Presented by Beth Cullen, Zelalem Lema, Aberra Adie and Mulugeta Lemenih on the Training of Trainers (ToT) on the use of Livelihoods Characterization/ Benchmarking Tool (SLATE), Jeldu, Ethiopia, 1-5 April 2013
This document summarizes Beth Cullen's work using participatory approaches to natural resource management in Ethiopia. She has facilitated innovation platforms bringing together stakeholders to jointly address issues. One project used participatory video to understand community priorities around restricted grazing, leading to small-scale fodder interventions. Serious games like WAT-A-GAME were also used to build stakeholder capacity and develop collective strategies. While increasing understanding, wider change may require continued work at different scales through nested innovation platforms. Future efforts include piloting interventions from developed concepts and assessing impact of participatory processes.
The document summarizes the experiences of innovation platforms established through the Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC) project in Ethiopia. The NBDC aimed to improve rural livelihoods through rainwater management. It established innovation platforms at the woreda level in three sites to identify issues, develop solutions, and implement pilot interventions through an action research fund. Key outcomes included increased fodder production, income generation from fodder sales, and expanded collaboration between stakeholders. Challenges included inconsistent participation, lack of local facilitation, and high expectations beyond available resources. Lessons indicated the importance of incentives for participation, engagement of local communities, and building capacity of local actors.
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The document discusses the Landcare approach to grassroots participation in land regeneration. Landcare is defined as a movement, approach, body of knowledge, and ethic that enables communities to care for the land in a nurturing way. Examples of Landcare programs are given from countries like Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Indonesia, and the South Pacific. The Landcare approach addresses challenges in African farming by ensuring participation, linking biophysical and socioeconomic factors, and enhancing the role of local governments. It utilizes multi-level action research, innovation platforms, and community-led reforms to improve land management and sustainable livelihoods.
Improving MRV practices – enhancing the role of communities and improving mu...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Manuel Boissière, Eyob Tenkir, at "Scoping Workshop: Towards the Enhanced Transparency Framework for REDD+ MRV", ILRI, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 July 2021
Monitoring biodiversity on the ground with relevance to climate in Brazilian ...CIFOR-ICRAF
Effectively monitoring deforestation is a crucial component for the success of REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation). In this presentation, Pedro Constantino from GIZ/GFA argues that in Brazilian Protected Areas, where the protected area ‘staff’ are local people, community-based monitoring could reduce the cost of data collection. He then outlines some challenges of this local involvement.
Pedro Constantino gave this presentation on 8 March 2012 at a workshop organised by CIFOR, ‘Measurement, Reporting and Verification in Latin American REDD+ Projects’, held in Petropolis, Brazil. Credible baseline setting and accurate and transparent Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of results are key conditions for successful REDD+ projects. The workshop aimed to explore important advances, challenges, pitfalls, and innovations in REDD+ methods — thereby moving towards overcoming barriers to meeting MRV requirements at REDD+ project sites in two of the Amazon’s most important REDD+ candidate countries, Peru and Brazil. For further information about the workshop, please contact Shijo Joseph via s.joseph (at) cgiar.org
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This document summarizes Beth Cullen's work using participatory approaches to natural resource management in Ethiopia. She has facilitated innovation platforms bringing together stakeholders to jointly address issues. One project used participatory video to understand community priorities around restricted grazing, leading to small-scale fodder interventions. Serious games like WAT-A-GAME were also used to build stakeholder capacity and develop collective strategies. While increasing understanding, wider change may require continued work at different scales through nested innovation platforms. Future efforts include piloting interventions from developed concepts and assessing impact of participatory processes.
The document summarizes the experiences of innovation platforms established through the Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC) project in Ethiopia. The NBDC aimed to improve rural livelihoods through rainwater management. It established innovation platforms at the woreda level in three sites to identify issues, develop solutions, and implement pilot interventions through an action research fund. Key outcomes included increased fodder production, income generation from fodder sales, and expanded collaboration between stakeholders. Challenges included inconsistent participation, lack of local facilitation, and high expectations beyond available resources. Lessons indicated the importance of incentives for participation, engagement of local communities, and building capacity of local actors.
