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EcosystemBasedAdapta/on(ICRAF-WorldAgroforestryCentreandASBPartnershipfor

TropicalForestMargins)

WinnieAsi/ResearchFellow

AfricanCentreforTechnologystudies(ACTS)

PolicyaspectsofEcosystembasedAdapta3on

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EBAPolicy1.BuildingscalableandinclusivebusinessmodelsforEBA•  Policies for building scalable andinclusive business models for EBAdrivenini3a3ves

•  Policies have to incorporate thesupport of rural educa3on for youthand commun i3es to p romoteunderstandingof local and indigenousknowledge systems,which is useful inleveraging

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2.Op/mizingandunleashingopportuni/es–roleofyouthandwomeninEBAEmbrac i ng t e chno logy t h roughappropriate policies and financing forefficient value chain linkages (e.g.linkages tomarkets, financing etc.) thattechnologyenables

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3.Innova/vefinancingmodelsforEBAdrivenagriculture•  Enhancing EBA financing throughexis3ng banks, village communitybanks, coopera3ve movements andcorporate socia l responsib i l i tydepartments in pr ivate sectorins3tu3ons,diasporaremiDancesetc.

•  Incen3vizing private sector financingfor EBA through tax waivers/rebatesforfinancialins3tu3onslendingtoEBAini3a3ves.

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4.Educa/on,ICT,DataanditsroleintransformingEBAdrivenagricultureinAfrica•  InclusionofEBAintheeduca3oncurriculaofrelevantcoursesinagriculture,environmentalscience,engineering,energyandwateramongothersespeciallyatuniversityandter3arylevels.

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5.Definingandgivingspacetoenhancethe role of the private sector inupscalingEBA•  Establ ishing and strengtheningincen3ves that seek to enhance theoverall business environment in acountry, such as good transport,energy and telecommunica3oninfrastructure, effec3ve legal &regulatory environment and favorablemarketeconomypolicies.

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•  There is need for more affordablefinancing to the private sector.Countries need to implement fiscalpolicies to loosen liquidity, lowerinterestratesandenhanceaccessibilitytoaffordablefinancing.

•  Thereisneedtofacilitateandpromotemore transparent Public PrivatePartnership(PPPs)modelsthatreducerisks to both the private investor andthepublic.

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6.Enhancingecosystemresilienceforclimatechangeadapta/on(inclusioninclimatechangepolicyandini/a/vesonbothadapta/onandmi/ga/on)•  Preserving landaswetlands, forests -Reduc3onof

theconversionofagriculturallandforotherusestopreserve demand through deliberate plans andpoliciesandpromo3ngland-usepoliciesandtenuresys tems that encourage inves tment bysmallholders.

•  BuDress EBA by introducing innova3ve socialsafeguards against climate risks e.g. climateinsuranceamongothers.

•  Encourage consump3on of locally produced cropstoenhancemarketsustainability

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•  7.South-southcoopera/oninharnessingEBA

•  Developing strategies to leverage andsustainably u3lize ecosystems fordevelopment at trans-boundaryregionallevele.g.cos3ngecosystems/economics of ecosystems and theirroleinaregionalsetup.

•  Fosteringgreaterregionalcoopera3ononEBA

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•  Launching research ini3a3ves foranalysisofEBAeconomiestogenerateempirical evidence on costs andb enefi t s o f e c o s y s t ems ; a ndunderstand the ecological rolesholis3cally and link this to the policyagenda and package informa3on fordifferentaudiences

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Launching research ini3a3ves foranalysis of EBA economies to generateempiricalevidenceoncostsandbenefitsof ecosystems; and understand theecological roles holis3cally and link thisto the policy agenda and packageinforma3onfordifferentaudiences

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Merci!