PES policy seminar presentations
SANREM CRSP is supported by the United States Agency for International Development and the generous support of the American people through Cooperative Agreement No. EPP-A-00-04-00013-00
The SANREM CRSP is managed by the Office of International Research, Education, and Development at Virginia Tech.
Pro-Poor Payments for Ecosystem Services
USAID PES Policy Seminar, Oct. 4, 2007
Virginia Tech, Northern Virginia Center
7054 Haycock Road, Falls Church, Virginia 22043
8:30 Welcome and introductions: Seminar objectives and logistics
Learning objectives of the seminar:
- Understanding the principles of PES and PES-like programs
- Understanding different ways PES is being used around the developing world
- Identify situations in which PES is or is not an appropriate mechanism
- Design and troubleshoot pro-poor PES programs
8:45 Introduction to PES from a Development Perspective
Presenter: Michael Colby, natural resources economics, enterprise, and governance advisor, USAID/ EGAT/ NRM
Presentation preparer: Stefano Pagiola, Environment Department, World Bank
- Reasons for World Bank interest in PES
- Alternative approaches against which PES is being judged
- “True PES” versus “PES-like” programs
9:30 PES Design and Policy Issues-Part I
Speakers: John Kerr and Rohit Jindal, Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies, Michigan State University
- Types of payments/rewards
- Individual vs. group payments/rewards
- Conditionality
- Monitoring and measurement issues
- Transaction costs
10:45 Regional Differences and Similarities in PES Programs for Hydrologic Services
Speaker: Theo Dillaha, Program Director SANREM CRSP, Virginia Tech
11:30 PES Design and Policy Issues-Part II
Speaker: Paul Ferraro, Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
- Seller issues
- Buyer issues
- Property rights issues
- Enabling policies and legal framework
- Intermediaries
1:15 PES Knowledgebase - Overview and Demonstration of a New Tool
Speaker: Theo Dillaha, SANREM CRSP, Virginia Tech
1:30 PES and Poverty Alleviation
Speaker: Sven Wunder, Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Brazil
- PES and poverty alleviation-issues and challenges
- Strategies for Pro-Poor PES programs
2:15 Case study troubleshooting exercises
Speaker and moderator: Michael Jenkins, president and CEO, Forest Trends
- Situations in which PES is and is not appropriate
- How PES can complement traditional sustainable development programs
- How to design and troubleshoot pro-poor PES programs
3:30 Case study group presentations and discussion
- CEDERENA, Pimampiro, Ecuador
- CONAFOR, PSA-H, Mexico
- Kulekhani Watershed, Nepal
- Kitengela Wildlife Program, Kenya
4:30 Conceptual wrap-up
Speaker: Sven Wunder, CIFOR, Brazil
- Outlook for PES as a tool for integrating NRM and Poverty Reduction
- Lessons-learned and Best Practices
- Sources of more information
5:00 Next steps and sources of information
Speaker: Michael Colby, USAID
5:15 Adjourn