Joseph Tanui: Grassroots participation in land regeneration through the Landc...World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
The document discusses the Landcare approach to grassroots participation in land regeneration. Landcare is defined as a movement, approach, body of knowledge, and ethic that enables communities to care for the land in a nurturing way. Examples of Landcare programs are given from countries like Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Indonesia, and the South Pacific. The Landcare approach addresses challenges in African farming by ensuring participation, linking biophysical and socioeconomic factors, and enhancing the role of local governments. It utilizes multi-level action research, innovation platforms, and community-led reforms to improve land management and sustainable livelihoods.
Improving MRV practices – enhancing the role of communities and improving mu...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Manuel Boissière, Eyob Tenkir, at "Scoping Workshop: Towards the Enhanced Transparency Framework for REDD+ MRV", ILRI, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 July 2021
Monitoring biodiversity on the ground with relevance to climate in Brazilian ...CIFOR-ICRAF
Effectively monitoring deforestation is a crucial component for the success of REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation). In this presentation, Pedro Constantino from GIZ/GFA argues that in Brazilian Protected Areas, where the protected area ‘staff’ are local people, community-based monitoring could reduce the cost of data collection. He then outlines some challenges of this local involvement.
Pedro Constantino gave this presentation on 8 March 2012 at a workshop organised by CIFOR, ‘Measurement, Reporting and Verification in Latin American REDD+ Projects’, held in Petropolis, Brazil. Credible baseline setting and accurate and transparent Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of results are key conditions for successful REDD+ projects. The workshop aimed to explore important advances, challenges, pitfalls, and innovations in REDD+ methods — thereby moving towards overcoming barriers to meeting MRV requirements at REDD+ project sites in two of the Amazon’s most important REDD+ candidate countries, Peru and Brazil. For further information about the workshop, please contact Shijo Joseph via s.joseph (at) cgiar.org
Action research in action in the Ethiopian highlands africa-rising
Poster prepared by Lulseged Tamene, Kifle Woldearegay, Kindu Mekonnen, Tesfaye Yaekob, Temesgen Alene, Workneh Dubale, Zenebe Adimassu, Biyensa Gurmessa, Simret Yasabu and Peter Thorne for the Africa RISING Ethiopia Review and Planning Meeting, Addis Ababa, 29-30 November 2016
Enhancing communities’ adaptive capacity to climate change in drought-prone h...ILRI
Presented by Tilahun Amede and Yitbarek W/Hawariat at the Stakeholders’ Workshop on Enhancing Communities’ Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change Induced Water Scarcity in Kabe Watershed, South Wollo Zone, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia, 24-25 November 2011.
The document discusses REDD+ implementation in Lao PDR, focusing on the Nam Et Phou Louey National Protected Area (NEPL NPA). It notes that Lao PDR has high forest cover but also high deforestation rates, and that rural communities highly depend on forests. It outlines steps Lao PDR is taking to prepare for REDD+, and describes a partnership between WCS and the CliPAD project to implement REDD+ at NEPL NPA and another site. The feasibility study found low deforestation rates across NEPL NPA, and that incentives like participatory land use planning and conservation agreements can help engage communities in REDD+. It also notes challenges in fully implementing these incentives and the need
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The document outlines several community engagement initiatives undertaken by a municipality with UNDP support. A department was created to engage citizens in local decision-making through public hearings and meetings to understand community needs. Six projects worth $110,000 were implemented using a cost-sharing model where 18% was contributed by communities, 43% by the city council, and the rest by UNDP. Additionally, 10 water supply projects were carried out using a 50-50 cost-sharing between city councils and community-based organizations. A five-step process including project verification, application, approval, implementation and follow-up was used to select and oversee community projects.
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The Nairobi Convention is a regional agreement between 10 coastal East African countries aimed at protecting the Western Indian Ocean from land-based pollution. A UNDP/GEF-funded project addressed this issue through various activities between 2005-2010. These included creating a plan to reduce coastal stress, strengthening laws around pollution, and building capacity in the region. The project conducted demonstrations of wastewater management and other technologies, and helped develop national action plans. However, challenges remained around limited capacity and overambitious goals. Continued support is needed to fully implement the Strategic Action Program and Protocol developed under the Nairobi Convention.
