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GEF Asia Workshop,Hanoi, 10-12 March 2010GEF Asia Workshop,Hanoi, 10-12 March 2010

Projects under implementation Projects under implementation Land DegradationLand Degradation

– Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (UNEP IA. Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (UNEP IA. US$7m)US$7m)

BiodiversityBiodiversity – Conservation and Adaptive Management of Globally Conservation and Adaptive Management of Globally

Important Agricultural Heritage Systems – GIAHS (US$3.5m)Important Agricultural Heritage Systems – GIAHS (US$3.5m)– Conservation and Management of Pollinators for Conservation and Management of Pollinators for

Sustainable Agriculture through an Ecosystem Approach Sustainable Agriculture through an Ecosystem Approach (UNEP IA. US$7.8m)(UNEP IA. US$7.8m)

International WatersInternational Waters – Sustainable Management of the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Sustainable Management of the Bay of Bengal Large Marine

Ecosystem – BOBLME (US$12.1m) Ecosystem – BOBLME (US$12.1m) – Livestock Waste Management in Asia (WB IA. US$7m)Livestock Waste Management in Asia (WB IA. US$7m)

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Land Degradation Assessment in Dry lands Land Degradation Assessment in Dry lands LADA LADA

(GEF US$7m, Co-fin US$8m, 2006 - 2010) (GEF US$7m, Co-fin US$8m, 2006 - 2010) Main Objectives: Main Objectives: to to develop methods to assessdevelop methods to assess and and

quantify the nature, extent, severity and quantify the nature, extent, severity and impacts of land degradation on ecosystems impacts of land degradation on ecosystems in drylandsin drylands

to to build assessment capacitiesbuild assessment capacities to enable to enable the design, planning and implementation of the design, planning and implementation of interventions to mitigate land degradation interventions to mitigate land degradation through sustainable land use & through sustainable land use & management practicesmanagement practices

Project outcomes

National and subnational land use systems maps – assessment of land degradation and improvements (surveys and mapping largely based on existing data)

Local-level assessments through participatory field surveys – assessing both biophysical and socio-economics parameters

LADA Lessons Learned LADA Lessons Learned in Chinain China

Key success factors: Key success factors: Organization of the LADA China team with several Organization of the LADA China team with several

working groupsworking groups Presence of many different types of expertise Presence of many different types of expertise

within the team which haswithin the team which has– enabled full involvement of the team in all phases of the enabled full involvement of the team in all phases of the

workwork– facilitated training and exchange of experiencesfacilitated training and exchange of experiences– increased the sense of ownership of the activityincreased the sense of ownership of the activity

A regional training centre has been established in A regional training centre has been established in China for dissemination to other countries China for dissemination to other countries

Participatory approach combining expert Participatory approach combining expert assessment and local knowledge assessment and local knowledge

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advisable – gives consistency to the advisable – gives consistency to the results & less prone to interpretation results & less prone to interpretation

Level of administrative units used for the Level of administrative units used for the assessment is important – units at low assessment is important – units at low level could ensure a higher detail, but level could ensure a higher detail, but would also imply more work would also imply more work

Coordination and collaboration among Coordination and collaboration among different institutions & national groups different institutions & national groups working on other GEF projects important working on other GEF projects important

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(GEF US$3.5m, Co-fin US$14m, 2008 - 2013) (GEF US$3.5m, Co-fin US$14m, 2008 - 2013) Objective:Objective: to promote conservation and to promote conservation and

adaptive management of globally significant adaptive management of globally significant agricultural biodiversity in globally important agricultural biodiversity in globally important agricultural heritage systems agricultural heritage systems

Lead national institution (executing agency) a Lead national institution (executing agency) a big factor in achievement of project objective big factor in achievement of project objective

Clear definition of roles and responsibilities at an Clear definition of roles and responsibilities at an early stage – especially for project management early stage – especially for project management structure with several layers structure with several layers

Changes in key officials involved in the project Changes in key officials involved in the project should be anticipated should be anticipated

GIAHS Lessons Learned GIAHS Lessons Learned in China and Philippines in China and Philippines

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