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CCCM response for conflict affected population in Abyan, Lahj ,Marib, Hajja and Hodeida (Priority 2)
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The project aims at supporting 34,981 IDPs (7,724 men, 7,786 women, 9,557 girls, 9,914 boys) in 19 IDPs hosting sites (7 currently and 12 newly targeted sites) in five governorates ( Abyan, Lahj, Marib, Hajjah and Hodeida) to access life-saving and protection assistance. In the 7 sites (Hajjah and Lahj gov.) this project will ensure the continuation of CCCM programming and complementing with ICLA. The newly targeted sites are currently underserved and have highly vulnerable IDP populations. Therefore, the provision of CCCM programming will be essential to address the IDPs critical humanitarian assistance gaps NRC will use two modalities adapted to the contexts of each site. The first modality is localized CCCM approach in Hajjah and Hodeida governorate through the existing local partners. NRC has existing partnership agreements with national NGOs, Rawabi Alnahdhah for Development Foundation (RADF) and Jeel Al Bena Association for Humanitarian Development (JAAHD) and will expand its partnership under this project. These agencies are responsible for the implementation of site level management and coordination activities, while NRC provides technical and procurement support as well as continue to lead on area level coordination. The second modality is mobile CCCM teams in Lahj, Abyan and Marib. In all sites, NRC will apply a CCCM Mobile Site Management (MSM) approach to ensure that inter-agency coordination at site level is strengthened through timely and effective information management. NRC will conduct site monitoring and referral system which is enabled by site monitoring , and a functioning information sharing and feedback/complaint mechanisms, fostering accountability, community engagement and compliance with humanitarian standards. NRC will support committee-based community representation in the target sites where community representation is not yet functional, NRC will facilitate the selection and establishment of community representatives to be able to act as agents for their communities. The representatives will be trained on leadership, community-based planning methodologies and will receive technical and material support to implement small community-led solutions to identified problems, with an emphasis on the needs and inclusion of vulnerable groups such as women, girls, youth, and persons with disabilities. Access to Housing, Land and Property (HLP) rights is one of the main issues that IDPs residing in displacement sites are facing with. NRC will, therefore, conduct awareness raising sessions on HLP rights, enabling IDPs to learn increase their knowledge about their rights to housing and land ownership and their to be saved safe against forced eviction. NRC will conduct forced eviction monitoring at the targeted sites to identify any potential threats of eviction. NRC will provide post-eviction cash to the vulnerable families to facilitate their relocation and settlement in the new sites. Access to Housing, Land and Property (HLP) rights is one of the main issues that IDPs residing in displacement sites are facing with. NRC will, therefore, conduct awareness raising sessions on HLP rights, enabling IDPs to learn increase their knowledge about their rights to housing and land ownership and their to be saved safe against forced eviction. NRC will conduct forced eviction monitoring at the targeted sites to identify any potential threats of eviction. NRC will build the capacity of those involved in addressing HLP disputes around the IDPs sites, including local authorities, Site Focal Points, humanitarian actors and community committee members.