The document discusses plans for a project called Propoor Rewards for Environmental Services in Africa (PRESA). The objectives are to identify opportunities to link existing projects to propoor rewards for environmental services in Africa, strengthen technical and livelihood components, and identify opportunities for more integrated future projects. The project would build on the Rewards for Upland Poor Environmental Services (RUPES) project in Asia by establishing core sites in countries like Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya to test prototype reward mechanisms for environmental services provided by smallholder farmers.
Enabling communities to regenerate mountain landscapes in the African HighlandsILRI
Presented by Tilahun Amede at the Stakeholders’ Workshop on Enhancing Communities’ Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change Induced Water Scarcity in Kabe Watershed, South Wollo Zone, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia, 24-25 November 2011.
This document discusses using Participatory 3D Modeling (P3DM) to build the resilience of coastal communities in the Pacific to climate change impacts. P3DM is a participatory mapping method that creates 3D scaled physical models with local communities. It has been effectively used by Partners With Melanesians Inc. in Papua New Guinea and elsewhere in the Pacific to help communities visualize vulnerabilities, generate discussion, and make informed planning decisions around issues like sea level rise, erosion, food security and disaster preparedness. Two example projects using P3DM in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea are highlighted.
Nile-Goblet software: Mapping rainwater management strategies made easy for s...ILRI
Poster prepared by Catherine Pfeifer, An Notenbaert and Carlos Quiros for the ILRI@40 Workshop, Addis Ababa, 7 November 2014.
Most of the agriculture in the Ethiopian part of the Nile Basin depends is rain-fed. Its low productivity can be explained to a large extend by the lack of appropriate rainwater management.
Promoting rainwater management practices in Ethiopia is not new, however they have been promoted :
regardless of the bio-physical and socio-economic context without considering local expertise without accounting for synergies between rainwater management practices at landscape scale
Presented Simegnew Tamir, Kinde Getnet and Jema Haji at the Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC) Science Workshop–2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9 – 10 July 2013
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This document discusses Ge'ez verb morphology and presents a declaration model for Ge'ez verbs. It begins with an introduction to Ge'ez as the classical language of Ethiopia. It then discusses the motivation and objectives, which are to report on Ge'ez verb formation and design a model to find all surface verb forms of a given lexeme. The document proceeds to describe Ge'ez verb morphology, classification, formation, stems, and the declaration model. It concludes that the model can be useful for researchers and NLP systems working with Ge'ez.
This document summarizes a study on integrated termite management in degraded crop lands in Ethiopia. The study found that termite damage is a serious problem caused by land degradation, deforestation, overgrazing, and other factors. Applying cattle manure and crop residues to fields significantly improved soil fertility and organic matter content, increased maize yields, reduced termite counts, and was preferred by farmers over other treatments. The study concluded that addressing underlying land degradation and improving soil fertility through practices like manure and residue application can help reduce termite damage while improving livelihoods.
Sectoral and Economy-wide Analysis of the Ethiopian Livestockessp2
This document provides an overview of a research project analyzing Ethiopia's livestock sector. The project has 5 components: 1) reviewing livestock statistics and diagnostic studies, 2) GIS analysis of livestock potential, 3) analyzing livestock demand patterns, 4) examining livestock market integration and price formation, and 5) conducting a CGE analysis of the macroeconomic linkages of the livestock sector. The livestock sector is large and important to Ethiopia's economy but is underperforming with low productivity, morbidity, and export share. The research aims to fill gaps in understanding the sector at both micro and macro levels in order to inform policies to strengthen the sector's contribution to growth and poverty reduction.
Risk factors for Brucella sero-positivity in cattle, goats and humans in Mbar...ILRI
Presented by Edward Ssekawojwa at a workshop on an integrated approach to controlling brucellosis in Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 29-31 January 2013.
Sub-Saharan Africa feed composition database: Nutritive valuesILRI
The document summarizes the creation of a database containing nutritional information on over 20,000 feed samples from 15 Sub-Saharan African countries. The database was created through a collaborative effort to provide livestock farmers and extension agents with data to design cost-effective rations. It contains nutritional profiles of 566 major feeds used in the region that were analyzed at laboratories in Ethiopia. The freely available online database aims to support improved livestock production and food security for smallholder farmers.
