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    INDIA
                                                                        KNOWLEDGE FROM THE FIELD




    Sustainable	
  Land	
  and	
  Ecosystem	
  Management	
  	
  
    Country	
  Partnership	
  Program	
  (SLEM-­‐CPP)	
  

                                                                    The	
   GEF	
   Secretariat	
   Learning	
   Mission	
   to	
  
                                                                    India	
  was	
  focused	
  on	
  the	
  Sustainable	
  Land	
  
                                                                    and	
   Ecosystem	
   Management	
   Country	
  
                                                                    Pa r t n e rs h i p	
   P ro g ra m	
   ( S L E M -­‐ C P P )	
  
                                                                    designed	
   to	
   pilot	
   and	
   demonstrate	
  
                                                                    i n t e g r a t e d	
   a p p r o a c h e s	
   t o	
   t h e	
  
                                                                    management	
  of	
  produc<on	
  systems	
  in	
  the	
  
                                                                    country.	
   The	
   Learning	
   Mission	
   was	
   jointly	
  
                                                                    organized	
  with	
  the	
  World	
  Bank	
  as	
  lead	
  GEF	
  
                                                                    Agency	
   for	
   the	
   program	
   and	
   with	
   full	
  
                                                                    support	
   of	
   the	
   Ministry	
   of	
   Environment	
  
                                                                    and	
   Forests	
   and	
   State	
   Government	
  
                                                                    Agencies	
  involved	
  in	
  the	
  Program.	
  	
  	
  

                                                                    In	
   addi<on	
   to	
   consulta<ons	
   with	
  
                                                                    Government	
   and	
   GEF	
   Agencies	
   and	
  
                                                                    partners	
   involved	
   in	
   the	
   program,	
   field	
  
                                                                    visits	
  were	
  conducted	
  to	
  enhance	
  learning	
  
                                                                    about	
   the	
   approaches	
   and	
   prac<ces	
  
!                                                                   applied	
   with	
   local	
   communi<es	
   and	
   land	
  
                                                                    users.	
  	
  
!
!
!

                                                           

                                                       GEF Learning Missions
  Learning	
  Missions	
  are	
  a	
  key	
  component	
  of	
  the	
  GEF	
  knowledge	
  management	
  ini<a<ve.	
  They	
  aim	
  at	
  producing	
  on-­‐ground	
  analysis	
  
  of	
   the	
   execu<on	
   of	
   GEF	
   funded	
   projects.	
   Lessons	
   derived	
   from	
   the	
   learning	
   missions	
   will	
   be	
   used	
   to	
   improve	
   focal	
   area	
   strategies	
  
  and	
   policies,	
   and	
   inform	
   project	
   design	
   and	
   implementa<on.	
   In	
   coordina<on	
   with	
   the	
   Scien<fic	
   and	
   Technical	
   Advisory	
   Panel	
  
  (STAP),	
   the	
   GEF	
   Secretariat	
   has	
   iden<fied	
   a	
   list	
   of	
   “learning	
   ques<ons”	
   relevant	
   to	
   each	
   focal	
   area	
   strategy	
   with	
   the	
   ul<mate	
  
  objec<ve	
  of	
  enhancing	
  the:	
  

  a.        Cataly<c	
  effect	
  of	
  GEF	
  through	
  iden<fying,	
  up-­‐scaling,	
  and	
  replica<ng	
  best	
  prac<ces	
  	
  

  b.        Global	
  Environmental	
  Benefits	
  (GEBs)	
  through	
  improved	
  understanding	
  of	
  social	
  impacts	
  	
  

  c.        The	
  poten<al	
  for	
  sustainability	
  of	
  project	
  outcomes	
  across	
  GEF	
  focal	
  areas.	
  

