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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:blue'>Uazu, thank you for your interest in our activities. I would be happy to make future arrangements to have you participate in other events when funding is available.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:blue'>For this event on REDD we had some funding to cater for costs to engage with the EAC mainly. It is our intention to seek alternative resources to host similar events not only in our Member States but the whole of the continent.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:blue'>Please send us your co-ordinates (name, address, office/school etc) for inclusion in our mailing list.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:blue'>Byron A. Okubasu Anangwe</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:blue'>, Product Development Executive - RCMRD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:blue'>Tel:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:blue'> +254-20-2680722/2680748 <b>Cell:</b>+254-722-357528, +254-735-981098 <b>Fax:</b> +254 20 2780747 <br><b>E-Mail:</b> <u><a href="mailto:banangwe@rcmrd.org">banangwe@rcmrd.org</a></u> ; <u><a href="mailto:baokubasu@yahoo.co.uk">byron.anangwe@gmail.com</a> </u><b>Website:</b> <u><a href="http://www.rcmrd.org/" target="_blank">http://www.rcmrd.org</a></u><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> africa-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:africa-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Uazukuani<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 29, 2013 1:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> banangwe@rcmrd.org; Africa local chapter discussions<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSGeo Africa] FW: RCMRD Workshop on REDD+ Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) with OSS - June 11 - 13, 2013 @RCMRD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Mr. Anangwe<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I would like to participate in this workshop. Please provide information regarding the cost of the workshop and sponsorship if any.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>rgds,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Uazu<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Windhoek, Namibia<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 9:01 AM, Byron A. O. Anangwe <<a href="mailto:banangwe@rcmrd.org" target="_blank">banangwe@rcmrd.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:blue'>---------------------------------------------- </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:blue'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>“Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+)” is an effort to create a financial value for the carbon stored in forests, offering incentives for developing countries to reduce carbon emissions from forested lands and to invest in a sustainable low-carbon development supported by the United Nations (</span><a href="http://www.un-redd.org" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.un-redd.org</span></a><span lang=EN-US>). Several African countries evaluated REDD+ as a valuable mechanism for sustainable development and have already established initial schemes at forestry related national ministries. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>A major limitation for a successful and sustainable implementation of REDD+ in many African countries is the lack of technical capacity required to establish a REDD readiness program. RCMRD in partnership with RapidEye (<a href="http://www.rapideye" target="_blank">www.rapideye</a>), one of the leading satellite imagery providers seeks to strengthen these efforts to enable national authorities to improve existing capabilities to carry out IPCC compliant carbon stock assessments while also support the implementation of a national REDD+ Measurement, Reporting & Verification (MRV) system.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>RapidEye imagery has been successfully used globally in the scope of many REDD initiatives (</span><a href="http://www.rapideye.com/upload/RE_REDD.pdf" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.rapideye.com/upload/RE_REDD.pdf</span></a><span lang=EN-US>)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>Please see concept note as attached. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><br><br>__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 8205 (20130408) __________<br><br>The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.<br><br><a href="http://www.eset.com" target="_blank">http://www.eset.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Africa mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Africa@lists.osgeo.org">Africa@lists.osgeo.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/africa" target="_blank">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/africa</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>