Contribute to building resilience and improve vulnerable people’s access to basic services and respond to prot
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The project is designed to cover the immediate food insecurity and livelihoods diversification skills, lack of knowledge of improved agriculture practice and wide spread of livestock diseases and management of natural resources targeting total of 1110 direct beneficiaries out of 15000 person living on 6 villages which over 60% of them are women and children. Most vulnerable farmers and pastoralists ,10 disables people with low-skills, living in Tendalti locality White Nile state will cover 6 villages (Um hejlija,Salima,Um Rawia,Um Gidahat,Almalieh,Altahra) , to reduce poverty, ensure food security, healthy lives and aims to contribute to protect vulnerable populations of 6 villages 90% are farmers affected by economic crises natural disasters such as drought and floods and more recently high increase of inflation These villages have not received SHF or CERF allocations in 2019 and not covered by any sectors under special 2020 CERF allocation (reported by Locality Managing Director) The project will be implemented multi sectoral interventions providing assistance with lifesaving coupled to strengthen the targeted communities’ resilience, sustainability protecting and improving their existing livelihood assets to pave the way forward to sustainable improved food security , income gain and malnutrition through ensuring availability of complement health (None health activities) and nutrition activities by complementing diet diversity, HH income , build capacity of farmers and livestock owners in producing , accessing food, protect their assets, –diversify their livelihoods hence increasing their self-reliance, by provision of farming inputs including assorted crops and vegetables seeds packages and hand tools, seeds and agricultural tools to 800 HH beneficiaries. Conducting 6 information sessions on sustainable agricultural practices farmer’s HH 51% female and 49% male to improve food security, will contribute to improve food production and productivity of sustainable agricultural practices, Distribution of 900 small ruminants to 300 vulnerable households 3 each 60% female and 40% male, conducting 2 information sessions on animal husbandry, Vaccination treatment for 10,000 head of animal support mass livestock vaccination10 PWD 6 women and 4 men will be included and provided by IGAs to live with dignity For protection BPWO will targe 1325 beneficiaries out of more than 15000 person living in 6 villages, 5 training for protection worker/volunteers after establishing 5 women committees will be conducted targeting women and girls, focusing on improving community knowledge and ensure GBV prevention and response is well Integrated to reveal existing and potential GBV risks associated with project participation and protection activities to increase their knowledge of protection and GBV issues and inequality between male and female, which decreases women access to productive resources, relief commodities seeds, tools , productive land, better access to justice and greater security, as well as on mother’s role to support community health and hygiene, accompanied by distribution of dignity kits, Building women’s leadership and engaging men as allies will reduce GBV risks, fight bad habits and norms like early marriage, FGM, and will adopt policies that prohibit discrimination, exploitation, harassment, and VAW. Raising 10 awareness sessions on land ownership rights, advocating for equitable land distribution, adopting policies that prohibit discrimination, exploitation, harassment, and VAW. Strengthening civil society’s ability to advocate for the development and implementation of gender-sensitive laws and policies in transitional environments and 6 sessions for PWD protection services to increase awareness on the fact that persons with disabilities are capable of taking their lives in their own hands(in parallel to increase their self-confidence within norms and COVID 19 response as assumption), rehabilitation of
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Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation and sustainable land management (SLM) into development planning: Making Environmental Land Use Planning (ELUP) Operational in Argentina
Restoring degraded f
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To mainstream sustainable land management, forestry and biodiversity conservation into land-use planning and agricultural production practices in Sub-Zoba Nafka of the Northern Red Sea Region of Eritrea
BRA/13/019 PNGATI Implementati
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Support to the Indigenous Peoples National Foundation (FUNAI) actions of territorial and environmental management of indigenous lands.
Harnessing IDRC-Supported Research on Large-Scale Land Acquisitions and Accountability in Africa