  For	
  the	
  Land	
  Degrada<on	
  focal	
  area	
  in	
  par<cular,	
  the	
  learning	
  missions	
  try	
  to	
  determine	
  how	
  effec<vely	
  the	
  Integrated	
  Ecosystem	
  
  Management	
  (IEM)	
  approach	
  is	
  being	
  applied	
  to	
  combat	
  land	
  degrada<on	
  in	
  drylands.	
  The	
  knowledge	
  generated	
  will	
  contribute	
  



                The Integrated Ecosystem Management (IEM)
 The	
  IEM	
  Approach	
  is	
  based	
  on	
  the	
  ecosystem	
  approach	
  adopted	
  by	
  the	
  Conven<on	
  on	
  Biological	
  Diversity.	
  It	
  aims	
  at	
  integra<ng	
  
 land,	
  water	
  and	
  living	
  resources	
  management	
  to	
  promote	
  conserva<on	
  and	
  sustainable	
  use	
  in	
  an	
  equitable	
  way.	
  The	
  approach	
  (a)	
  
 applies	
  scien<fic	
  methodologies	
  focused	
  on	
  levels	
  of	
  biological	
  organiza<on,	
  in	
  which	
  humans,	
  with	
  their	
  cultural	
  diversity,	
  are	
  an	
  
 integral	
   component	
   of	
   many	
   ecosystems;	
   (b)	
   requires	
   adap<ve	
   management	
   to	
   deal	
   with	
   the	
   complex	
   and	
   dynamic	
   nature	
   of	
  
 ecosystems	
   and	
   the	
   absence	
   of	
   complete	
   knowledge	
   or	
   understanding	
   of	
   their	
   func<oning;	
   and	
   (c)	
   does	
   not	
   preclude	
   other	
  
 management	
   and	
   conserva<on	
   approaches	
   but	
   could	
   rather	
   integrate	
   several	
   approaches	
   and	
   other	
   methodologies	
   to	
   deal	
   with	
  
 complex	
  situa<ons.	
  


The	
  Learning	
  Mission	
  included	
  the	
  following:	
  

       • A	
   visit	
   to	
   the	
   State	
   of	
   UXarakhand	
   to	
   engage	
   with	
   the	
   Watershed	
   Management	
   Directorate	
   and	
   key	
   stakeholders	
   for	
   the	
   World	
  
         Bank/GEF	
   project	
   on	
   “Sustainable	
   Land,	
   Water,	
   and	
   Biodiversity	
   Conserva<on	
   and	
   Management	
   for	
   Improved	
   Livelihood	
   in	
  
         UXarakhand	
  Watershed	
  Sector”;	
  

       • A	
   visit	
   to	
   the	
   State	
   of	
   Maharashtra	
   for	
   consulta<ons	
   with	
   consor<um	
   partners	
   and	
   communicates	
   for	
   the	
   World	
   Bank/GEF	
  
         project	
  on	
  “Strategies	
  to	
  Enhance	
  Adap<ve	
  Capacity	
  to	
  Climate	
  Change	
  in	
  Vulnerable	
  Regions”;	
  

       • A	
  visit	
  to	
  New	
  Delhi	
  for	
  consulta<ons	
  with	
  Government	
  officials,	
  other	
  GEF	
  Agencies	
  (FAO	
  and	
  UNDP),	
  and	
  na<onal	
  partners	
  on	
  
         the	
  overall	
  experience	
  with	
  the	
  IEM	
  approach	
  as	
  embodied	
  within	
  the	
  SLEM-­‐CPP.	
  

The	
  Consulta<ons	
  were	
  guided	
  by	
  the	
  following	
  ques<ons:	
  

       a.      What	
  are	
  the	
  drivers	
  that	
  generate	
  cataly<c	
  effect?	
  

       b.      How	
  does	
  the	
  GEF’s	
  cataly<c	
  role	
  influence	
  the	
  choice	
  of	
  ac<vi<es	
  to	
  GEBs?	
  

       c.      How	
  is	
  progress	
  toward	
  targeted	
  IEM	
  outcomes	
  being	
  tracked?	
  

       d.      What	
  tools	
  and	
  indicators	
  are	
  being	
  applied	
  for	
  monitoring	
  the	
  IEM	
  approach?	
  
