Pathways to increased resiliency

Pathways to increased resiliency Building Climate Smart Agriculture in the Sahel March 1, 2012

Why did farmers adopt re-greening?• Increased pressures on rural production systems – Restore – Intensify – Diversify• Changed perceptions about rights to trees – secure management rights – Able to sell wood in local markets• Appreciable benefits – Crop yields – Water – Firewood and poles – Fodder and NTFP

Critical conditions for scaling up• Communications and outreach – Awareness raising – Support for champions - networking – Training – demonstration – Monitoring – improved data for making the case• Ensure favorable enabling environment – Government: decentralize and devolve – Community organizations: local agreements governing resource access and use – Resource users: to benefit, invest in managing – Capitalize on opportunities to add value

For more information…• CDKN Policy Brief – Niger case study• WRI World Resources 2008 – Roots of Resilience• IFPRI 2009 Agroenvironmental transformation in the Sahel (Chris Reij)• African Re-greening Initiative• USAID 2011 Agrilinks• Tony Rinaudo – Against the odds (Sept 2011)

Pathways to increased resiliency

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