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Commercial interest and investments in Africa's agricultural lands have intensified in quantity, speed, and size over the past five years, particularly in the wake of the 2008 food crisis. This project will address concerns over the phenomenon. It aims to enhance leadership skills that will help build more equitable policies and practices for communities around large-scale land investments in Africa. Large-scale land acquisitions Foreign and domestic investors, both public and private, are acquiring control of vast stretches of fertile land for agricultural production in developing countries. While agricultural investments can contribute to economic development and reduce poverty, many investments have failed to live up to expectations and are not generating sustainable benefits. In many instances, these land deals are leaving local people worse off than they would have been without the investment. Pressures on agricultural land are expected to continue to meet the needs of growing populations. There is also the issue of diminishing supplies of fertile land caused by pressures on water sources, encroaching urbanization, and changing weather patterns related to climate change. Investments to date have served to highlight existing weaknesses in the management and governance of agricultural lands and on local communities' ability to secure land rights. More accountable, equitable investments This project will advance IDRC's work on this issue in sub-Saharan Africa to make land investment processes more accountable and equitable, and to prevent displacement and conflict. It will build on five action research projects covering 10 countries. Project teams will work with communities to increase their power to negotiate equitable terms and protect their rights and interests. It will fund the following activities: -Land Research Summit in Dakar, Senegal, to share initial research results and lessons learned, as well as foster policy discussions -Blogs and op-eds to raise awareness about research findings -Conference participation to share the research and findings
Des citoyen.ne.s et des mouvements sociaux plus fort.e.s pour un monde juste, solidaire et durable
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Avec cet outcome, nous voulons contribuer à la réalisation des droits humains et à un changement de système pour plus de justice sociale et environnementale, et ce grâce à 4 axes d’action: sensibilisation/éducation, mobilisation, appui aux mouvements sociaux et plaidoyer. En sensibilisant les citoyen.ne.s pour que celleux-ci s’engagent à un niveau individuel (lors de festivals, de conférences, de ciné-débats, d’animations dans les écoles). Nous voulons également que ces personnes sensibilisées se rendent compte de la puissance de l’action collective et mettent en place leurs propres actions ou s’engagent dans des structures existantes: dans les brigades d’action paysanne, au sein d’un GASAP ou d’un mouvement tel qu’Intal par exemple. Ainsi leur poids politique et social sera renforcé. Nous voulons favoriser la création d’alternatives au système dominant (ex: coopératives alimentaires, médias alternatifs, ZAD, mouvements de soutien aux réfugié.e.s, etc) et appuyer les mouvements sociaux pour qu’ils puissent affiner leurs stratégies d’action, s’allier et augmenter leur poids politique et social. Et, finalement, nous voulons influencer les décideurs.euses politiques (au niveau belge, européen et international). En recevant les informations pertinentes, en étant interpellé.e.s et rendu.e.s redevables par rapport à leurs obligations, en menant des dialogues avec les mouvements sociaux, ielles seront à même de prendre des positions en faveur des droits humains et d'un changement de système pour plus de justice sociale et environnementale. Nos thèmes de prédilection sont le droit à l’alimentation et à la nutrition, les droits des paysan.ne.s, le droit à la santé, l’interculturalité, la décolonisation, le genre, les luttes contre les inégalités, le rétrécissement de l’espace démocratique et la criminalisation des défenseurs.ses des droits humains et, finalement, la mainmise des multinationales sur les systèmes politiques, économiques et le vivant. Quatre ONG burkinabées et Solidagro œuvrent pour une transition agro-écologique à l’échelle communale des systèmes de production agro-sylvo-pastoral pour assurer le droit à l’alimentation pour tous. L’outcome utilise une approche basée sur les droits, en impliquant autant les porteurs d’obligations (le conseil communal et les services techniques de l’État) que les détenteurs de droits (les organisations des producteurs.trices de l’agriculture familiale). L’outcome interviendra dans quatre communes dans autant de provinces (Boulkiemdé, Passoré, Ganzourgou, Boulgou) avec des stratégies de renforcement de capacités, de plaidoyer et d’appui en équipements et infrastructures. En plus, pour un projet de foyers améliorés en synergie avec CO2Logic, presque toute la province de Passoré (7 communes) sera couverte. Les résultats qui mèneront à l’outcome sont les suivants : 1/ 170 OCB dynamiques, démocratiques et équitables, en capacité de jouer pleinement leur rôle, facilitent la réalisation du droit à l’alimentation de leurs membres en collaborant avec les services techniques et le conseil communal. 