India’s	
  SLEM-­‐CPP	
  targets	
  mul?ple	
  global	
                                             for	
   controlling	
   land	
   degrada<on	
   at	
   watershed	
   level;	
  
                                                                                                    promo<ng	
   sustainable	
   use	
   through	
   fostering	
   markets	
   for	
  
environmental	
  benefits	
  in	
  the	
  context	
  of	
                                            non-­‐<mber	
  forest	
  products;	
  biodiversity	
  conserva<on	
  and	
  
improving	
  livelihoods	
  through	
  community-­‐                                                 management	
   through	
   watershed	
   planning	
   and	
  
driven	
  interven?ons	
                                                                            community	
   par<cipa<on;	
   and	
   increasing	
   adapta<on	
   to	
  
                                                                                                    climate	
   change	
   in	
   natural	
   resource	
   based	
   produc<on	
  
The	
   SLEM-­‐CPP	
   represents	
   an	
   important	
   learning	
                               systems.	
  	
  
opportunity	
   on	
   the	
   cataly<c	
   effect	
   of	
   GEF	
   financing	
   to	
  
pilot	
   and	
   demonstrate	
   integrated	
   approaches	
   to	
                                An	
  effec?ve	
  mul?-­‐stakeholder	
  and	
  ins?tu?onal	
  
management	
   of	
   produc<on	
   systems	
   for	
   mul<ple	
                                   framework	
  is	
  essen?al	
  for	
  implemen?ng	
  IEM	
  in	
  
environment	
   and	
   development	
   benefits,	
   including	
                                    watersheds.

adapta<on	
   to	
   climate	
   change.	
   The	
   overall	
   program	
   design	
               !
reinforces	
   the	
   crucial	
   need	
   to	
   apply	
   innova<ve	
                            The	
   project	
   in	
   UXarakhand	
   was	
   a	
   unique	
   opportunity	
   to	
  
approaches	
   for	
   agro-­‐ecosystem	
   management.	
   These	
                                 implement	
   the	
   watershed	
   guidelines	
   of	
   the	
   Government	
  
approaches	
   address	
   vulnerability	
   risks	
   to	
   communi<es	
                          of	
  India	
  approved	
  a	
  few	
  <mes	
  before	
  the	
  beginning	
  of	
  the	
  
that	
   depend	
   on	
   sustainability	
   of	
   ecosystem	
   services	
   in	
                project.	
   The	
   Watershed	
   Management	
   Directorate	
   serves	
  
produc<on	
   systems	
   (agriculture,	
   livestock,	
   fisheries	
   and	
                       as	
   a	
   State	
   Level	
   Nodal	
   Agency	
   to	
   manage	
   all	
   the	
  
forests).	
  This	
  places	
  the	
  local	
  people,	
  especially	
  poor	
  rural	
             watershed	
   projects	
   in	
   the	
   State.	
   Mul<-­‐disciplinary	
   teams	
  
farmers	
  and	
  fisher-­‐folks,	
  at	
  the	
  heart	
  of	
  SLEM	
  CPP.	
  	
                  of	
  4-­‐6	
  specialists	
  seconded	
  from	
  line	
  departments	
  played	
  
                                                                                                    a	
   key	
   role	
   in	
   providing	
   technical	
   support	
   across	
   the	
  
The	
   SLEM-­‐CPP	
   includes	
   six	
   sub-­‐projects	
   located	
   in	
                     watersheds.	
  In	
  addi<on,	
  several	
  na?onal	
  ins?tu?ons	
  and	
  
different	
   parts	
   of	
   the	
   country,	
   mainly	
   in	
   dryland	
   regions.	
         civil	
   society	
   organiza?ons	
   were	
   mobilized	
   to	
   harness	
  
They	
   all	
   embody	
   mul<disciplinary	
   perspec<ves	
   covering	
                         technical	
   support	
   for	
   delivering	
   interven?ons.	
   The	
  
ecological,	
   social,	
   economic,	
   and	
   ins<tu<onal	
   priori<es	
                       ins<tu<ons	
   contributed	
   training	
   and	
   capacity	
   needs,	
  
across	
   mul<ple	
   scales.	
   Five	
   of	
   the	
   six	
   projects	
   were	
              demonstra<on	
   of	
   new	
   technologies,	
   microfinance,	
   and	
  
specifically	
   targeted	
   on	
   the	
   most	
   vulnerable	
   states	
   and	
                development	
   of	
   market	
   value	
   chains	
   for	
   communi<es	
  
sub-­‐regions	
  where	
  degrada<on	
  of	
  land,	
  water,	
  and	
  forest	
                    across	
  the	
  targeted	
  watersheds.	
  	
