MZ - FCPF REDD+ READINESS PREPARATION SUPPORT

1. The Project Development Objective is to assist the Recipient to carry out the Readiness Preparation Activities. 2. The project aims to contribute to the adoption of national REDD+ strategy and of the national legal and institutional framework for REDD+. Strengthening the national readiness management arrangements within the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment as well as promoting multi-stakeholder consultations are required activities to allow the country to prepare an effective national REDD+ strategy and the associated legal and institutional framework. 3. Keys Results The achievement of the PDO will be measured through the following results indicators: a) A national strategy to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is prepared and validated by national stakeholders; b) The legal and institutional framework for the implementation of the strategy is prepared and validated by national stakeholders; and c) A Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) including an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) are prepared and validated through participatory stakeholders consultation.