Mamadou Diakhite of NEPAD/TerrAfrica discusses what is needed in African policy to scale up and strengthen integrated landscape management. From the opening session of the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature in Africa Conference. (Photos in this presentation are courtesy of Neil Palmer, CIAT.)

1. Towards an African Policy
Framework for Integrated
Landscape Management
Mamadou Diakhite, NEPAD

2. The Challenges
Land degradation, desertification, food
insecurity, agricultural development, loss of
biodiversity and impact of climate change
Drivers: demographic, economic and
social factors, conflicts and governance
issues

3. Response:
Environment Action Plan
Cross-cutting issues: health and
environment, technology transfer, risk
and early warning (DRR)
Trans-boundary conservation &
management of natural resources
Conservation & sustainable use of
marine, coastal, wetlands &
freshwater sources
Preventative control of invasive alien
species
Photos: Neil Palmer, CIAT

4. Response: Agriculture
and Food Security
The Comprehensive African Agriculture Development
Programme:
 Transforming Africa’s agriculture for wealth creation, sustained food
security and nutrition, and socio-economic growth, with a New
Framework
 National Agriculture Investment Plan (NAIP)=Review of Agric. Sector,
Modelling of Required Investments aiming at 6% annual growth
• TerrAfrica:
 Enabling environment for mainstreaming and financing effective
country-driven SLM strategies
 Country SLM Investment Frameworks (CSIF) to translate their specific
SLM priorities into operational activities.

5. Response:
Rural Development Policy
(Under Preparation)
The Rural Futures
Programme
The Agriculture and
Climate Change
Adaptation-
Mitigation Support
Programme
The Gender,
Climate Change
and Agriculture
Support
Programme
Photo: Neil Palmer, CIAT

6. Sustainable Land Management,
Desertification, Biodiversity &
Adaptation to Climate Change
(LDBA)
An integrated AMCEN/AU/NEPAD Flagship Programme
Photo: Neil Palmer, CIAT

7. Goals of LDBA
• Build an effective knowledge base & network
• Support the development of adaptive capacity for
climate change
• Provide support to existing platforms for policy
dialogue
• Promote innovative actions & strategic
projects/interventions
• Establish and document linkages with environment and
ecosystems to economic growth and poverty reduction

8. LDBA Will Contribute to:
Millennium Development Goals

9. LDBA Expected
Outcomes & Impacts
• Increased awareness,
interest and knowledge
of stakeholders
• An integrated approach
• Wider use of more
effective and
sustainable
management of
ecosystems
• Better coherence and a
more streamlined
climate change
adaptation activities
• More resources
available for land,
climate and
biodiversity related
activities
• More robust M&E
Photo: Neil Palmer, CIAT

10. LDBA Results Based Approach
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ealth creationact
n iron ent
sustaina le
use
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and use
change
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AAAA
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ortunities
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change
i acts
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rocesses
and design
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ca acit of
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s
ulti-
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sta eholder
nhance
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data and
ro ering
finance
ri ate
sector
in est ent
Accounta ili
t and
udicial
s ste s

11. LDBA
Implementation Strategy
• A complex and cross-cutting programme, including:
– A logical framework indicating the objectives, impact, outcomes,
outputs, performance indicators and activities – as well as M&E
– Strategy of risk assessment and mitigation measures
• Strong resource mobilization to ensure sustainability
• A Multi Donor Trust Fund for the LDBA (and other Flagship
Programmes), with resources from country, continental & sub-
regional contributions as well as from partners
• Actions responding to MEAs – contributions from various relevant
funding

12. How can the LDBA support integrated
landscape management in Africa ?
THANK YOU.
Photo: Neil Palmer, CIAT
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