  
resources	
   are	
   likely	
   to	
   be	
   exacerbated	
   by	
   the	
   effects	
   of	
  
climate	
  change.	
  As	
  a	
  result,	
  mul<ple	
  global	
  environmental	
                    The	
  project	
  also	
  engaged	
  scien<fic	
  ins<tu<ons	
  to	
  address	
  
benefits	
   can	
   be	
   addressed	
   through	
   innova<ons	
   and	
                           specific	
  needs	
  for	
  knowledge	
  genera<on,	
  monitoring	
  and	
  
interven<ons	
   for	
   soil	
   and	
   water	
   conserva<on,	
   carbon	
                       assessment	
   of	
   interven<ons,	
   and	
   quan<fica<on	
   of	
  
sequestra<on,	
   conserva<on	
   of	
   biodiversity,	
   and	
   climate	
                        environment	
  and	
  development	
  benefits.	
  A	
  key	
  example	
  is	
  
change	
  adapta<on.	
                                                                              The	
  Energy	
  and	
  Resource	
  Ins<tute	
  (TERI),	
  which	
  served	
  as	
  
                                                                                                    a	
   partner	
   for	
   baseline	
   and	
   final	
   impact	
   assessments	
   for	
  
The	
  UFarakhand	
  Watershed	
  Project	
                                                         the	
   project,	
   including	
   the	
   development	
   of	
   a	
   sampling	
  
highlights	
  the	
  GEF	
  cataly?c	
  effect	
  on	
                                               framework,	
   designing	
   and	
   refining	
   ques<onnaires,	
   field	
  
                                                                                                    tes<ng,	
   pilot	
   surveys,	
   field	
   surveys,	
   data	
   cleaning	
   and	
  
integrated	
  ecosystem	
  management	
  in	
                                                       entry,	
  and	
  finally	
  data	
  compila<on	
  and	
  aggrega<on.	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
prac?ce	
  
                                                                                                    Par?cipatory	
  processes	
  with	
  communi?es,	
  including	
  
The	
   UFarakhand	
   Watershed	
   Project	
   was	
   designed	
   with	
                        strong	
  gender	
  considera?on	
  and	
  inclusiveness	
  of	
  
the	
   overall	
   goal	
   of	
   restoring	
   and	
   sustaining	
   ecosystem	
                vulnerable	
  groups	
  enhances	
  project	
  ownership	
  at	
  
func<ons	
   in	
   the	
   UXarakhand	
   Himalaya	
   watersheds	
   as	
   a	
                   the	
  local	
  level.	
  
basis	
  for	
  enhancing	
  income,	
  food,	
  and	
  livelihood	
  security.	
  
The	
   project	
   was	
   linked	
   to	
   a	
   decentralized	
   watershed	
                   The	
  project	
  in	
  UXarakhand	
  used	
  various	
  approaches	
  and	
  
management	
   project	
   (referred	
   to	
   as	
   “Gramya”)	
   funded	
   by	
                par<cipatory	
   processes	
   toward	
   building	
   ownership	
   at	
  
the	
  World	
  Bank	
  and	
  the	
  Government	
  of	
  India,	
  designed	
  to	
                mul<ple	
   levels	
   –	
   from	
   development	
   and	
   management	
   of	
  
improve	
  the	
  produc<ve	
  poten<al	
  of	
  natural	
  resources	
  and	
                      watershed	
   plans,	
   to	
   crea<ng	
   op<ons	
   for	
   enhancing	
  
increase	
   income	
   for	
   rural	
   inhabitants	
   in	
   75	
   micro-­‐                    livelihoods	
   and	
   ins<tu<onal	
   strengthening.	
   The	
   project	
  
watersheds.	
   GEF	
   resources	
   were	
   specifically	
   targeted	
   on	
                    approach	
   took	
   into	
   account	
   the	
   crucial	
   link	
   between	
  