Innovation processes in a smallholder goat development project: Experiences f...ILRI
Poster prepared by Birgit Boogaard (ILRI), Kees Swaans (ILRI), Saskia Hendrickx (ILRI) and Michaela Cosijn (CARE Mozambique) for the International Workshop on Agricultural Innovation Systems in Africa (AISA), Nairobi, 29-31 May 2013
Challenges of designing pig diets using local feedstuffs for Ugandan subsiste...ILRI
Presentation by Natalie Carter, Cate Dewey, Ben Lukuyu, Delia Grace and Kees de Lange at the 34th Annual Centralia Swine Research Update, Kirkton, Ontario, 28 January 2015.
The document summarizes ILRI activities in Ethiopia, including developing and promoting science-based practices to improve livestock farming. Some key projects discussed are LIVES (Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian Smallholders), which works to develop livestock and irrigation value chains, and the Ethiopia Livestock Masterplan, which ILRI is assisting the Ethiopian government to develop as a long-term vision and strategy for the livestock sector. The presentation also provides an overview of other projects involving research, capacity building, and influencing policies.
Presented by Don Peden, Kees Swaans, Denis Mpairwe, Negash Geleta, Emmanuel Zziwa, Swidiq Mugerwa, Hailemichael Taye and Hirpha Legesse at the Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC) Science Workshop, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9–10 July 2013
Enhancing communities’ adaptive capacity to climate change in drought-prone h...ILRI
Presented by Tilahun Amede and Yitbarek W/Hawariat at the Stakeholders’ Workshop on Enhancing Communities’ Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change Induced Water Scarcity in Kabe Watershed, South Wollo Zone, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia, 24-25 November 2011.
The document discusses REDD+ implementation in Lao PDR, focusing on the Nam Et Phou Louey National Protected Area (NEPL NPA). It notes that Lao PDR has high forest cover but also high deforestation rates, and that rural communities highly depend on forests. It outlines steps Lao PDR is taking to prepare for REDD+, and describes a partnership between WCS and the CliPAD project to implement REDD+ at NEPL NPA and another site. The feasibility study found low deforestation rates across NEPL NPA, and that incentives like participatory land use planning and conservation agreements can help engage communities in REDD+. It also notes challenges in fully implementing these incentives and the need
The document discusses the Climate Change and Development Project (CCDP) led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Tanzania, Mozambique, and Zambia. The CCDP aims to build climate resilience at local and national levels by increasing awareness, building capacity for vulnerability assessments, and supporting adaptation activities. It outlines the CCDP's results areas and describes ongoing activities, including training stakeholders, implementing adaptation measures in pilot sites, and influencing climate policy.
The document outlines several community engagement initiatives undertaken by a municipality with UNDP support. A department was created to engage citizens in local decision-making through public hearings and meetings to understand community needs. Six projects worth $110,000 were implemented using a cost-sharing model where 18% was contributed by communities, 43% by the city council, and the rest by UNDP. Additionally, 10 water supply projects were carried out using a 50-50 cost-sharing between city councils and community-based organizations. A five-step process including project verification, application, approval, implementation and follow-up was used to select and oversee community projects.
WIOLAB Achievements, Best Practices and ChallengesIwl Pcu
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The document discusses plans for a project called Propoor Rewards for Environmental Services in Africa (PRESA). The objectives are to identify opportunities to link existing projects to propoor rewards for environmental services in Africa, strengthen technical and livelihood components, and identify opportunities for more integrated future projects. The project would build on the Rewards for Upland Poor Environmental Services (RUPES) project in Asia by establishing core sites in countries like Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya to test prototype reward mechanisms for environmental services provided by smallholder farmers.
Enabling communities to regenerate mountain landscapes in the African HighlandsILRI
Presented by Tilahun Amede at the Stakeholders’ Workshop on Enhancing Communities’ Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change Induced Water Scarcity in Kabe Watershed, South Wollo Zone, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia, 24-25 November 2011.
