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1 Dryland Systems Program

2 Dryland D l d Systems S Program P Dryland Systems targets the poor and highly vulnerable populations off dry d areas in i developing countries and the agricultural production systems upon which they depend. depend

3 Dryland y Systems y Program g Dry areas = water scarcity, limited and vulnerable natural resources, climatic variability, and a diverse and complex mix of pastoral, agro-pastoral, mixed rainfed and irrigated production systems requiring an integrated agro-ecosystems approach to research for development

4 Overview of CRP1 Strategic Research Themes (SRTs) and their outputs SRT1: Approaches and models for strengthening innovation systems, building g stakeholder innovation capacity, and linking knowledge to policy action SRT2: Reducing vulnerability and managing risk SRT3: Sustainable intensification for more productive, profitable and diversified dryland agriculture with well-established ll t bli h d lilinkages k tto markets SRT4: Measuring impacts and cross-regional synthesis

5 Conceptual Framework Steps in Impact Pathway Strategic Research Theme 1 A Approaches h and d models d l for f strengthening innovation systems, building stakeholder innovation capacity, and linking knowledge to policy action 2 Reducing vulnerability and managing 2. risk through increased resilience Output 1 Approaches and models for strengthening innovation systems, systems building stakeholder innovation capacity, and linking knowledge to policy action Enhanced capacity for innovation and effective participation in collaborative ll b i IAR4D processes Strategies for effectively linking research to policy action in a dryland context. Combinations of institutional, biophysical and management options for reducing vulnerability designed and developed Options for reducing vulnerability and mitigating risk scaledup and -out within regions Trade-offs amongst options for reducing vulnerability and mitigating risk analyzed (within regions). Knowledge-based systems developed for customizing options to sites and circumstances 3. Sustainable intensification for more productive, profitable and diversified dryland with d l d agriculture i lt ith well-established ll t bli h d linkages to markets Sustainable intensification options designed and developed Sustainable intensification options out-scaled Trade-offs amongst sustainable intensification and diversification options analyzed and knowledge-based systems developed for customizing options to sites and circumstances 4. Measuring impacts and cross-regional synthesis Future scenarios and priority setting Livelihood and ecosystem characterization. Across-region synthesis of lessons learnt from SRTs 2 and 3 1 Program impacts measured

6 Standardized Logframe SRT SRT2 3 Central Asia & Caucasus Problem: Sustainable Management of natural resources Desired Outcome Improvement of integrated land conservation. Hypothesis Outputs Activities Development and adoption of an innovative knowledge platform for integrated land Output 2. Innovation knowledge Objectively Verifiable Indicators Activity 2.1: Knowledge synthesis, Number of conservation, watersheds platform for Wt Watershed hd generation, packaging improved management in upper and integrated land management and dissemination technologies and lower reaches of the conservation, is established (knowledge platform) management Amudarya and the lower watersheds and of Sustainable Land options adopted by reaches of Syrdarya will management is operational in and Water participating lead to improved institutional established and Rasht and Management practices farmers and endusers. functioning and responses operational in Kyzyl Suu in the Aral Sea Basin in addressing agricultural Rasht and Kyzyl Valleys and (Central Asia) constraints (for rangelands Suu Valleys and Aral Sea and irrigated agriculture) Aral Sea region region. Activity 2.2: Understanding land conservation and soil Number of national fertility in the degraded policy makers, environment of Rasht and Kyzyl Suu Valleys: establishing practices aiming at a sustainable land conservation and scientists t and other stakeholders who are using the knowledge platform.

7 Program Aims Mitigating risk vulnerability l bili and d increasing resilience (SRT 2) Sustainable intensification (SRT 3)

8 CRP1 / Dryland Systems focuses on two agro-ecosystems 1 2. Reducing vulnerability Sustainable intensification Circles/ovals indicate the 5 Target Regions.

9 Characterization of Target Regions, Target Areas and Action Sites Criteria for dryland Action Site characterization (non-exhaustive list) Criteria Length of growing period Limits for SRT 2 <90 days Limits for SRT days Aridity Index 0 03 to Environmental risk (Rainfall variability, access to irrigation, CV>15% CV<15% Land degradation(soil salinity, soil erosion) Market access High Low-medium Travel time >2 hrs Travel time <2 hrs Distribution of poverty Hunger and malnutrition (food security, no of people, % of people) Population density DURING GROUND-WORK LIST WAS GREATLY EXPANDED AND DETAILED.

10 Target Regions West African Sahel and dry y savannas;; East and Southern Africa; North Africa and West Asia; Central Asia and the Caucasus; and South Asia.

11 Action & satellite sites Defined as sites that are representative of the two benchmark area types, types and where the integrated systems research will actually be implemented with program partners.

12 East and Southern Africa SRT 2 SRT 3

13 South Asia Action site characterization Cli Climate Soils Land use and cover Land degradation Water resources Farming systems Institutional Support and Policies

14 Central Asia/Caucasus Site SRT 2 systems

15 West Asia and North Africa Action site characterization Cli Climate Soils Land use and cover Land degradation Water resources Farming systems Institutional Support and Policies

16 Regional g Team Report p for West Africa & Dry Savannas Action site characterization Climate Soils Land use and cover Land degradation Water resources Farming systems Institutional pp and Support Policies

17 Status of Dryland y Systems CRP Approved & Funded with Must Have Conditions April 5, 2011 Unconditional Approval of the Inception Phase given on November 9, th proposal with Inception Phase documentation to be submitted when deemed ready current target is mid-october. id O t b

18 Inception Phase Interim i Inter-disciplinary di i li Regional i l Team Reports Action site characterization for the two categories of dryland systems Description of constraints and problems Hypotheses and major research questions Outputs, Outcomes, and activities Partners Impact Pathway and Logframe

19 Next Steps RIW and Groundwork reports combined into an Inception Phase Report draft, which is under review and being transmitted to professional scientific editor Final draft of revised proposal is being drawn up Timeline: Drafts to circulate by Mid-September to partner centers and stakeholders Submission of the revised proposal to be sent to the consortium office ffi in i Mid-October Mid O t b Begin implementation phase at the beginning of 2013