20	
  of	
  the	
  75	
  micro-­‐watersheds,	
  all	
  of	
  which	
  were	
  selected	
            ecosystem	
   services	
   and	
   livelihoods	
   of	
   women	
   and	
  
based	
   on	
   severity	
   of	
   erosion,	
   extent	
   of	
   poverty,	
   and	
   lack	
     vulnerable	
   groups	
   in	
   the	
   fragile	
   watersheds.	
   Village	
  
of	
  infrastructure	
  facili<es.	
  The	
  focus	
  was	
  on	
  interven<ons	
  
communi<es	
   ac<vely	
   par<cipated	
   in	
   project	
   ac<vi<es,	
                    Effec?ve	
  project	
  monitoring	
  and	
  
from	
   planning	
   and	
   implementa<on	
   to	
   monitoring	
   and	
  
evalua<on.	
  	
  
                                                                                             accountability	
  contributes	
  to	
  the	
  
                                                                                             sustainability	
  of	
  outcomes	
  from	
  IEM	
  
Various	
  par<cipatory	
  mechanisms	
  and	
  tools,	
  such	
  as	
  focus	
              implementa?on

groups,	
  were	
  used	
  to	
  select	
  and	
  implement	
  interven<ons,	
  
covering	
   aspects	
   of	
   community-­‐level	
   development	
   based	
                

on	
  natural	
  resources.	
  The	
  project	
  focused	
  on	
  the	
  inclusion	
         Employing	
  best	
  prac?ces	
  and	
  tools,	
  including	
  a	
  well-­‐
of	
  women,	
  using	
  various	
  tools	
  and	
  mechanisms:	
  “women	
                  established	
  baseline	
  facilitates	
  effec?ve	
  project	
  
mo<va<ng	
   women”	
   for	
   awareness	
   and	
   social	
                               monitoring	
  
mobiliza<on,	
   empowerment	
   of	
   women	
   in	
   decision	
  
making	
   processes,	
   improving	
   par<cipa<on	
   of	
   women	
   in	
                As	
  part	
  of	
  the	
  overall	
  monitoring	
  framework,	
  the	
  project	
  
various	
  commiXees	
  and	
  ins<tu<ons,	
  greater	
  emphasis	
  on	
                    placed	
   special	
   emphasis	
   on	
   “social	
   audi<ng,”	
   which	
  
women-­‐led	
   income	
   genera<ng	
   ac<vi<es,	
   and	
   promo<ng	
                    ensured	
   transparency,	
   accountability,	
   and	
   openness	
   with	
  
drudgery	
   reducing	
   interven<ons	
   that	
   also	
   generate	
   global	
           full	
   involvement	
   of	
   the	
   communi<es.	
   In	
   keeping	
   with	
  
environment	
  benefits.	
  	
                                                                these	
   principles,	
   there	
   was	
   widespread	
   disclosure	
   of	
  
                                                                                             informa<on	
   through	
   wall	
   wri<ngs,	
   awareness	
   genera<on	
  
Mul?ple	
  global	
  Environment	
  Benefits	
  are	
  possible	
                             campaigns,	
  radio	
  programs,	
  and	
  publica<ons.	
   The	
  use	
  of	
  
through	
  community-­‐driven	
  interven?ons	
  that	
                                      Informa?on	
   Technology	
   was	
   an	
   integral	
   part	
   of	
   the	
  
improve	
  livelihoods	
  and	
  create	
  op?ons	
  for	
  income	
                         project	
  from	
  project	
  formula<on,	
  planning,	
  and	
  database	
  
genera?on.	
  	
                                                                             management	
   to	
   monitoring	
   of	
   the	
   project's	
   physical	
   and	
  
                                                                                             financial	
  progress	
  and	
  impact	
  assessments.	
  Management	
  
Project	
  ac<vi<es	
  for	
  integrated	
  ecosystem	
  and	
  sustainable	
                Informa<on	
   System	
   solware	
   was	
   developed	
   as	
   an	
  
land	
  management	
  in	
  produc<on	
  systems	
  address	
  specific	
                     endeavor	
  to	
  use	
  IT	
  for	
  management	
  of	
  informa<on.	
  	
