Challenges in operationalizing remote sensing in climate change mitigation projects in developing countries

Author

Joseph, Sadiku ; Herold, Martin ; Sunderlin, William D. ; Verchot, Louis V.

Author_Institution

Center for Int. Forestry Res., Jalan CIFOR, Bogor, Indonesia

fYear

2013

fDate

21-26 July 2013

Firstpage

2752

Lastpage

2755

Abstract

The present study assesses the remote sensing challenges experienced by the project developers for operational monitoring of REDD+ (Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Degradation) projects. The study was carried out at a sample of 20 REDD+ projects in Brazil, Peru, Cameroon, Tanzania, Indonesia and Vietnam using a questionnaire survey and regional workshops on MRV (Monitoring, Reporting and Verification). The assessment showed that eleven project developers (55%) showed high or very high remote sensing and GIS capacity, seven (35%) were ranked medium, and two (10%) were ranked low. At the regional level, capacity tended to be highest in the projects in Brazil and Peru and somewhat lower in Cameroon, Tanzania, Indonesia and Vietnam. The study calls for an increased investment and capacity building to meet the various remote sensing challenges in REDD+ projects.

Keywords

climate mitigation; remote sensing; Brazil; Cameroon; GIS capacity; Indonesia; Peru; REDD+ project operational monitoring; Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Degradation; Tanzania; Vietnam; climate change mitigation projects; developing countries; questionnaire survey; regional workshops; remote sensing; Availability; Degradation; Monitoring; Organizations; Remote sensing; Satellites; Software; MRV; REDD+; deforestation; forest carbon; remote sensing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2013 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Melbourne, VIC

ISSN

2153-6996

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-1114-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6723393

Filename

6723393