TerrAfrica Framing Workshop June 23 rd -24 th, Paris TerrAfrica Sustainable Land Management Framing Workshop June 23 rd -24 th, Paris.

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Framing WorkshopJune 23rd-24th, Paris

TerrAfrica Framing Workshop June 23rd-

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Land Degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa1

The call for Scaling-up2

TerrAfrica: Sustainable Land Management

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Land degradation has complex root causes…Land degradation has complex root causes…

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……and SLM can help address the multi-and SLM can help address the multi-sector impacts of land degradation. sector impacts of land degradation.

Socio-economic

Environment/ Ecosystem Services

Poverty

Water Manageme

nt

Ag. Productivit

y

Climate Change

Land Uses

PRSPsCASsSec. Pol

Long-term Strategies/ Policies

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The call for Scaling-up2

•Where does the call come from

•Why increase investments in SLM

•Past Experiences

•Need to Address Barriers

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SLM is closely linked to two MDG’s… SLM is closely linked to two MDG’s…

SLM

MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

MDG: 7: Ensure environmental sustainability

Reduce vulnerability

Increase Ag. yields

Alternative livelihoods

Mainstream SLM

Preserve ecosystem functions

Maintain biodiversityCarbon sequestration

Hunger task force

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……and is prioritized in partner strategies.and is prioritized in partner strategies.

“Mobilize adequate and predictable financial resources, transfer technologies and build capacity at all levels…with particular emphasis on supporting sustainable development in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas” – UNCCD Report on COP6

“ Among the many issues relating to land in Africa, three are foremost: security of tenure (especially for women), distribution of ownership and access, and management of natural resources.” – From Action to Impact, World Bank AFR Rural Strategy

“The chapter calls for increased investment in land and water and makes the point that protecting and improving water and the soil makes good business sense.” – NEPAD Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme

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Although there have been some past Although there have been some past successes…successes…

Santa Catarina Natural Resource Management:• Yield increases: 20-15%• Soil erosion reduced: 10-50%• Road maintenance costs reduced from

$945/km to $150/km

Loess Plateau, China• Large-scale watershed management project• Erosion control, reforestation, terracing and

sediment control in the Yellow River basin• Helped alleviate poverty for 1 million people

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……providing some lessons learned…providing some lessons learned…

Agricultural Source Book

Link investments in sustainable land management with livelihood/ productivity investments

World Bank OED Review (draft) Need for a multi-sector

approach to sustainable land management

Global Mechanism Business Plan Mobilization of resources

for requires the establishment of an enabling environment based on consensus building processes of mainstreaming and partnership building

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……there remain significant barriers to SLM.there remain significant barriers to SLM.

Knowledge and

TechnologyBarriers

InstitutionalBarriers

PolicyBarriers

Project Implementation

Barriers

FinancingBarriers

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TerrAfrica Sustainable Land Management3

•Rationale for a Special Effort

•Benefits

•What kind of Task Force

•Development and Next Steps

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The current model for SLM has not done The current model for SLM has not done enough…enough…

The scaling-up of good practices has been limitedPast SLM investments have been insufficient when compared to the magnitude of the issueOpportunities for coordination between partners has not been adequately utilizedLand degradation is still a serious barrier to rural growth in sub-Saharan Africa

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……leading to the call for more action…leading to the call for more action…

COP-6 call for implementation

WSSD Prioritization

NEPAD Initiatives

GM Business

Plan

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……from a broad range of partners.from a broad range of partners.

Sub-SaharanAfrican

Countries

NGOs andCivil

Society

BilateralDonors

Multilaterals

InternationalConventions

Regional andSub-RegionalOrganizations

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……leading to…leading to…

TerrAfrica

Scaling-up the effectiveness & efficiency of financing for sustainable

land management

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……with objectives based on three pillars.with objectives based on three pillars.

Investments

Dissemination &

Partnerships

Research &

Strategies

Scaling-up the operational

relevance of SLM research and strategies.

Facilitating KM, capacity building

and national coordination of SLM activities.

Mainstreaming and strengthening foreign

and domestic investments

mechanisms for SLM.

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Connected by four cross-cutting issues.Connected by four cross-cutting issues.

Policies and Integration

Technologies, Innovation and Knowledge Generation

Community Participation

Supporting Programmatic Approaches

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Investments

TerrAfrica

Partnerships and

Dissemination

Research and

Strategies

Community Based

Shared River Basin Mgmt

Agriculture Sector Investments

Capacity Building

Policy Based Lending

Technologies

Institutions / Policies

Linkages/Cross Cutting Issues

Regional / Sub-Regional

National

Land Administration

Stand AloneSLM

TerrAfricaTerrAfrica

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Community Based

Policy Based Lending

Capacity Building

InvestmentMechanisms

*

Ag. Sector Investments

Shared River Basin

Management

Land Administration

Stand Alone SLM

Mgm’t Plans for Communal Lands

Demand Driven Research and

Extension

Local Institution Development

Community Driven

Development

Payments for Environmental

Services

Development / of Watershed Institutions

SLM – Water Linkages

Support for Producer

Organizations

Alternative Livelihoods

Decentralization

Stakeholder Participation

Monitoring and Evaluation

Setting Targets and M&E

Public Expenditure Framework

National Capacity Building

Policy Matrix

Soil Erosion Control

Soil Fertility Recapitalization

Land Titling

Communal Land Rights

Vegetative Regeneration

Cross-Cutting Issues

Community Participation; Policies and Integration; Technologies, Innovation and Knowledge Generation; Programmatic Approaches

* Note that the although the activities are presented under separate investment mechanisms many of

them (such as monitoring and evaluation) could cut across many different mechanisms

Built on 3 pillars…Built on 3 pillars…

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Research and Development

Technologies Institutions / Policies

Linkages / Cross Cutting Issues

Conservation Agriculture

Soil Fertility

Agro-forestryResearch and

Extension (technologies)

Research and Extension

(institutions

Trade and Markets

Land Administration/

Tenure

Decentralization and SLM

Economics ofLand Degradation

Poverty – Degradation

Linkages

Measuring / Monitoring

Results

Drought andVulnerability

Rangeland Management (?)

Regulatory Framework (watershed

mgmt)

Incentive Systems

Biodiversity Conservation

Fisheries Adaptation to

Climate Change

Forestry and Wood Fuel

Management

Environmental Impact

Assessment

*Informal partnerships may be forged based on the activities listed below

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Partnerships and Dissemination

RegionalSub-Regional

National

NEPAD Environment and

Agriculture Initiatives

Regional and Sub-Regional

Strategies

Support for Sub-Regional

Organizations

Thematic Program Networks

Country Partnership

Program

Integrating SLM into PRSPs

Sector StrategiesDonor National

Strategies

Shared Water Basin

Management

Cross-Cutting Issues

Community Participation; Policies and Integration; Technologies, Innovation and Knowledge Generation; Programmatic Approaches

……

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TerrAfrica proposed next stepsTerrAfrica proposed next steps

Step 1: Partners reveals a need to do more.Step 2: TerrAfrica concept is developed and with core partners

including the UNCCD Secretariat, and the GM.Step 3: Consultations on the initial concept held with partners

- adjustments made in response to needs and feedback.

Step 4: Framing workshop held. Step 5: Finalize an appropriate operational structure, set of

guiding principles, and priority actions.Step 6: Regional Meeting to possibly coincide with the Africa

Regional CRIC meeting in Bamako (to be confirmed). Step 8: Launching at the CRIC.Step 9: Report on implementation at COP 7.