Sdprp sustainable development and poverty reduction program. Sustainable land management is considered as one of the useful approaches to combat the threat of various forms of land degradation in ethiopia. Ethiopia climatesmart agriculture scoping study iii. Secondary data were also collected from relavant sources. The united nations defines sustainable land management slm as the use of land resources, including soils, water, animals and plants, for the production of goods to meet changing human needs, while simultaneously ensuring the longterm productive potential of these resources and the maintenance of their environmental functions.
However, a significant increase in agricultural productivity cannot be attained if the land resource base continues to be degraded. Increased land area in ha under sustainable natural resource management practices. Sustainable land management contribution to successful land based climate change adaptation and mitigation. Determinants of adoption of sustainable land management slm practices among smallholder farmers in jeldu district, west shewa zone, oromia region, ethiopia. The federal democratic republic of ethiopia ministry of. This is followed by an analysis of the land management programs and the. Sdpase sustainable development of protected area system of ethiopia. The sustainable land management program in the ethiopian. It is an outcome of the documentation undertakings carried out by the ethiopian overview of conservation approaches and technologies ethiocat network during the period 2001 2009. In order to mitigate ongoing erosion and soil nutrient loss in the productive agricultural highlands.
United nations convention to combat desertification unccd, bonn, germany. Access to rural land holds the promise to reduce poverty and foster sustainable development solomon and mansberger 2003. Sustainable land management slm refers to practices and technologies that aim to integrate the management of land, water, biodiversity, and other environmental resources to meet human needs while ensuring the longterm sustainability of ecosystem services and livelihoods. Pdf land degradation and sustainable land management in the. Factors that influence the implementation of sustainable land.
The assessment of nationally representative household survey shows that important drivers of sustainable land management in ethiopia are biophysical, regional and socioeconomic determinants. The plan for accelerated and sustainable development to end poverty pasdep, 20062010 included a detailed outline of investment strategies for slm activities. Recent estimates using satellite imagery show that land degradation hotspots over the last three decades cover about 23 % of the land area in the country. Factors that influence the implementation of sustainable land management practices by rural households in tigrai region, ethiopia haftu etsay, teklay negash and metkel aregay abstract background. Land degradation and sustainable land management, ethiopian highlands measures on agricultural land were applied in very few instances only, and had to be introduced on a broader scale by the government and by foreign programmes in the aftermath of the great famine of 19721973, which was droughtinduced but caused by a lack of political. Ethiopia sustainable land management project english. Importance of smallholder farming systems in ethiopia 4. Ethiopia and a consortium of donors have invested substantial resources to develop and promote sustainable land management slm practices as part of efforts to improve environmental conditions, ensure sustainable and increased agricultural production, and reduce poverty. The recent 5year development plans for ethiopia highlighted sustainable land management slm as a key pillar to maintaining economic growth in the country.
Sustainable land management is an approach which deals with the basic components of the global life sup. However its implementation has not been successful in most cases, due to various barriers. The major drivers of land degradation in ethiopia include land shortage and lack. Mar 01, 2017 the sustainable land management program in the ethiopian highlands. Communitybased sustainable forest management for water resource conservation in manipur cosfomkfw india. The ethiopian strategic investment framework for sustainable land management esif slm. Because there is more than three times as much organic carbon in the soil as there is carbon in the atmosphere lal 2004, small changes in soc levels can have a large impact on atmospheric carbon dioxide. Tvet technical and vocational education and training.
Economics of land degradation eld ethiopia case study. Doc name ethiopia sustainable land management project keywords federal democratic republic of ethiopia. This reports concerns, the sustainable land management program slmp of ethiopia. A role for land administration in supporting sustainable development the land management paradigm can be used by any organization, especially national governments, to design, construct, and monitor las. Abstract land degradation in form of soil erosion and fertility loss are ruthless problems in. The impact of sustainable land management on household. Slmp is designed to facilitate increased and sustained investment in sustainable land management to address these concerns about deforestation and land degradation arising from a rapid population increase, an increasing need for fuel wood and construction materials, poor farming practices, low levels of. Ratings for the sustainable land management slm project for ethiopia were as follows. Pdf policies for sustainable land management in the. This paper examines the covariates that shape rural livelihood diversi. Project components llrp has four components that aim to address issues related to range land development and. Ipms improving productivity and market success of ethiopian farmers project working paper 21. This case study provides a spatially explicit assessment of the extent of land degradation soil erosion by water and the costs and benefits of sustainable land management measures. The second section uses three case study countries to discuss how lucc changes happen in practice.