This document discusses using Participatory 3D Modeling (P3DM) to build the resilience of coastal communities in the Pacific to climate change impacts. P3DM is a participatory mapping method that creates 3D scaled physical models with local communities. It has been effectively used by Partners With Melanesians Inc. in Papua New Guinea and elsewhere in the Pacific to help communities visualize vulnerabilities, generate discussion, and make informed planning decisions around issues like sea level rise, erosion, food security and disaster preparedness. Two example projects using P3DM in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea are highlighted.
Nile-Goblet software: Mapping rainwater management strategies made easy for s...ILRI
Poster prepared by Catherine Pfeifer, An Notenbaert and Carlos Quiros for the ILRI@40 Workshop, Addis Ababa, 7 November 2014.
Most of the agriculture in the Ethiopian part of the Nile Basin depends is rain-fed. Its low productivity can be explained to a large extend by the lack of appropriate rainwater management.
Promoting rainwater management practices in Ethiopia is not new, however they have been promoted :
regardless of the bio-physical and socio-economic context without considering local expertise without accounting for synergies between rainwater management practices at landscape scale
Presented Simegnew Tamir, Kinde Getnet and Jema Haji at the Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC) Science Workshop–2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9 – 10 July 2013
Ge'ez Verbs Morphology and Declaration ModelGuy De Pauw
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Presented by Don Peden, Kees Swaans, Denis Mpairwe, Negash Geleta, Emmanuel Zziwa, Swidiq Mugerwa, Hailemichael Taye and Hirpha Legesse at the Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC) Science Workshop, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9–10 July 2013
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Local innovation platforms: Experiences from the Nile BDC in EthiopiaILRI
Presented by Zelalem Lema, Beth Cullen, Aberra Adie, Gerba Leta and Elias Damtew at the Africa RISING Training Workshop on Innovation Platforms, Addis Ababa, 23-24 January 2014
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NBDC local innovation platforms: Progress so farILRI
The document provides an overview of progress made with local Innovation Platforms (IPs) established by the Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC). It discusses activities conducted so far, including community engagement, stakeholder capacity building, and the selection of fodder interventions. Challenges include the time-intensive nature of facilitation, inconsistent stakeholder attendance, and high expectations. Potential risks include action not meeting timelines and a lack of collaboration. Learning points relate to the importance of process alongside outcomes and ensuring research outputs can inform policy.
The document summarizes a presentation given by Jackson M. Kimani from the William J. Clinton Foundation about their Carbon and Poverty Reduction Program grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. The grant objectives are to develop REDD+ projects emphasizing forest conservation and carbon sequestration while improving livelihoods. Key activities include establishing MRV systems and launching forestry projects in East Africa and Southeast Asia. Progress includes feasibility assessments, seedling planting, and draft project design documents in Kenya while legalizing community forest ownership in Tanzania. Challenges include scaling up projects and ensuring equitable benefit sharing.
This document summarizes the objectives, processes, and results of a study on sub-basin management and governance of rainwater and small reservoirs in Ghana. The study used companion modeling to facilitate dialogue between stakeholders. Over three workshops, stakeholders at community, district, and regional levels mapped natural resources, issues, potential interventions, and institutional arrangements. They identified erosion, flooding, and farming practices' environmental impacts as key issues. The next step is for participants from all levels to discuss their results and proposed interventions for integrated water resources management.
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This document summarizes the key learnings from the SWITCH project, a 5-year EU-funded effort to promote sustainable water management in cities. It discusses the complex "wicked" problems of urban water challenges, and how the project established learning alliances in cities to bring together stakeholders. Key tools used by the alliances included visioning, scenario planning, documentation, and facilitation to improve collaboration across sectors and drive solutions. The alliances demonstrated that addressing water issues requires long-term engagement and respect for local structures.
Objective: Provide strategic framework for management of transboundary water & environmental challenges. Improved understanding of relationship of water resources development & environment. Provide forum to discuss development paths with wide range of stakeholders.
This document summarizes the process and findings of implementing a partnership framework in Tunisia to develop an integrated management plan for the Oum Zessar watershed. Key steps included:
1) Assessing the situation through stakeholder workshops and identifying scenarios.
2) Designing options through thematic and territorial working groups to identify actions.
