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EcoAgriculture Partners Collaboration with TerrAfrica Lee Gross, Senior Manager, EcoAgriculture Partners4th SIP Steering Committee Meeting22-23 February 2016, Magliesburg, South Africa
Some background.. 2006-2008 w/DGF●Developing the Landscapes
Measures Resource Center●Serving on Knowledge
Management Strategic Advisory Group (SAG)
●Supporting leadership in six east African countries through landscape leadership course
●Supporting regional knowledge sharing through workshops in Uganda and Kenya
●Developing toolkits, resource materials, capacity development including payments for ecosystem service.
From June 2009-August 2010…1. Enhanced strategy and operationalization of TerrAfrica’s Knowledge
Management● Developing a Country Service Network strategy ● Facilitating a Regional Knowledge Strategy Validation
Workshop. ● Scoping Capacity-Building Priorities of TerrAfrica Partners
2. TerrAfrica’s M&E system will be enhanced through alignment among entities fostering and implementing SLM practice and through linkage with TerrAfrica’s Knowledge Management System ● Aligning TerrAfrica Monitoring and Evaluation Process Concept
note ● Refining and applying landscape scale SLM assessment tools.
3. Awareness of the role of SLM in the adaptation and mitigation of climate change in Africa will be raised among African policymakers and partners,● Preparing and reviewing materials on SLM and Climate Change. ● Preparing and delivering presentations and events on SLM and CC
at UNFCCC and African policy meetings
From 2011-2014…with GEF/UNEP/SIP resources Train the trainers curriculum, Landscape
Perspectives on M&E for SLM Regional leadership course on SLM in
integrated landscapes; e.g. Ethiopia workshop
Landscape case comparison in Kenya; e.g. field trip at LPFN in Africa conference
Training workshop for climate & SLWM policymakers
African Continental Review Strong coordination btw TerrAfrica and
EcoAg
2012-2013: African ILI Continental Review
ILIs per country
1 15
Challenges motivating Integrated Landscape Initiatives
Geographic distribution
African Continental Review: Findings●Factors associated with high outcome initiatives
●Multi-objectivity● Investment in multi-stakeholder coordination bodies● Inclusion of conflict mediation strategy● Identifying women as a stakeholder group
●International donors had a strong influence●Government bodies usually involved, but often not
robustly●Private sector often missing●Challenges●Coordinating and assembling stakeholders (size of landscape)● Power differentials and building trust ●Reducing conflict between stakeholders
Implementing ILM in Africa: A Synthesis
Component 1: Regional Coalition Building
1.1 Strategies and mechanisms for effective advocacy and negotiation developed
1.2 Awareness skills and support for influencing and shaping policy and planning processes using M&E and KM enhanced
1.3 Knowledge and lessons on SLM utilized to inform and negotiate in policy and planning processes.
Strengthen policy support for landscape action, ● through national policy dialogues between policymakers and
landscape leaders; ● development of country-specific policy communications and
advocacy strategies; ● targeted assessments and analyses; and facilitation of
science-to-policy communication and learning.Mobilize support & engagement in the African Landscapes Action Plan
Some LPFN strategic partners
The African Landscapes Action Plan
LPFN in Africa Conference, July 2014200+ practitioners from across Africa and the world
● Plenary overviews● Country policy panels● Tools bazaar● Six action themes● Parallel sessions● Synthesis briefs● Feedback from participants
Adopted by African Union and component of Terrafrica Business Plan along with AFR100 in support of ARLI
Co-convene an African Policymakers’ Forum on Integrated Landscape Management w/NEPAD
Component 2: Regional Knowledge management (including M&E)
2.1 Appropriate guidelines, methods and tools2.2 Skills and technical know how of stakeholders at
different levels enhanced2.3 Core date and informed sets generated and made
available for decision making at different levels.
Facilitate national landscape learning networks.
Strengthen organizational capacity Invest in on-the-ground activities
Landscape SLM Monitoring & Evaluation
Landscape Academy●Leadership capacity for ILM●Online and in-person training●Global, but focus on Africa in
phase 1●Initial support from Dutch
Ministry●Phase 1 : focused on module
development for core curriculum. e.g. leadership and partnership
●Phase 2: focused on deepening and moving across Africa
Component 3: Support to country programs
3.1 Support to country programs3.2 Awareness, skills and support for knowledge
management and learning enhanced3.3. Knowledge and lesson/experiences on SLM
documented and disseminated
Facilitate Knowledge Generation and Sharing: Generate, synthesize and disseminate new knowledge products and tools for ILM in Africa
Strengthen capacity of national and landscape leaders through regional cross-landscape learning
Co-convene a regional Landscape Practitioners’ Learning conference;
Produce a biannual State of African Landscapes Report;
East African Learning Landscape Network
In summary: priorities moving forward
Support regional learning networks and events / build capacity among landscape leaders (e.g. landscape academy)
On-the-ground direct support to projects for M&E and business engagement, financial mobilization
High level policy-makers convening focused on achieving SDGs through ILM
Effective outreach and communication (utilize close relationship btw TerrAfrica & LPFN)
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