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Displaying 296 - 300 of 358Harnessing the Great Green Wall Initiative (GGWI) for a Sustainable and Resilient Sahel
Objectives
Long term vision, which takes stock of lessons learnt from past initiatives, developed leading to institutional strengthening of the GGWI and mobilization of adequate investments for a resilient and sustainable Sahel.
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This region does not present only challenges, it has enormous potential opportunities: considerable arable land resources, significant mineral resources (petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, gold, uranium, iron, etc.), immense livestock, marine and freshwater resources. The Saharo-Sahelian area has also significant surface water resources with numerous rivers and lakes (Niger, Gambia and Senegal rivers, Lake Chad, etc.) and the large underground water tables are among the largest aquifers on the continent. The potential for solar energy is huge. The Sahel has a sunshine of about 4300 h per year with the potential to generate more than 2200kWh / m2 / year, clearly above the African average. Biodiversity (avian fauna, mammals, reptiles, insects, etc.) is rich and varied despite the great losses that the region has suffered.It should be noted that efforts to restore land in many countries have led to a regreening of certain areas, mainly due to the practice of assisted natural regeneration.The socio-economic benefits of the project are multiple at various levels: regional, national and local. The project will contribute through greater complementarity and synergy of interventions carried out through other initiatives, in particular LDCF / SCCF. This greater coherence will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the activities with an increased impact for the benefit of the populations. The results will lead to the reinforcement of land restoration capacities and adaptation of populations to climate change. More broadly the project will contribute to the following socioeconomic and environmental medium and long term impacts.· Promote comprehensive land-use planning to better target and scale-up integrated natural resource management, including practices for landscape restoration and increased resilience,· Promote policies to increase tenure security and rights of Local Communities and Indigenous People, including pastoralists for harmonizing land use practices and reduction of conflict between resident and nomadic communities,· Promote policy options to unlock market opportunities and innovative financing for diversified livelihoods of smallholder farmers and pastoralists, and · Promote universal access to renewable energy and local carbon pathways for economic growth and development.
Strengthening of the rural family economy, through the management of Rubber-Shiringa (Hevea Brasiliense), in a
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Smallholder producers living in San Martins rainforest face high levels of poverty and social exclusion, a fragile ecosystem and severe land degradation and deforestation. The Centro de Promocin de la Equidad Mara Elena Moyano (Centro Moyano) helps small-scale producers from six organizations increase family incomes, diversify and add value to their products and protect the environment by cultivating agroforestry systems focused on native rubber species and associated crops. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Peru. Centro Moyanos activities bolster efforts to counteract environmental degradation and protect the natural resources that communities depend on.
Unlocking the Poverty Penalty and Upscaling the Respect for Rights in Kenya's Informal Settlements
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Kenya's population is becoming increasingly urban. In Nairobi, over half the population lives in slums or informal settlements, which are plagued by cramped living conditions and poor access to basic services. Women face additional burdens, particularly in the area of personal security. In Nairobi's Mukuru settlement, the "poverty penalty" means that residents pay three to four times more for the available poor services than in wealthier neighbourhoods nearby. Behind the scenes is a complex informal and highly commercialized web of power and governance, where landlords and criminal organizations thrive, often through violence or extortion. In part, these conditions result from both gaps in existing laws and policies and from failures to apply them; however, Kenya's 2010 Constitution has provided some hope in confronting decades of exclusion and lack of access to justice by the poor. This project, implemented by local partner Muungano Wa Wanavijiji Akiba Mashinani Registered Trustees, will build on previous research efforts that have developed legal, financial and planning models that provide a first approach on how to unlock the poverty penalty. The solutions address both technical and governance obstacles to upgrading, improving service delivery and the security of land tenure that ensure basic rights and living conditions for Mukuru residents. Once living conditions are improved, residents can tap into their economic potential and escape the current cycle of exclusion and poverty. In Nairobi, new research and continued engagement with the county and with local residents will feed into the development of further tools to support upgrading programs and policies. Implementation of pilot projects, such as a special housing fund for the Mukuru settlement, will generate new legal, planning, and financial knowledge that can feed into scaling-up efforts across the county. In Kiambu County, research will focus on settlements in Thika, a fast-expanding peri-urban centre. Drawing on experiences from Mukuru, the research will support proactive efforts by the county to address informal settlement challenges, which are only now emerging, and not yet at a scale seen in large centres like Nairobi. The research in this case could then guide policies and practices in other peri-urban centres across the country.