  
needs	
   for	
   improving	
   agricultural	
   produc<vity,	
   livestock	
  
management,	
   and	
   income	
   genera<on	
   opportuni<es.	
                             Knowledge	
  sharing,	
  documenta?on,	
  and	
  
Par<cipatory	
   planning	
   enables	
   communi<es	
   to	
   streamline	
                 communica?on	
  	
  increases	
  awareness	
  and	
  poten?al	
  
livelihood	
   and	
   produc<vity	
   needs	
   into	
   land	
   management	
              for	
  scaling-­‐up	
  IEM	
  
op<ons	
  across	
  landscapes	
  and	
  watersheds.	
  As	
  a	
  result,	
  a	
  
diversity	
   of	
   produc<on	
   and	
   development	
   op<ons	
   are	
                  Knowledge	
  ac<vi<es	
  were	
  implemented	
  at	
  different	
  levels	
  
introduced	
   in	
   an	
   integrated	
   manner	
   to	
   help	
   improve	
             and	
   reflect	
   the	
   importance	
   of	
   linking	
   scien<fic	
   and	
  
quality	
   and	
   sustainability	
   of	
   ecosystem	
   services	
   (land,	
            tradi<onal	
  sources.	
  Tradi<onal	
  knowledge	
  was	
  taken	
  into	
  
water,	
   vegeta<on	
   cover).	
   The	
   GEF	
   cataly<c	
   effect	
   is	
             account	
  during	
  the	
  planning	
  phase	
  and	
  fully	
  harnessed	
  by	
  
demonstrated	
   by	
   linking	
   livelihood	
   priori<es	
   to	
   poten<al	
           the	
   implementa<on	
   team	
   through	
   surveys	
   consulta<ons	
  
global	
  environment	
  benefits	
  in	
  produc<on	
  systems.	
                            with	
   communi<es.	
   Knowledge	
   sharing	
   also	
   flowed	
   from	
  
                                                                                             the	
  implemen<ng	
  team	
  and	
  NGOs	
  involved	
  in	
  the	
  project	
  
This	
   is	
   achieved	
   through	
   interven<ons	
   for	
   improving	
                to	
   the	
   beneficiaries,	
   with	
   the	
   dissemina<on	
   of	
  
livelihoods	
   and	
   crea<ng	
   op<ons	
   at	
   the	
   local	
   level.	
   For	
     informa<on	
   and	
   knowledge	
   about	
   new	
   techniques	
   and	
  
example,	
   interven<ons	
   for	
   restoring	
   sustainable	
                            methodologies	
  to	
  harness	
  and	
  preserve	
  water	
  resources,	
  
ecosystem	
   func<ons	
   in	
   fragile	
   watersheds	
   were	
   linked	
               increase	
  and	
  diversify	
  agricultural	
  produc<vity,	
  and	
  create	
  
directly	
   to	
   op<ons	
   for	
   income	
   genera<on	
   and	
   food	
               alterna<ve	
   livelihoods.	
   A	
   Farmer	
   Field	
   School	
   was	
   also	
  
produc<on.	
   Water	
   surplus	
   from	
   improved	
   prac<ces	
   in	
   the	
         established	
   with	
   the	
   coopera<on	
   of	
   one	
   of	
   the	
   farmers	
   as	
  
watersheds	
   has	
   enabled	
   farmers	
   to	
   introduce	
   high-­‐value	
           a	
  hub	
  for	
  training	
  and	
  knowledge	
  sharing.	
  
crops,	
   including	
   twenty	
   different	
   varie<es	
   of	
   off-­‐season	
  
vegetables,	
   leading	
   to	
   higher	
   income	
   levels.	
                           Lessons	
   learned	
   and	
   best	
   prac<ces	
   applied	
   within	
   the	
  
	
   Simultaneously,	
   the	
   program	
   has	
   introduced	
   briquejng	
              project	
   were	
   shared	
   with	
   other	
   government	
   agencies,	
  
techniques	
   which	
   provided	
   an	
   alterna<ve	
   source	
   of	
                  partners	
   and	
   donors	
   as	
   a	
   means	
   of	
   facilita<ng	
   scale-­‐up	
  
energy	
   for	
   cooking	
   and	
   hea<ng,	
   reducing	
   a	
   households’	
          beyond	
   the	
   project	
   areas.	
   The	
   project	
   generated	
   a	
   wide	
  
dependency	
   on	
   firewood	
   by	
   22	
   percent,	
   and	
   reducing	
   the	
      range	
   of	
   knowledge	
   products	
   including	
   “how-­‐to-­‐do”	
  
