Ethiopia Learning Landscape Network
Contact person: Gizaw Desta (WLRC)
1st Core Working Group Meeting, 12 January 2015
In collaboration with Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC) and
EcoAgriculture Partners, the Ethiopia Learning Landscape (ELL) Network
start in October 2014. Core Working Group (CWG) was established to serve
as an advisory team and facilitate dialogue and collaboration. The members
are selected from 16 government, NGOs, donors, and research institutes that
actively engaged in integrated landscape management.
2. Challenges
3. Achievements since October 2014
Review of Ethiopian
landscapes conducted with
respect to ILM principles.
List of potential landscapes
of different nature of
ecosystem services were
identified.
Potential learning
landscapes, both smaller
landscapes at micro-
watershed scale and larger
landscapes were selected
using objective criteria for
case study to convene
actors dialogue
Finally, five smaller and two
larger landscapes were
selected through the
consultation of CWG.
Two CWG meetings held for
selecting landscapes and
review findings of the
landscape scoping
Actors dialogue involves the
following processes:
1) Identify actors in the
landscape
2) Landscape transect walk
and orientation
3) Presentation of an
overview of ELL and
Actors dialogue project
4) Focus Group to
i. Understanding ILM
concept and principles
ii. Experiences of the
landscape in cross-
sectoral collaboration
iii.Challenges & best
practices
5) Landscape performance
evaluation using
Landscape performance
scorecard (LPS) and
institutional Performance
questionnaire
6) Future actions
Natural resources related
sectoral policies are
reviewed against its
support of the institutional
framework and
implementation of ILM.
A two day national
Learning Landscapes
Dialogue was convened
from 7-8 May 2015. Actors
from government sectors,
landscape leaders,
universities, policy makers,
and NGOs involved in the
dialogue.
Lessons learned on
harmonized sectoral policy
and implementation
towards synergetic ILM
framework.
ILM policy review &
National Learning
Landscape Dialogue
Landscape review Landscape scoping
Challenges related to integrated landscape management in Ethiopia include
• Predominance of sectoral approach in policy formulation and
implementation
• Challenges in harmonizing sectoral objectives and collaborative
agreements across actors
• Inadequate public-private relationship to support ILM
• Conflict of interest or contradictions of policy elements in the
conservation and management of specific ecosystem services, e.g.
wetlands
• Inadequate knowledge and capacity in practicing ILM and lack of
documentation and share of knowledge
1. Introduction
• Establish landscape platforms
• Institutionalize Ethiopian Landscape
Network
• Support grass root Watershed Users’
Association to support ILM implementation
• Convene national policy dialogue on ILM
framework
• Document and share lessons
• Raise awareness and capacity on ILM
4. Outlook and future actions
Landscape: Bale ER
Zone: Bale, Arsi
Seven case study landscapes
Participants of National Landscape Dialogue
Landscapesvisitedduringthescoping