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Mobilising financial resources for Sustainable Land Management Introduction MSc Programme on Integrated Drylands Management 2010 – 2011 CAREERI, Lanzhou, China 4-6 October 2010. Session 1 Setting the stage. Session 1: Setting the Stage Effects of land degradation.
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Mobilising financial resources for Sustainable Land ManagementIntroductionMSc Programme on Integrated Drylands Management 2010 – 2011 CAREERI, Lanzhou, China 4-6 October 2010
Session 1: Setting the StageEffects of land degradation • 1 billion people live in drylands • More than 600 million are rural poor • 250m people are directly affected • 135m are “environmental refugees” • Africa: 2/3 of land is degraded(ing) • Estimated direct GDP losses USD 42bn/year • Conflicts, urbanization and migration
Session 1 : Setting the Stage Solutions Sustainable Land Management= adoption of land use systems that, through appropriate management practices, enables land users to maximise the economic and social benefits from the land while maintaining or enhancing its ecological support functions
Source: Portfolio Review of WB Investments in SLM in Sub-Saharan Africa (GM, WB, CABI, 2009)
Session 1 : Setting the Stage Requirements Technology alone is not enough. Another fundamental prerequisite: Availability of Financial Resources • Internal / External / Innovative • Public / Private
Session 1 : Setting the Stage Response by the International Community • Ratified a UN treaty to combat desertification (UNCCD) • Established the Global Mechanism • Requested funds from the Global Environment Facility • Adopted a 10-year strategy to guide action 2008-18 • Emerging acceptance of shared responsibility principles
external demand internal demand land users International Comm. Priv. Sector Governments Foundations Local Author. NGOs-CSOs Concerned actors citizens
Innovatives External Domestic Monitoring & Evaluation Resource Mobilization Process Returns on Investment Value of Land Resources Needed ExistingResources
Identifying Financial Resources MonitoringFunding Flows Measuring Returns on Investment OBSERVATORY REPORTING ECONOMICS Assessment of Implementation FIELD Information Needs
Session 1Setting the stage Source: OECD/DAC “Measuring aid targeting the Rio Conventions” May 2009
Thank you Simone QuatriniCoordinator, Policy and Investment AnalysisGlobal Mechanism of the UNCCDTel. +39.06.54592154 Email: s.quatrini@ifad.org