2/Les acteurs du secteur privé et des plateformes mettent en place des relations commerciales équitables et inclusives avec les producteurs·trices, en leur assurant un accès stable aux marchés et leur proposant des services et facteurs de productions adaptés. 3/Les communes d’intervention du programme adoptent et mettent en œuvre des politiques en faveur de la transition agro-écologique des systèmes de production agro-sylvo-pastorale et renforcent le droit des communautés pour une exploitation durable de leurs ressources naturelles. 4/ Une économie locale à base des productions agro-écologiques s’est développée créant des opportunités d’emplois verts et d’augmentation de revenus pour les producteurs et les OCB. 5/ Les ressources naturelles et la biodiversité dans l’écosystème agricole sont protégées par les ménages ruraux. Ensemble avec trois ONG sénégalaises, Solidagro œuvre pour une transition agro-écologique à l’échelle de l’arrondissement de Toubacouta (région de Fatick) afin d’assurer le droit à l’alimentation et à l’eau pour tous. L’outcome est basé sur une approche basée sur les droits, en impliquant autant les porteurs d’obligations (les collectivités locales et les services techniques de l’État) que les détenteurs de droits (les producteurs et les productrices agricoles de l’agriculture familiale). Pour atteindre l’outcome, des collaborations sont menées avec huit types d’acteurs principaux : (1) les Organisations Communautaires de Base (OCB), (2) les Comités de gestion Eau-Hygiène-Assainissement (COGES EHA), (3) les comités de gestion des forêts et comités de gestion foncière, (4) les conseils communaux, (5) les services techniques, (6) les clubs scolaires et cantines scolaires, (7) les commerçants-distributeurs, et (8) les consommateurs. Les résultats qui mèneront à l’outcome sont les suivants : 1/ Les capacités des détenteurs de droit à faire respecter leurs droits en matière de gouvernance des ressources naturelles et foncières sont renforcées avec une attention particulière aux droits des femmes et des enfants. 2/ La mise en pratique des principes et techniques agro-écologiques est intégrée dans le cadre institutionnel des communes. 3/ Les pratiques agro-écologiques ont augmenté la disponibilité des et l’accès aux groupes alimentaires critiques (poulet, œufs, fruits, légumes). Les activités concernent : (1) Le renforcement de capacités notamment sur la gouvernance foncière, les codes de l’EHA et de l’Environnement, les techniques et pratiques agro-écologiques, les bonnes pratiques en EHA et sur le genre. (2) L’appui à la réalisation de périmètres maraîchers agro-écologiques et des infrastructures d’assainissement (3) Le plaidoyer. Solidagro, Viva Salud and their Philippine partners aim to influence government policy changes in the Philippines through the support to social movements promoting a rights-based health system and a rights-based agro-ecological food and agriculture system. The main strategies that are employed are: - Policy advocacy: lobbying, proposing policies to lawmakers, participating in dialogues with legislators, monitoring the implementation of existing laws, reviewing policies and programs and proposing changes for its improvement, and tracking the passage of laws detrimental to the people’s right to health and food. Specific themes are public health care, occupational health and safety, democratic space for health movements and agro-ecology. - Public awareness raising: campaigning, educating the public through community discussions, coming up with information materials, public forums, etc. A better-informed public is better positioned to claim their rights, and put pressure on the government to act and uphold these rights. - Community modelling and documentation, that provide evidence and proof that will convince government representatives of our advocacies. This includes the development of learning and community farms, and documentation and promotion of best practices. - Networking and alliance building at national and international level provides a stronger and unified voice for a more effective advocacy. This includes linking with the academe, church, professionals, international allies, experts, media, and other sectors. When implementing these strategies, special attention is given to the rights of women, and to the protection of the environment. To increase the effectivity of these efforts, Solidagro and Viva Salud will cooperate with other civil society organizations active in the Philippines, including Belgian NGOs such as We Social Movements, Entraide & Fraternité, Çavaria, 11.11.11 and our consortium partner Quinoa. Ensemble avec trois ONG maliennes, Solidagro œuvre pour le droit à l’alimentation et le droit à l’Eau-Hygiène-Assainissement (EHA) pour tous, dans les cercles de Barouéli, Tominian et Kati. L’outcome est basé sur une approche basée sur les droi
A cross-sector approach supporting the mainstreaming of sustainable forest and land management to enhance ecos
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To promote the sustainable management of Miombo and Mopane production landscapes in Save and Runde sub-basins following an LDN approach.
