Transcript BUILDING A NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY PORTFOLIO: PROGRESS TO

BUILDING A NATURAL
RESOURCES POLICY PORTFOLIO:
PROGRESS TO DATE
Douglas Merrey
Director for Research
FANRPAN Secretariat
Stakeholders Planning Workshop, May 2007
Natural Resources Management—A
Cross-Cutting Theme
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Southern Africa—land, water, climate,
trees, bio-diversity—constraints, threats
but also opportunities
There are networks for water (GWP,
Waternet), soil fertility, etc.
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But weak linkages—insufficient integration
especially with agriculture
Transboundary resources--therefore
regional not strictly national issues
Crosscuts at least 3 of the 4 proposed
FANRPAN research themes (regional
integration, poverty, innovation)
The case of Africa: poverty & hydrological legacies
Risk of
recurrent
drought
Natural legacy: extreme
climate variability
Historical legacy: numerous
international waters
Growth in yields
United
States
China
Latin
America
Sub-Saharan
Africa
Current Proposal Portfolio
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Evidence-based Policy Options for
Scaling up Agroforestry
Global Environmental Change and Food
Security (GCAFS), Southern Africa
Analysis of Relationship of Water
Productivity and Poverty in the Limpopo
Basin
Water Rights Interventions to Water
Quality and Access by Poor People in the
Limpopo Basin
Evaluation of Treadle Pump and Drip
Irrigation Kit Programs in Zambia and
Zimbabwe
Evidence-based Policy Options for
Scaling up Agroforestry
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Goal: Building on previous successful
ICRAF project, promote scaling up, with
special attention to making policies more
supportive at national and regional levels
Countries: Malawi, Mozambique,
Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia proposed
Partners: ICRAF, with SADC, COMESA,
national partners (FANRPAN leads)
Anticipated donor: CIDA, other bilaterals
Status: Invited to submit revised
proposal, to be completed at ‘write-shop’
2nd week of May
Global Environmental Change and
Food Security (GECAFS), Southern
Africa
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Goal: Deliver policy-relevant information on
interactions of GEC and food systems underlying
food security
Countries: Southern Africa
Partners: GCAFS (Environmental Change Institute,
Oxford U (www.gecafs.org); NEPAD; ICSU; SADC;
FARA; regional scientists, etc. FARPAN will manage
secretariat—competitive grants– and facilitate
networking, dialogue, communication
Anticipated donor: DFID possible; exploring others
Status: Seeking funding
Linking global environmental
change science with food security
policy and development
John Ingram
GECAFS International Project Office
Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, UK
GECAFS-SAF addresses 3 issues
• how GEC will further
complicate food security
across the region.
• the feasibility of policy and
technical adaptation options at
both regional and local levels.
• the socioeconomic and
environmental consequences
of different adaptation options
designed to improve food
security.
GECAFS-SAF Implementation
5 years
1. ~ 5 Case Studies across the region, each
addressing the food systems questions relating to
GEC vulnerability and impacts, adaptation options and
feedbacks.
2. Regional Scientific Networking, to link case
study research with other relevant research in the
region and internationally.
3. Science-Policy Interface, linking national
researchers with policymakers, the private sector, civil
society and representatives of regional food security
programmes.
Analysis of Relationship of Water
Productivity and Poverty in the
Limpopo Basin
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Goal: Interdisciplinary analysis of relationships
among water productivity & access and poverty,
to identify interventions & research questions
Countries: Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa,
Zimbabwe
Partners: ARC, IWMI, GWP-SA, national
institutions in basin countries & Malawi.
FANRPAN co-leads with ARC
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Anticipated donor: Challenge Programme on
Water and Food (CPWF, www.waterandfood.org)
Status: Had won contract; cancelled because of
procedure problems in other river basins; now
have submitted concept note—waiting for
response
Link between poverty, hunger and water scarcity
Where river basins are shared: impacts, risks &
opportunities can be even greater…
Zambezi:
Zimbabwe &
Mozambique
Water Rights Interventions to Water
Quality and Access by Poor People in
the Limpopo Basin
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Goal: Improve access to quality water for
multiple uses through enhanced water
rights
Countries: Botswana, Mozambique, South
Africa, Zimbabwe
Partners: GWP-SA; IFPRI; national
institutions in basin countries. FANRPAN
leads.
Anticipated donor: CPWF
Status: Concept Note accepted, waiting
for revised guidelines for proposal
Evaluation of Treadle Pump and Drip
Irrigation Kit Programs in Zambia and
Zimbabwe
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Goal: Objectively evaluate impact and
effectiveness of 2 programs, as basis for
improving future investments
Countries: Zambia, Zimbabwe
Partners: ACF/University of Zambia;
Midlands State University, Bunda College
Anticipated donor: USAID’s Office of
Disaster Assistance
Status: Proposal accepted, expect to sign
contract and begin in May 2007
Treadle Pumps--Types
KENYA
S. AFRICA
Drip Irrigation Kits
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Enables precise
application of limited
amount of water to crop
root zone
Reduces losses from
evaporation, weeds,
runoff
Combine with bucket or
drum to hold the water
Bucket and Drip Irrigated
Cabbage
Operationalizing the “NR” in
“FANRPAN”
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FANRPAN’s niche is a focus on policy
issues, but in partnership with local
communities, implementing agencies, etc.
FANRPAN’s role: facilitate and promote
evidence-based policy options and
advocacy
Partnerships with RECS, other networks
(e.g., GWP), national, regional and
international institutions are critical.
Thank selling
you! tomatoes near an
Picture – women farmers
irrigation canal