Where does sustainable land management practices work jstor. Land use change and inappropriate land management practices major causes of soil degradation, soc reduction and ghg emissions. Sustainable land management contribution to successful landbased climate change adaptation and mitigation. Economics of land degradation and improvement in ethiopia. Adaptation response to climate change, cases in ethiopia. We are very grateful for the advisory services of giz ethiopia, which aim to. Slm sustainable land management slmp sustainable land management programme. The sustainable land management program in the ethiopian highlands. Pdf the ethiopian highlands cover over 50% of the country and are home to more than 90% of ethiopias population of over 80 million people estimate. Pdf soil degradation and sustainable land management in. This achievement is close to 83% of the total area targeted to be covered during the project life. Research on processes of landuse change, land degradation and sustainable land management was initiated in the ethiopian highlands by the soil conser vation research programme scrp in 1981 in conjunction with the country wide soil conservation campaign hurni 1982.
Esmf for the sustainable land management project ii 1 public disclosure authorized the federal democratic republic of ethiopia sustainable land management project ii revised final draft document on environmental and social management framework esmf september, 20 addis ababa public disclosure authorized public disclosure authorized. Gfa projects ethiopia sustainable land management ii. Preface the document presents an overview of traditional and introduced technologies and approaches applied for managing land resources in ethiopia. Summary of papers and proceedings of a seminar held at ilri, addis ababa, ethiopia. Ethiopia climatesmart agriculture scoping study melaku jirata, sebastian grey and edward kilawe. Sustainable land management is an approach which deals. Ethiopia sustainable land management project english abstract. Sustainable land management through marketoriented commodity development. Hence, ensuring sustainable land management is a matter of critical importance for agricultural growth in ethiopia. Tree planting requires negotiation or coordinationamong the users of communal land. Finland and norway, is successfully scaling up sustainable landmanagement measures and implementing them in six regional states amhara, tigray, benishangulgumuz, gambella, oromia and southern nations, nationalities and peoples region. A path to the great green wall initiatives, climate change adaptation and mitigation daniel danano slm program coordinator. Cumulative of 175,510 ha of communal and individual land have been treated by undertaking various more than 15 types physical and biological measures till january 20.
Abstract agriculture is the backbone of the ethiopian economy and comprises large proportion of the gdp, though it is highly dependent on the coming rainfall. The term sustainable land management is used, for example, in regional planning and soil or environmental protection, as. Factors that influence the implementation of sustainable. Number of people with improved access to economic and social services disaggregated by service type and gender. Emily schmidt and fanaye tadesse ethiopia strategy support program ifpri ilri campus. Sustainable land management is a necessary building block for sustainable agricultural development, and it is a key element in agenda 21s goal of. Access to rural land in eastern ethiopia mismatch between policy and reality. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. Policies for sustainable land management in the highlands of ethiopia. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impactsb goal 15. New urban land file management system of ethiopia abebe zeluel, ethiopia, solomon kebede, ethiopia, baheru zeyenu, ethiopia and tuomo heinonen, finland 1.
Introducing sustainable management of natural resources. Sustainable land management is the use of land to meet changing human needs agriculture, forestry, conservation, while ensuring longterm socioeconomic and ecological functions of the land. Factors that influence the implementation of sustainable land management practices by rural households in tigrai region, ethiopia. Ilri international livestock research institute, nairobi, kenya. Sustainable land management program in ethiopia linking local.
Feb 26, 2017 an evaluation of its impact on crop production. National report of ethiopia sustainable development. Following the government of ethiopias rural development and food security strategy, the ipms project aims at contributing to marketoriented agricultural. Sustainable land management is the use of land resources such as soils, water, animals and plants for the production of goods. Land degradation poses a major threat to agricultural production and food security in ethiopia, and sustainable land management slm is key in dealing with its adverse impacts.
Sustainable land management through marketoriented. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The federal democratic republic of ethiopia sustainable. Exploring drivers of livelihood diversification and its. Ethiopia and a consortium of donors have invested substantial resources to develop and promote sustainable land management slm practices as. However, due to low rates of adoption, most of the. Area trials sustainable management of natural resources in practice the purpose of the trials was to. Agricultural land is a scarce resource in ethiopian highlands. Sustainable land management technologies and approaches in. The impact of sustainable land management practices was also evaluated. Essp working paper xx emily schmidt and fanaye tadesse, december 2016 abstract agricultural productivity in the highlands of ethiopia is threatened by severe land degradation, resulting in significant reductions in agricultural gdp. Where does sustainable land management practices work.
1001 1151 1250 524 1613 413 1305 922 1554 127 1044 1596 104 1161 535 1058 1148 1553 653 1557 218 870 1440 1218 1403 402 838 1276