Integrated land management, restoration of degraded landscapes and natural capital assessment in the mountains
Objectives
To achieve biodiversity conservation and land degradation neutrality in the Southern Highlands and Hela Provinces of Papua New Guinea through integrated landscape management and natural capital assessment
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Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Target Groups
The Project’s benefits include the Global Environmental Benefits as described in Section 1.a.6. Besides these, the Project yield substantial direct socio-economic co-benefits to the targeted beneficiaries (refer to Section 2) and indirect benefits to implementing partners and other stakeholders. The socio-economic benefits delivered by the Project include i) direct financial incentives for landowners to overcome the barrier to engage on SLM/SFM, ii) improved access to sustainable financing for SMEs and landowners, iii) setting up of long-term financing streams through AFOLU carbon projects and certified coffee production, iv) establishment of tax easements and subsidies that directly benefit landowners, v) improved food security through more efficient and sustainable agricultural production, vi) increase resilience and reduced vulnerability of the livelihood base to climate change and disaster risks, and vii) increased land-based livelihood opportunities particularly for women.
Inclusive Sustainable Rice Landscapes in Thailand
Objectives
To transform the Thai rice value chain for environmental sustainability by upscaling the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) Standard through an Integrated Landscape Management approach.
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The ISRL project is foreseen to have multiple positive socio-economic impacts on farmers and local communities. For farmers, the project emphasizes the importance of livelihoods and enabling transition to sustainable production practices. Sustainable production practices, namely implementation of the SRP Standard, are supported through the project’s financial mechanism which initiates a Revolving Fund to incentivize service providers to provide ISRL services and contribute to service provider livelihood. The creation of this new market equates to new forms of employment, and BAAC green loans enable service providers to invest in new equipment and technologies to provide these services in the long-term. Furthermore, green bonds are envisioned to further incentivize farmers to transition to sustainable production practices by rewarding successful implementation of the SRP Standard, whilst also in and generating environmental benefits at landscape level such as reforestation and forest protection. In addition, emphasis on agro-forestry and crop diversification in the highland HCVFs and sub-optimal rice systems (referred to above), will have positive impact on farmer livelihood by enabling farmers to produce additional crops for additional income despite off-seasons or degraded agricultural lands. Given a gender mainstreaming plan and the GEF Core Indicator 11, the project will engage with at least 40% female beneficiaries to promote inclusion in transitioning to sustainable rice value chains and other on-farm and off-farm work such as agroforestry. Women will be supported to take positions of authority within the project governance structure and a gender consultant will prepare project gender mainstreaming and monitoring guidelines to ensure the representation and participation of women during project implementation. Gender equality, social issues and needs relevant for the project were studied as part of the project development process through desk study, consultative meetings with major stakeholders including Women Organic Rice Farmers Groups and other community-based groups. The objectives of the gender assessment were to assess the current situation regarding gender equality, and to identify gender equality, capacity building and gender accountability activities for inclusion in the project activities and budget. The results of the Gender Assessment are included and presented in detail in the project Gender Mainstreaming Plan (ProDoc, Appendix 16).Social sustainability (which includes the gender dimensions), and consequently the durability of the uptake and impacts of the proposed management models, will be promoted through the application of a sustainable livelihoods approach, with a focus on integrating sustainably managed rice and “diversification” alternatives into diverse farm economies and farming systems that will allow farm families to satisfy their multiple livelihood needs (including nutritious food and cash income) in a sustainable, resilient and low-risk way. The definition of such socially sustainable options will be supported through the application of the Farmer Field School model under the New Farming Theory, which emphasizes farm diversification and participatory problem analysis and farmer-based experimentation and technology validation. The project will contribute to national and provincial/landscape level socio-economic benefits, which will include: Sustained livelihoods for people dependent on the sustainable use and management of land resources (soil, water, biodiversity): The project will pay special attention to assessing the impacts of land degradation on vulnerable groups (women, indigenous peoples) and identifying sustainable gender sensitive solutions. Socio-economic sustainability will be a pre-requisite to achieve environmental sustainability of the project, which focuses on landscape planning/management and implementation/financing of sustainable rice production (SRP Standard) and sustainable management of other crops. The ISRL project leverages ongoing governmental projects for environmental and forest conservation and management, as well as those focusing on farming (Mega Farms, Flood Retention, etc.) and livelihoods (OTOP, Diversification of Farmer Income, etc.). To ensure environmental sustainability, it is key to focus on farmer livelihood to effectively address forest encroachment, monoculture production (rather to incentivize production diversification), as well as unsustainable farming practices and related land degradation (ie: overuse of fertilizer and pesticide inputs leading to water contamination). The environmental impacts of the project, namely preservation of forests and contribution to reforestation/forest patrol, as well as the reduction in harmful farm practices which have off-farm impact on the surrounding landscape (through SRP Standard implementation), will be institutionalized through policy reform and integration.