‘Global Change and the World's Mountains’ Perth, Scotland, 26-30 September 2010

A Transboundary Strategy and Action Plan for SLM in the Pamir-Alai Region

International Conference ‘Global Change and the World's Mountains’ Perth, Scotland, 26-30 September 2010

Bettina Wolfgramm, Svetlana Jumaeva, Jyldyz Shigaevaand the PALM team

‘Global Change and the World's Mountains’ Perth, Scotland, 26-30 September 2010

• Background• PALM project overview (UNU)• PALM Component 1.1: Pamir-Alai

Transboundary Strategy and Action Plan (CDE)• Methods• Results• Outlook

Content

‘Global Change and the World's Mountains’ Perth, Scotland, 26-30 September 2010

Background

Two major changes affecting the region:• changes in natural resource management

since independence of the Republics of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in 1991

• the on-going climate change

‘Global Change and the World's Mountains’ Perth, Scotland, 26-30 September 2010

Sustainable Land Management in the High Pamir and Pamir-Alai Mountains -integrated transboundary initiative of the Governments of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

Local Executing Agencies - CoEP in TJ and NCMRD in KGwith financial support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and otherdonors. UNEP is the GEF Implementing Agency for the project, andthe UNU is the International Executing Agency.

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“Sustainable Land Management in the High Pamir and Pamir-Alai Mountains”

Goal: • to restore, sustain, and enhance, the

productive and protective functions of the Pamir-Alai Mountains, so as to improve the social and economic well-being of the rural communities and households, while preserving its unique landscape and globally important biodiversity.

Pamir-Alai Land Management (PALM)http://www.ehs.unu.edu/palm/

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Pamir Alai - Unique bio and cultural diversity Photo Surat Toimastov

www.pamirs.org

Photo Svetlana Jumaeva Photo Stefan Michel www.pamirs.org Photo © Claus Qvist Jessen, www.cqj.dk

Photo Nick Leonard

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PALM components

1.1: Pamir-Alai Transboundary Strategy and Action Plan (PATSAP)1.2: Framework for Improved Legal and Regulatory Environment

1.3: Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Mainstreaming

3.1Community-based Land Use Planning

3.2Community-based SLM

implementation

2.1Enhanced

Capacities of Advisory Service

Providers

2.2Enhanced

Capacities for Adaptive Research

4.1 SLM Impact Assessment4.2 Generic guidelines for project up-scaling

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http://www.ehs.unu.edu/palm/

‘Global Change and the World's Mountains’ Perth, Scotland, 26-30 September 2010

China

Kyrgyzstan

Afghanistan

Tajikistan

Uzbekistan

Kazakhstan

Alai

Pamir

!. Pilot Sites

PALM project area

‘Global Change and the World's Mountains’ Perth, Scotland, 26-30 September 2010

• Background• PALM project overview (UNU)• PALM Component 1.1: Pamir-Alai

Transboundary Strategy and Action Plan (CDE)• Methods• Results• Outlook

Content

‘Global Change and the World's Mountains’ Perth, Scotland, 26-30 September 2010

Methods

• Sustainable development appraisal (SDA) in 7 work steps

• An interactive process• The multi-level stakeholder forums

‘Global Change and the World's Mountains’ Perth, Scotland, 26-30 September 2010

Team workshopsStrategy expertsConsultation process including two feedback forums

7. IntegrationMulti-level stakeholder forums6. Transdisciplinary synthesis

Field work, interviews, statistics: SWOT analysis, baseline reports

5. In-depth regional studies

PALM Component 33. In-depth local study4. Local development profiles

Expert team initial workshop2. Preliminary regional study (strategic issues, spatial units, actor categories)

Literature reviewClarification of needs / scales / etc.Specific approaches and methods to be used (MEA, WOCAT, GIS)

1. PreparationImplementation by PALMWork steps

Sustainable development appraisal, Giger et al. 2003

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An interactive processNational multi-levelstakeholder fourms

(Khorog, Osh)

Expert teaminitial

workshop: planning

Expert team:field work

Expert teamstrategy

workshopStrategy expert

team: draftstrategy

Regional multi-levelstakeholder

forum(Jirgitol)

Expert teamwrap-upworkshop

Strategyexpert team:

final draftstrategy

National feedbackforums

(Khorog, Bishkek)

Internal & externalreview

Strategy expertsand international

experts: final strategy

June2009

October 2010

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Multi-level stakeholder forums

• Visions according to stakeholder levels• Priorities according to specific ecosystems

within the region (Alai, East & West Pamir, Jirgitol)

• Identification of transboundary issues• Develop ideas for action plans at district,

national and regional level• Analyze institutions and resources required

for the implementation of action plans

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Analysis of the participatory processduring the multi-level stakeholder forumsGian Autenrieth, MSc thesis Uni Zurich

• expectation towards the forum• skepticism towards the forum and it’s outcome• precognition about such a forum• satisfaction of expectations towards the forum

and it’s outcome• view on power relations among the

forum’s participants• success in raising their primary

concern in the debate

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Results and Outputs

Main transboundary issuesidentified

• Biodiversity • Pasture use and management• Improvement of the legal framework• Development of economic relations• Tourism

Photo Stefan Michel

www.pamirs.org

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Outputs

• Baseline reports (Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan)• Summary baseline report• The Transboundary Strategy drafted• 3 Action Plans drafted

• Forest and Biodiversity• Pasture management• High value crop production and SLM

• MSc thesis analysing the participatory processes

Documents to be found on http://www.ehs.unu.edu/palm/

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Challenges

1. Identifying the appropriate addresseesof the Pamir-Alai TransboundaryStrategy and Action Plan for SLM

2. Planning for the implementation of theStrategy and Action Plan

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Challenges during the elaboration process

• Different working modes of expert teamsfrom Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

• Finding a common language betweenstakeholders from different levels

• Negotiations between Kyrgyz and Tajik interests and perspectives were required most at the district and national levels and not at the local level.

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Lessons learnt

• Identification of responsible institutions for implementation of the strategy at the beginning of the project

• Application of new approaches requires appropriate time and resources (WOCAT, MEA etc)

• Consideration of the specifics of Project area (length) while planning field work (Kyrgyz and Tajik team)

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Next steps

• Study tour fo Switzerland and donormeetings

• Final presentations• Round tables• Policy briefs

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PALM Project and the United Nations University (UNU), PALM International Executing Agency http://www.ehs.unu.edu/palm/

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