<me	
  spent	
  on	
  fuel	
  wood	
  collec<on.	
                                           manuals,	
   descrip<ons	
   of	
   methodologies,	
   community	
  
                                                                                             resource	
   maps,	
   watershed	
   work	
   plans,	
   and	
   synthesis	
   of	
  
                                                                                             best	
   prac<ces.	
   These	
   and	
   the	
   documenta<on	
   of	
   lessons	
  
                                                                                             learned	
  from	
  the	
  project	
  will	
  be	
  invaluable	
  for	
  informing	
  
the	
  design	
  of	
  other	
  IEM	
  projects	
  and	
  for	
  informing	
  policy	
           based	
   on	
   sea	
   surface	
   temperature	
   and	
   chlorophyll	
  
transforma<ons	
   to	
   support	
   the	
   integrated	
   approach	
   at	
                   concentra<on	
   (as	
   monitored	
   by	
   satellites).	
   In	
   addi<on,	
  
the	
  state	
  and	
  na<onal	
  levels.	
  Video	
  documentaries	
  of	
  the	
               they	
   also	
   receive	
   near	
   real-­‐<me	
   advisory	
   on	
   wind	
   speed	
  
project	
  approach	
  and	
  specific	
  interven<ons	
  are	
  also	
  being	
                  and	
  direc<on	
  in	
  the	
  fishing	
  areas,	
  which	
  enables	
  them	
  to	
  
developed	
  for	
  dissemina<on	
  as	
  training	
  tools.	
                                   plan	
   their	
   expedi<ons	
   accordingly	
   as	
   well	
   as	
   decide	
   on	
  
                                                                                                 which	
   type	
   of	
   nets	
   to	
   use.	
   	
   As	
   a	
   result,	
   they	
   are	
   able	
   to	
  
Innova?ve	
  technologies	
  promote	
  learning,	
                                              save	
  <me,	
  reduce	
  fuel	
  wastage,	
  avoid	
  risks,	
  and	
  increase	
  
knowledge	
  exchange	
  and	
  informed	
  decision	
                                           reliability	
  of	
  catches.	
  	
  
making	
  for	
  management	
  of	
  natural	
  
resources	
  	
  
The	
   World	
   Bank/GEF	
   Sustainable	
   Rural	
   Livelihoods	
  
Security	
   through	
   Innova<ons	
   in	
   Land	
   and	
   Ecosystem	
  
Management	
   was	
   linked	
   to	
   the	
   Na<onal	
   Agricultural	
  
Innova<ons	
  Program,	
  a	
  na<on-­‐wide	
  ini<a<ve	
  designed	
  to	
  
pilot	
   and	
   demonstrate	
   natural	
   resource	
   management	
  
innova<ons	
   for	
   increasing	
   sustainability	
   and	
   resilience	
   of	
  
produc<on	
  systems.	
  The	
  project	
  embodies	
  the	
  integrated	
  
approach	
   to	
   ecosystem	
   management	
   with	
   emphasis	
   on	
  
development	
  and	
  deployment	
  of	
  innova<ve	
  technologies	
  
to	
   inform	
   and	
   enable	
   decision-­‐making	
   by	
   poor	
   farmers	
  
and	
  fisher-­‐folks.	
  The	
  cataly<c	
  effect	
  of	
  GEF	
  financing	
  was	
  
to	
   mainstream	
   sustainable	
   land	
   and	
   ecosystems	
  
management	
   into	
   development	
   and	
   implementa<on	
   of	
  
innova<ons	
  through	
  collabora<on	
  among	
  farmers,	
  private	
                          !
sector,	
  civil	
  society,	
  and	
  public	
  sector	
  organiza<ons.	
  	