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Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
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Socio-economic benefits5.The project interventions under Components 1 and 2 will contribute toempowering local communitiesthrough increasing access to knowledge, supporting clustering into strong organisation, and improving agriculture and forest management practices that increase livelihoods’ resilience. This will enhance communities’ autonomy and adaptive capacity, and give them the opportunity to become agents of change. Furthermore, the gender-sensitive approach adopted throughout the project will contribute to addressing gender inequalities by creating opportunities for women which are often marginalised in rural communities and particularly vulnerable to climate change. Gender balance will be promoted by ensuring that women benefits adequately from the awareness-raising, knowledge-sharing, capacity building and income-generation interventions.6.The GEF 7 project will contribute toconserving and capitalising on traditional knowledge. Under Component 1, traditional and indigenous knowledge as well as practical knowledge on SLM and SFM will be integrated in the analysis for the identification of effective current practices. These practices will then be promoted through the implementation of the ILUPs under Component 2. Traditional crop species (NUSs) and corresponding agricultural practices will also be promoted where adequate.7.The diversification of agricultural and forest products under Component 2 will enablebetter nutrition and healthfor approximately 15,000 households. Consuming a diverse range of cereals, legumes, fruits, vegetables, NTFP and animal-source products contributes to improved nutritional outcomes. Furthermore, the biological diversity of resilient agricultural systems will reduce health risks from parasitism[1].8.Sustainable agricultural intensification practices will improve the use of natural resources, such as solar radiation, atmospheric carbon and nitrogen. In addition, in these improved production systems, the recycling of nutrients, biomass and water will be increased as well as resource use efficiency, and wastes will be reduced. As a result,agricultural production will be sustainably increased[2],[3].9.A basket of resilient farm- and forest-based income sources and markets will be strengthened under the GEF 7 project. Thediversification of income sourcesfrom diverse products and local food processingby 15,000 land-users including 7,800 women and 7,200 men will contribute to stabilising household incomefor approximately 67,500 individuals. In addition, diversified income sources will increase the resilience of forest, farm and rangeland users to climate and environmental risks. The failure of a crop, forest or livestock species will have lower impact on the households income which will be more economically resilient.10.By enhancing biological processes and recycling biomass, nutrients and water, producers will be able to use fewer external resources, therebyreducing costs. As an example, biological nitrogen fixation by legumes in intercropping and rotation systems can enable a major reduction in the need for synthetic fertilizers[4]. The establishment of CSB network will further reduce dependency on external support, and costs of agricultural input, and increase producers autonomy.11.The implementation of SLM and SFM requires skilled labour.100Master trainers and600facilitators will be trained through the FFS/APFS approach and transfer their skills to FFSs/APFSs members. This will sustainably strengthen the skill set of farm, forest and rangeland users thereby contributing to increasing opportunities for employment. In addition, the development of climate-resilient Value Chains under Component 2 will lead tojob creationacross the chain from the producers, to the processors, the retailers and the traders. This is particularly true for youth which will be able to acquire new skills according to emerging needs in sustainable nature-based markets.12.Approximately 60 government representatives (including 52% of women) from the central to the local level will receive training on LDN and cross-sectoral coordination under Output 1.1.1 and 1.1.2. These institutions will therefore be able to replicate cross-sectoral planningprocesses in other sub-basins. In addition, approximately 20 non-government staff from partner organizations and CSO and 30 government staff (including 52% of women) will receive training to become trainers on LD assessment, integrated land-use planning and LDN monitoring under Output 1.1.3. It is expected to reach a far larger number of trainees through the training-of-trainer approach. This will provide sufficient capacity to enable the maintenance of LDN monitoring interventions beyond the project lifespan and generate required evidence-based knowledge for informed decision making and planning for sustainable development.Environmental benefits13.The implementation of SLM and SFM interventions over 172,540 ha and the restoration of 2,150 ha of degraded forest and mixed landscape areas in the Miombo and Mopane woodlands of the targeted sub-basins will significantly contribute to the conservation of natural habitat and biodiversity. The project will result in: increased above and below ground biodiversity including in the buffer zones of protected areas, and increased ecosystems’ resilience to climate change. It will also directly support the conservation of threatened tree species in collaboration with the Forestry Commission. In addition, the wildlife corridors will be mapped and strengthened to support eocsystems connectivity and reduce human wildlife conflicts. Wildlife conservation will be further supported through the development of the management plan for the Chimanimani National Park and through improved collaboration with Mozambique for the sustainable management of the Chimanimani TFCA. The restoration of ecosystem functioning and increased biodiversity resulting from the project interventions will lead to increased provision of ecosystems good and services such as the