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Environmental Service Incentive Work in the ROA Project: Overview. Takumi Sakuyama Economist, ROA Project Workshop on Environmental Services for Poverty Reduction and Food Security Rome, 30-31 May 200 5. Scope of ESI. Overview of ESI work. Objectives
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Environmental Service Incentive Work in the ROA Project: Overview Takumi Sakuyama Economist, ROA Project Workshop on Environmental Services for Poverty Reduction and Food Security Rome, 30-31 May 2005
Overview of ESI work • Objectives • ensure socially optimal provision of ES from agriculture • contribute to poverty alleviation and food security • Activities • Conceptual and thematic papers • Country case studies on specific ESI • Expert workshops (mid-term and wrap-up) • Main Output • pro-poor policy guidance on ESI
Elements of policy guidance • How to overcome ‘information constraints’ • lack of scientific information e.g. assessment tool • lack of market information e.g. market support centre • How to overcome ‘institutional constraints’ • insecure property rights e.g. formalization of tenure • high transaction costs e.g. pooling, intermediary • How to overcome ‘resource constraints’ • lack of human resources e.g. training & education • lack of financial resources e.g. access to funds
Possible outputs • Publications • Policy massage senior policy makers • Handbook policy makers • Manual practitioners and NGOs • Special journal articles academia • Dissemination • Leaning workshop at IAAE Conference in August 2006 • Wrap-up expert workshop in late 2006