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Presented by Daniel Danano (SLM Coordinator, Ministry of Agriculture) to the Nile BDC 'Platforms' Workshop, Addis Ababa, April 8, 2011.
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Sustainable land management and the Ethiopian Strategic Investment Framework
Nile BDC Workshop, Addis Ababa, April 8, 2011
Daniel Danano SLMP Coordinator Ministry of Agriculture
Who we areThe SLM program aims to provide assistance to
smallholder farmers to adopt sustainable land management practices on a wider scale to (Scaling up)
(a)reverse land degradation in agricultural landscapes;
(b) increase agricultural productivity and income growth;
(c)protect ecosystem integrity and functions.
Enabling conditions setEthiopian Strategic Investment Framework for SLM Stakeholders alignmentHarmonization of efforts Coalition building
Best practices implanted at a larger scale – sustainable land management practices
Who we are The ESIF is a national level strategic
planning framework that guides the prioritization, planning and implementation, by both the public and private sector, of current and future investments in SLM with the aim of addressing the interlinked problems of poverty, vulnerability and land degradation at the rural community level
ESIF building blocks
SUSTAINABLE, EFFECTIVE and ACCEPTABLE
SLM PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS
What we do Watershed management Land administration Knowledge management
Climate change (CDMA) Scaling up of Humbo (WVE) experience
Current SLM engagement
SLM focus area
Partners platform ESIF and CBPWMP (frameworks and guidelines Partners include (Region-woreda)
ministries, development partners, research institutions, universities, csos represented at Steering and Technical committees
Financed by development partners (multi-donors)
With whom we workSLM is a multi-donor and a multi-stakeholder engaged program whereby it has a platform at the Federal, regional and woreda level. The Ministry of Agriculture leads the programSteering and Technical committeeSLM Secretariat at the federal levelSLM focal person in the regionsSLM focal persons at the woredas
With whom we work Regions and woredas are the implementers Federal SLM Support Unit provides technical
backstopping and administers project management
Woreda Watershed Team is responsible for on ground implementation
Planning starts from bottom up and again flows back to the woredas
With whom we work Federal Steering Committee comprises
high management bodies from various ministries
Federal Technical Committee comprises middle level management from various Gov institutions, development partners and CSOs
WSM (water developer)
Lessons learned so far What are the main lessons learned so
far in terms of intervention uptake, sharing and learning, policy influence
Main challenges What are the main challenges you
experienced in terms of land and water management in the Nile Basin (can be in terms of uptake of interventions, but also in terms of interactions with other actors)
Challenges High staff turnover Lack of commitment SLM interventions are
new to many watershed areas
Low awareness of the community
Delayed procurements
Poor and delayed reporting (financial and physical) from woredas
Land users occupied on many other activities and programs
Challenges cont’d Work load on woreda
focal persons Poor collaboration
among stakeholders at woreda
Weak functionality of platforms (region and woreda
Frequent change in focal persons at woredas and even in some regions
Poor payments for all project staff and low perdiem rates
Future plans More awareness to beneficiaries and the
general public Enhance the role of woreda leadership Consecutive trainings at various levels Promoting commitment of SLM specialists Sound policies and strategies Farmers trainings and experience share
to be promoted
Future plans Improving incentives for SLM staff Strengthen stakeholders involvement
(collaboration) Demonstrations and adaptive trials Assigning full time focal persons at
woreda levels Conducting platform meetings at
various levels
Thank you