United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Performance Review and Assessment of Implementation System
4th Reporting and Review Cycle - 2010
Report for Asociación para el Desarrollo de Zonas Áridas
Table of Contents
General Information Section
| General Information on the Reporting Entity | |
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| Reporting country | Asociación para el Desarrollo de Zonas Áridas |
| Name and surname of the person submitting the report | Lorenza Juana Herrera |
| Affiliation and contact details | [email protected] |
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See also "practice" and "good practices".
See also "good practices" and "best practices".
Best practices
Measures, methods or activities that perform best or achieve the highest impact according to predefined criteria assessed through a validation process. In the context of the UNCCD, best practices are measures, methods or activities that are considered successful in terms of achieving desired outcomes (good performance) and contributing to expected impacts formulated in the 10-year strategic plan and framework to enhance the implementation of the Convention (The Strategy).See also "practice" and "good practices".
Practice
Any measure, method or activity.See also "good practices" and "best practices".
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Asociacion para el Desarrollo de Zonas Aridas-ADZoA
Colabora: Yacurmana Asociación Civil (YAC)
Best Practices
C. Best practices
According to decision 13/COP. 9, Annex V, UNCCD best practices shall be collected according to seven themes: 1. Sustainable land management (SLM) technologies, including adaptation; 2. Capacity building and awareness raising; 3. Desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD) and SLM monitoring and assessment/research; 4. Knowledge management and decision support; 5. Policy, legislative, institutional framework; 6. Funding/resource mobilization; 7. Participation, collaboration and networking.
While themes 2 to 7 represent different elements of the enabling environment needed for the implementation and dissemination/up-scaling of sustainable land management (SLM) technologies (indirect impact), theme 1 comprises all actions on the ground that have a direct impact on desertification, land degradation and drought mitigation.
In particular, as specified in document ICCD/CRIC(8)/5/Add.5, paragraph 12, theme 1 ‘SLM technologies, including adaptation’ refers to SLM technologies that directly contribute to the prevention, mitigation and rehabilitation of desertification and land degradation on cropland, grazing land and woodland, with the aim of improving the livelihoods of affected populations and conserving ecosystem services. Successful implementation of SLM technologies is the base for achieving strategic objectives 1, 2 and 3 of The Strategy. Theme 1 also integrates five of the strategic areas defined by decision 8/COP.4, namely: (a) sustainable land use management, including water, soil and vegetation in affected areas; (b) sustainable use and management of rangelands; (c) development of sustainable agricultural and ranching production systems; (d) development of new and renewable energy sources; and (e) launching of reforestation/afforestation programmes/ intensification of soil conservation programmes.
ICCD/CRIC(8)/5/Add.5 provides definitions for ‘practice’, ‘good practice’ and ‘best practice’. These definitions are included in the common glossary that shall be referred to by Parties and other reporting entities while reporting to UNCCD, according to decision 13/COP.9, paragraph 8.
The template for reporting is based on the general structure for the documentation of best practices contained in ICCD/CRIC(8)/5/Add.5, paragraphs 40 to 43; it is tailored to the documentation of best practices related to theme 1 ‘SLM technologies, including adaptation’.
Strategic objective 1: To improve the living conditions of affected populations
Strategic objective 2: To improve the condition of affected ecosystems
Strategic objective 3: To generate global benefits through effective implementation of the UNCCD
Strategic objective 4: To mobilize resources to support implementation of the Convention through building effective partnerships between national and international actors
Source: ICCD/COP(8)/16/Add.1
http://www.unccd.int/cop/officialdocs/cop8/pdf/16add1eng.pdf
See also "practice" and "good practices".
A programme typically consists of several projects.
Source: OECD Development Assistance Committee, Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results Based Management, 2002. http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/29/21/2754804.pdf
See also "good practices" and "best practices".
Source: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment - Current State & Trends Assessment Report
According to decision 13/COP. 9, Annex V, UNCCD best practices shall be collected according to seven themes: 1. Sustainable land management (SLM) technologies, including adaptation; 2. Capacity building and awareness raising; 3. Desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD) and SLM monitoring and assessment/research; 4. Knowledge management and decision support; 5. Policy, legislative, institutional framework; 6. Funding/resource mobilization; 7. Participation, collaboration and networking.
While themes 2 to 7 represent different elements of the enabling environment needed for the implementation and dissemination/up-scaling of sustainable land management (SLM) technologies (indirect impact), theme 1 comprises all actions on the ground that have a direct impact on desertification, land degradation and drought mitigation.
In particular, as specified in document ICCD/CRIC(8)/5/Add.5, paragraph 12, theme 1 ‘SLM technologies, including adaptation’ refers to SLM technologies that directly contribute to the prevention, mitigation and rehabilitation of desertification and land degradation on cropland, grazing land and woodland, with the aim of improving the livelihoods of affected populations and conserving ecosystem services. Successful implementation of SLM technologies is the base for achieving strategic objectives 1, 2 and 3 of The Strategy. Theme 1 also integrates five of the strategic areas defined by decision 8/COP.4, namely: (a) sustainable land use management, including water, soil and vegetation in affected areas; (b) sustainable use and management of rangelands; (c) development of sustainable agricultural and ranching production systems; (d) development of new and renewable energy sources; and (e) launching of reforestation/afforestation programmes/ intensification of soil conservation programmes.
ICCD/CRIC(8)/5/Add.5 provides definitions for ‘practice’, ‘good practice’ and ‘best practice’. These definitions are included in the common glossary that shall be referred to by Parties and other reporting entities while reporting to UNCCD, according to decision 13/COP.9, paragraph 8.
The template for reporting is based on the general structure for the documentation of best practices contained in ICCD/CRIC(8)/5/Add.5, paragraphs 40 to 43; it is tailored to the documentation of best practices related to theme 1 ‘SLM technologies, including adaptation’.
Strategic objectives
Higher level objectives defined in the context of The Strategy to guide the actions of all UNCCD stakeholders and partners in the 2008-2018 decade. More specifically, The Strategy defines the following strategic objectives:Strategic objective 1: To improve the living conditions of affected populations
Strategic objective 2: To improve the condition of affected ecosystems
Strategic objective 3: To generate global benefits through effective implementation of the UNCCD
Strategic objective 4: To mobilize resources to support implementation of the Convention through building effective partnerships between national and international actors
Source: ICCD/COP(8)/16/Add.1
http://www.unccd.int/cop/officialdocs/cop8/pdf/16add1eng.pdf
Best practices
Measures, methods or activities that perform best or achieve the highest impact according to predefined criteria assessed through a validation process. In the context of the UNCCD, best practices are measures, methods or activities that are considered successful in terms of achieving desired outcomes (good performance) and contributing to expected impacts formulated in the 10-year strategic plan and framework to enhance the implementation of the Convention (The Strategy).See also "practice" and "good practices".
Programme
Set of interventions, marshalled to attain specific global, regional, country, or sector development objectives. A development program is a time bound intervention involving multiple activities that may cut across sectors, themes and/or geographic areas.A programme typically consists of several projects.
Source: OECD Development Assistance Committee, Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results Based Management, 2002. http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/29/21/2754804.pdf
Practice
Any measure, method or activity.See also "good practices" and "best practices".
Land use
The human use of a piece of land for a certain purpose.Source: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment - Current State & Trends Assessment Report
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