provision of NTFPs, soil productivity and availabilty of water resources. The SLM and SFM interventions will contribute to increasing tree cover and will enable the storage of 1,267,525 tCO2 eq thereby contributing to climate change mitigation. The LDN approach to be demonstrated in the two sub-basins will enable to have no net degradation of land resources in the targeted area, and beyond through supporting outscaling and upscaling of the approach and interventionsin other sub-basins, and at the national, regional and global levels. Increasedeconomic value of natural resources through Value Chains development under Outputs 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 will encourage these environmental benefits to be sustained.Benefits related to the current situation with COVID-1914.The DSL project provides a critical opportunity to support vulnerable dryland communities in building a livelihood foundation that not only enhances climate resilience but also provides a response and recovery plan to the COVID-19 pandemic. This will be done through the establishment and strengthening of key sustainable dryland commodity Value Chains. For example, under Outputs 2.1 and 2.2, livelihoods resilience and diversification will be supported through improved management of crop, forest and rangeland resources and through the strengthening of crop, NTFPs and small livestock Value Chains to support increased and more reliable income for vulnerable households. The criteria for prioritising the livelihood interventions will include the impact of COVID-19 on local communities. Increased production of local input (e.g. seeds, seedlings, indigenous breeds) will increase economic reliance in rural areas and reduce their vulnerability to national market restrictions. Furthermore, the project will provide support to facilitate community-level access to social protection mechanisms and other supporting programmes from the government, donors, private sector organisations and NGOs that are currently being designed and implemented.15.The project will directly and indirectly support communities so that they continue to undertake preventive behavior to stop COVID-19 infection and spread. This will include:·supporting the project staff/consultants in observing recommended practices – such as social distancing, not organizing in-person meetings or big gatherings if recommended; minimizing travel between sites, wearing masks and use of sanitizers; and·encouraging project staff and consultants in promoting government and international best practice behaviours at the local level through direct communication, and dissemination of government information and communication products.16.Theproject will apply FAO’s guidelines on how to implement FFS in times of COVID-19:http://www.fao.org/3/ca9064en/ca9064en.pdf17.Moreover, in order to support efficient monitoring and dissemination of knowledge during COVID 19,the GCP will be leveraging the efforts of the FAO South-South and Triangular Cooperation Division in promoting a systematic learning approach to document and disseminate knowledge resources through the initiative called "Making every voice count for adaptive management". The initiative proposed the KM strategy based on the knowledge management cycle. It uses a variety of communication tools, focusing on a participatory video approach as an interactive platform that supports networking and knowledge generation, and in later stages documenting and disseminating knowledge assets and lessons learned – especially those identified by the local communities and stakeholders at landscape level. The baseline documentation was produced in the form of participatory videos and the GCP will be selecting the practical knowledge and challenges to be discussed at the regional and global level. It will also contribute, at a later stage, to disseminate these practices through different networks, including the COFO Working Group on Dryland Forests and Agrosilvopastoral Systems. The goal is to create a bridge between other teams and initiatives and work beyond the 11 countries involved in this program. Key activities will include:·Development of a contextualized good practices and lessons learned methodology aiming to harmonize the knowledge management efforts across all child projects as well as linking country efforts to the regional and global level through the GCP.·Deployment of innovative spatial data assessment tools to support partners in monitoring and co-production of knowledge with local stakeholders;·A stocktaking of existing knowledge products (including tools and approaches) supporting integrated management of dryland landscapes and seascapes, including related best practices;·Development and testing of a web-based platform on integrated approaches to dryland landscape management and restoration, best practices, guidelines, tools, and methodologies to support program implementation and host new innovations and experience emerging from the Program (this will be subject to consultative assessments of how such a platform might complement other, existing platforms, as against the alternative of enriching and enhancing such platforms, and strategies for ensuring the post-project sustainability of platforms) including the UN DECADE for Ecosystem Restoration Platform on good practices;·Preparation of strategic communication policy briefs for senior managers and decision makers on Program implementation;·Highlighting of the work of the Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Program within key communities of practice, such as the Global Landscapes Forum;·Facilitation of interactive learning events, including the sharing of results and lessons learned, for example at UNCCD CRICs and COPs.Please see GCP for further details.[1]FAO, 2018. The 10 Elements of Agroecology: Guiding the transition to sustainable food and agricultural systems.[2]University of Essex, 2001. Reducing food poverty with sustainable agriculture: A summary of new evidence.[3]Levard L (Gret), Mathieu B (AVSF), 2018. Agroécologie: capitalisation d’expériences en Afrique de l’Ouest.82pp.[4]FAO, 2016. Soils and Pulses: Symbiosis for life. Rome.