3) Integrating options into a participatory integrated action plan for the Oum Zessar watershed through a steering committee validation process.
4) Testing and implementing the strategy through extrapolation to other watersheds. Regular stakeholder engagement was emphasized throughout the process.
This poster was presented as part of the East African Learning Landscape Regional Knowledge Exchange, at the African Institute for Capacity Development at Jomo Kenyatta University on June 2-3, 2015.
For more information, see: http://bit.ly/1KtnN0S
This poster provides information on the Ethiopian Learning Landscape Network developed by the Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC).
Presented by Dr. Gizaw Desta, as part of the East African Learning Landscape Regional Knowledge Exchange, at the African Institute for Capacity Development at Jomo Kenyatta University on June 2-3, 2015.
For more information, see: http://bit.ly/1KtnN0S
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This document summarizes an innovation platform (IP) established in Ghana and Burkina Faso to support value chain development for crops and livestock. The IP brought together value chain actors to identify and prioritize constraints, develop strategies to address them through action research, and build member capacity. Key outputs included analysis of value chains and water management strategies, as well as targeted recommendations. The IP facilitated communication between actors and stakeholders. Challenges included time spent, funding, capacity, and translating decisions into outcomes. Moving forward, a learning alliance and strategies to address capacity limitations and manage expectations are needed to ensure sustainability.
The document summarizes the experiences of the Lushoto Benchmark site in linking research, development and natural resource management in the AHI watersheds. It describes the historical development of the site since 1998, including the introduction of integrated natural resource management technologies and expansion to include more villages. Participatory diagnostic studies identified three themes - stakeholder engagement for agroforestry, water source management, and integrated catchment management. Objectives and issues addressed within each theme are outlined. The work plan aims to consolidate efforts across themes to improve livelihoods through integrated watershed management.
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Nile Basin Development Challenge
(NBDC)
Beth Cullen, Zelalem Lema, Aberra Adie, Mulugeta Lemenih
Training of Trainers workshop on the use of the Livelihoods
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2013
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integrated rainwater management strategies which address some of
these issues
1.Jeldu Woreda
2.Diga Woreda
3.Fogera Woreda
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Use, Livestock), Agricultural Research Centers, Ethio-Wetlands and
Natural Resources Association (NGO), community representatives
3. Overview of NBDC project...
Nile Basin Development Challenge aims to improve the resilience of
rural livelihoods in the Ethiopian highlands through a landscape
approach to rainwater management.
Base-line research conducted in three NBDC sites at the start of the
project identified the following NRM issues:
- Focus on isolated technical interventions
- Lack of cross-sector collaboration and coordination
- Weaknesses in technical design
- Poor follow up and monitoring
- Lack of relevance to local priorities
- Lack of voluntary collective action
9. Issue Identification
Fogera
Actors Main issue Related issue
Unrestricted
IP members Land degradation
grazing
Restricted Shortage of
Community
grazing grazing/fodder
Water Shortage of
scarcity water
Soil Organization of
conservation campaign work
Fodder development was chosen as a priority issue for
pilot interventions due to the common concerns around
the issue of grazing
11. Innovation Fund
• 80,000 ETB was allocated to the platform to
fund action research activities
• Proposals and action plans were developed by
IP members according to defined criteria
• Actions should be cross-sectoral,
participatory, designed to address RWM issues
and targeted to suitable area
• A sites was selected within the designated
NBDC watershed
• Action to take place at household level,
farmland and communal land
12. Pilot interventions to date
- Activities started in faced difficulties due to lack of community engagement
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successful
- Few households are involved with the current activities which include enclosure and
improvement of communal grazing area and backyard fodder development
- A field day was organized in the three woredas to review the activities and share
knowledge with other farmers
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13. Technical Group Members in IP
1. Woreda livestock agency
2. Woreda natural resource
3. Research Centre
4. University
5. NGO (Local Facilitators)
• Active participation in IP meetings,
• Design and assist the action research on fodder
intervention
• Providing trainings
• Facilitating and coordinating the linkges
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14. Stakeholder Capacity Building
A lot of talk about ‘participatory planning’ but difficult to put it
into action.
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