminary draftToR.Annexes 185