General

GGGI has to date supported the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) with its National Agriculture Investment Framework (NAIF) policy framework. NAIF and the associated Agribusiness Strategy (AS) are intended to support the growth and transformation of Ethiopia’s agriculture sector: to one of commercial status and improve the role of the private sector in its development. The NAIF reflects the Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) strategy by, for instance, promoting environmental ends; namely, “resilience to climate change and sustainable use of natural resources, including terrestrial ecosystems, sustainable forest management, combating desertification, as well as halting and reversing land degradation and biodiversity losses.” This project is aligned with IO1. Strengthened national, sub-national and local green growth planning, financing, and institutional frameworks.

Objectives

The overall objective of this project is to define and develop a strategy, inclusive of climate resilient investment incentives, environmental sustainability and effective gender mainstreaming, that transforms Ethiopia’s agricultural sector, validate the strategy via consultation with public and private sector stakeholders and create a platform for the management and implementation of NAIF and the AS.

General

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) leads UK support for efforts to end extreme poverty. DFID Ethiopia works to help Ethiopia transform itself into an industrialised, resilient, more inclusive country that is more able to self-finance its way out of poverty and harness the potential of its youth. DFID Ethiopia has contracted the delivery of the Civil Society Support Programme II (CSSP II) to a consortium involving British Council, SDDirect and Pact. The purpose of this programme is to increase trust between government and civil society to deliver enhanced state accountability and responsiveness, resulting in better quality public services. SDDirect leads on CSSPII's work on gender equality and social inclusion (GESI), as well as developing the programme’s approach to safeguarding. GESI is central to CSSP2, building on the Hard to Reach focus of CSSP1, which was one of the key successes. As Ethiopia’s political reforms have evolved, the programme has been able to adopt a rights based approach. This includes an explicit focus on gender transformation, encompassing projects working on gender based violence, women’s political rights and women’s land rights. The focus on social inclusion is reflected in a range of projects working with social minorities and with youth, as well as an approach to mainstreaming cross-cutting issues such as disability and gender.

General

The newly established land administration agency in Benin has many responsibilities and is under a lot of time pressure to establish a national cadaster. The agency would benefit from support from partner organizations in order to have access to experiences and expertise in their operations and strategy.