Scaling up Cocoa-based Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration / Transformative Innovations in Côte d’Ivoire
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To promote deforestation-free cocoa value chains and restore degraded cocoa-forest landscapes in Côte d’Ivoire.
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The baseline economic and socio-economic situation in these landscapes and regions is described in Annex K. Within these landscapes, the project will benefit members of the rural populations who are engaged in cocoa production and/or marketing, and / or who own, or farm on, degraded lands where cocoa has previously been grown. The number of direct project beneficiaries, as a co-benefit of the GEF investment and disaggregated by gender, is estimated at 114,565 men and 93,735 wom[S(1][VT(2]en, which is equivalent to approximately 50% of the above total. Categories of direct beneficiaries and types of corresponding benefits have been identified as follows:· Farming households receiving agro-forestry/forestry inputs: The project will support the restoration of 25,000 ha of land. Assuming an average land-holding of 5ha / farmer, approximately 5,000 farming households are expected to benefit directly from provision of inputs including seedlings, equipment and fertilizers, as well as training in tree planting and other aspects of sustainable land management. The average of farming households size being eight persons, SCOLUR will then directly impact on the livelihood of 40,000 beneficiaries.· Land users benefitting from Integrated Landscape Management Plans: Beyond those farmers identified above, other farmers and land users within the three target landscapes will benefit from implementation of land use management plans (on 514,899 ha) being developed under Component 1. Benefits are expected to include: reduced deforestation and degradation linked to sustainable intensification of cocoa lands; strengthened agro-forestry-based land restoration processes, including development of ancillary supply chain links; increased availability of financial intermediation. In addition to these benefits, farmers and farm laborers will benefit from the project’s support for decent rural employment, which will be integrated directly across all project components (see Table 7 below). These beneficiaries are estimated to number 163,300. · Supply chain participants: A range of economic actors associated with the cocoa supply chain and the emerging agro-forestry supply chain, will see increase business opportunities as a result of the project. Moves towards landscape-level certification will further diffuse benefits. Estimated beneficiaries in this category total 5000. Within each of the above categories of beneficiaries, the project will aim to maximize its impact on vulnerable groups, including women and youth. Specific actions meant to ensure the achievement of this objective under each project component for women are listed in Annex J, while the project’s approach towards issues of child and youth labor is outlined in the risk section above and in the dedicated Child Labour Risk mitigation plan attached in Section 5 (Risks) of this prodoc and in the roadmap section of the GEF portal. Table 7: Project’s support for decent rural employment[1] DRE pillar DRE checklist item Components contributing C - 1 C - 2 C-3 C - 4 Pillar 1: Employment creation and enterprise development DRE addressed explicitly in agriculture and rural development policies, strategies and programmes Women and men small-scale producers supported in accessing markets and modern value chains Agribusiness and marketing micro, small and medium enterprises supported in accessing markets, training, financial services and other productive assets (e.g. land) Vocational and educational training programmes on technical and business skills for rural people supported Pillar 2: Social protection Mechanisms to extend social protection to small producers and informal workers supported, involving producer organizations and communities/ households Working conditions improved in rural areas, including effective maternity protection and living wages in agriculture Pillar 3: Standards and rights at work Socially responsible agricultural production supported, specifically to reduce gender and age-based discrimination Compliance with national labour legislation promoted in the rural areas Pillar 4: Governance and social dialogue Countries supported in strengthening democratic organizations and networks of producers and workers, particularly in the informal rural food economy Representation of the rural poor in social dialogue and policy dialogue through their organizations supported Participation of rural poor in local decision-making and governance mechanisms supported Rural women and youth groups empowered to be involved in these processes from the initial steps Synergies built between organizations, programmes, countries and producer-to-producer learning opportunities created [1] See FAO guidelines for addressing decent rural employment