MAINSTREAMING DRYLANDS ISSUES INTO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKS

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MAINSTREAMING DRYLANDS ISSUES INTO NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKS

• UNDP DDC

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UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT
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Mainstreaming drylands is a systematic process
and culture to integrate drylands issues in
policies, laws and regulations, institutions,
technologies, standards, planning and budgeting
frameworks and programming and ensuring that they
continue to be part of the agenda in
implementation, monitoring, evaluation and
learning.
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Why mainstream drylands issues?
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• More than 2 billion people live in the drylands
  globally. Over 325 million in Africa.
• More than 800 million people depend on drylands
  resources for their livelihoods. They are the
  poorest and most marginalized. They cannot be
  left out.
• Huge economic potential in the drylands.
  Contribution to effective economic growth and
  social security and ensuring human rights.
• Achieve sustainable development and MDGs
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How to mainstream?
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• Key Principles
• Country ownership
• Sustainability
• Good governance characterized by participation,
  empowerment, equity and justice, transparency,
  accountability

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Preconditions for mainstreaming processes
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• Understanding the rationale for mainstreaming
• Government and institutional commitment and
  ownership of mainstreaming
• Commitment to good governance to promote
  accountability and transparency
• Provision of human resources and allocation of
  sufficient time
• Allocation of financial resources in support of
  mainstreaming processes
• National sustainable development framework that
  provides conceptual understanding of linkages
  between environment/drylands and socioeconomic
  development

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How to process and products

• Generic Drylands Mainstreaming Steps
• Assessment drylands contribution to economic
  growth, social security and sustainable
  development. Assessing ecological, legal,
  political and institutional environment for
  mainstreaming.
• Defining roles, responsibilities and obligations
• Drawing up a communication and awareness creation
  strategy
• Building partnerships and defining roles,
  responsibilities and obligations
• Planning for participation and consultations
• Carrying out capacity assessment and building
• Undertaking iterative and integrated planning
• Linking the development frameworks with budget
  and other funding mechanisms
• Implementing the plans
• Monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of
  the process (process indicators)
• Monitoring and evaluation of planning frameworks
• Revision/adjustment/perpetuation

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Culture
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Mainstreaming Tools
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• Use appropriate tools for
• Identification of options
• Planning
• Appraisal
• Implementation
• Monitoring
• Evaluation

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Lessons learnt from 21 countries inAfrica, Asia
and Latin America
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• Emphasis on mainstreaming placed at the planning
  stage No strong evidence showing linkages with
  budgetary processes and implementation
• In mainstreaming into MDGs three main
  challenges adequate planning framework costing
  methodology and integration into Medium Term
  Expenditure Frameworks (MTEF)
• Need for champions to engage political will and
  push the process forward
• Need for effective coordination at national
  level (not necessarily through the ministry of
  environment)
• Beware that implementation is not only actions on
  the ground but also policies, institutional
  reforms, institutional strengthening
• Private sector should not be left out
• Ministries of Finance and Planning play a very
  essential role
• Mainstreaming a process at national but also at
  local/district level

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Supporting Countries Effort

• UNDP Drylands Development Center through the
  Integrated Drylands Development Programme (IDDP).
  
• UNEP/UNDP Poverty Environment Facility through
  the Poverty Environment Initiative
• GM/UNCCD through its mainstreaming pillar of its
  strategic plan
• The TerrAfrica Initiative under NEPAD/AU with
  support from various partners (WB, GM, UNEP,
  UNDP,IFAD, FAO,GEF, bilaterals, NGOs etc.)
• Others
• THANK YOU

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