  
                                                                                                 !
The	
  consor?um	
  approach	
  to	
  developing	
  and	
  
pilo?ng	
  mobile	
  technology	
  plaTorms	
  represents	
  an	
  
                                                                                                 !
effec?ve	
  model	
  of	
  public-­‐private	
  partnership	
  for	
  
IEM.	
  
Through	
   a	
   consor<um	
   approach	
   involving	
   na<onal	
  
ins<tu<ons	
  and	
  Tata	
  Consultancy	
  Services	
  (TCS),	
  a	
  mobile-­‐
planorm	
   known	
   as	
   “mKRISHI”	
   was	
   piloted	
   with	
   farmers	
  
and	
   fisher-­‐folks	
   as	
   a	
   tool	
   for	
   natural	
   resource	
  
management.	
  	
  

In	
   the	
   agriculture	
   sector,	
   the	
   mKRISHI	
   technology	
   is	
  
helping	
   farmers	
   to	
   integrate	
   clima<c	
   informa<on	
   and	
  
weather	
   forecas<ng	
   into	
   their	
   decision	
   making	
   on	
   crop	
  
produc<on	
   prac<ces.	
   Using	
   the	
   mobile	
   planorm,	
  
par<cipa<ng	
  farmers	
  can	
  submit	
  queries	
  on	
  a	
  wide	
  range	
  
of	
   concerns,	
   from	
   sowing	
   dates	
   to	
   fer<lizer	
   applica<on,	
  
weeding,	
   and	
   pest	
   or	
   disease	
   incidence.	
   Farmers	
   are	
  
therefore	
   able	
   to	
   plan	
   appropriately	
   and	
   avoid	
   or	
  
minimize	
   risks	
   of	
   failure	
   during	
   the	
   farming	
   season,	
   which	
  
enables	
   them	
   to	
   manage	
   land,	
   soil,	
   water	
   and	
   biomass	
  
more	
  sustainably.	
  	
  

For	
   fisheries	
   management,	
   mKRISHI	
   was	
   used	
   by	
   fisher-­‐
folks	
   to	
   access	
   informa<on	
   on	
   poten<al	
   fishing	
   zones	
  
                                                                       CONCLUSIONS

  “Through the SLEM-CPP, the GEF and India have established an important platform for future
    opportunities to increase sustainability and resilience of dryland production systems, with
                          potential for transformational change at scale.”


The	
   learning	
   mission	
   generated	
   considerable	
   knowledge	
   of	
   integrated	
   ecosystem	
   management	
   principles	
   and	
   prac<ces	
  
within	
   the	
   SLEM-­‐CPP.	
   The	
   overall	
   program	
   embodies	
   a	
   diversity	
   of	
   approaches	
   to	
   address	
   drivers	
   of	
   land	
   and	
   ecosystem	
  
degrada<on	
  that	
  is	
  consistent	
  with	
  the	
  overall	
  GEF	
  mandate	
  for	
  environmental	
  sustainability.	
  In	
  this	
  regard,	
  the	
  GEF	
  and	
  the	
  
Government	
   of	
   India	
   through	
   the	
   SLEM-­‐CPP	
   have	
   established	
   an	
   important	
   planorm	
   for	
   future	
   opportuni<es	
   to	
  
increase	
   sustainability	
   and	
   resilience	
   of	
   dryland	
   produc<on	
   systems,	
   with	
   poten<al	
   for	
   transforma<onal	
   change	
   at	
   scale.	
  
Plans	
   for	
   a	
   new	
   project	
   in	
   the	
   UXarakhand	
   watersheds	
   and	
   the	
   need	
   to	
   expand	
   the	
   applica<on	
   of	
   mobile	
   technology	
  
through	
   public-­‐private	
   partnership	
   are	
   evidence	
   of	
   the	
   important	
   role	
   of	
   the	
   GEF	
   in	
   catalyzing	
   investments	
   for	
   the	
   global	
  
environment.




Contacts


 Mohamed Bakarr, Cluster Coordinator for the Land Degradation Focal Area, GEF. mbakarr@thegef.org !
 Jean-Marc Sinnassamy, Regional Program Officer, Natural Resources, GEF. jsinnassamy@thegef.org!
         Patrizia Cocca, Communications Officer, External Affairs, GEF. pcocca@thegef.org!