This document provides an overview of ReSAKSS-Southern Africa's e-Atlas work in the region. It discusses that e-Atlas training workshops were conducted in Malawi and Mozambique in 2016, training teams of 10 and 4 members respectively. The data compiled by these teams has been useful for policy processes in both countries. Opportunities for expanding the e-Atlas' role include linking it to agriculture surveys and enhancing coordination of data systems. Challenges include staff turnover reducing institutional memory and data still being largely paper-based. Prospective countries for future e-Atlas work are named as Angola, Namibia, Swaziland and revitalizing work in Zambia.

1. ReSAKSS e-Atlas Work:
ReSAKSS-Southern Africa
Sibusiso Nhlengethwa
ReSAKSS-SA/IWMI
ReSAKSS Conference 2018
African Union, Addis Ababa
Ethiopia

2. Overview of the e-Atlas Teams in Southern Africa
• The e-Atlas training workshops of Malawi and Mozambique were
conducted in August 2016.
• In Malawi a team of ten (10) members was trained whilst in
Mozambique a team four (4) was also trained.
• In hind sight three (3) members from Zambia were trained in a
workshop in Nairobi, Kenya. However, this team has not yet complied
to fulfil its mandate

3. Overview of the e-Atlas Work in Southern Africa
• The data compiled by the Malawi e-Atlas Team has been fervently
useful for the ASWAp in the National JSR process and the BR process
• The data compiled by the Mozambique e-Atlas team has been the
MozSAKSS and the Technical Analytical Network to draw up policy
briefs that have been presented to the National Agriculture
Stakeholder.
• In Mozambique the data in the e-Atlas has been used for both the JSR
and BR processes

4. E-Atlas Opportunities in Southern Africa
• Linking annual agriculture census, household income and
expenditure surveys with the e-Atlas.
• Enhance, coordinate and harmonize the data and M&E systems in
the countries.
• Use this data for policy formulation and policy analysis.

5. E-Atlas Challenges in the SADC Region
• Loss of institutional memory and skills due to transfer of officers in
public service especially in Malawi and Zambia.
• Data systems and M&E systems in these countries is still paper
based and quit unorthodox.
• Lethargic buy-in from the political spheres of the e-Atlas as virtual
data and M&E tool

6. Prospective e-Atlas Countries in Region
• Angola
• Namibia
• Swaziland
• Zambia (revitalise)

7. Malawi and Mozambique

8. Thank You