Collaborating to facilitate investments and shifts to a green economy that can improve social wellbeing and the provision of ecosystems services in

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1 Collaborating to facilitate investments and shifts to a green economy that can improve social wellbeing and the provision of ecosystems services in the Port Elizabeth western catchment areas

2 The project aims to facilitate the development of a green economy in the Langkloof region by collaboratively developing business models for: - Sustainable agriculture, - Environmental restoration, Project overview - and related Value-added businesses The intention of the project is to ensure that the landscape is organised, capacitated and investment-ready, so that small and medium-sized sustainable agriculture and environmental restoration enterprises can be developed in the area.

3 Where we have come from and where we are going

4 Overall Project Progress

5 SO1: Develop collective will to collaborate; SO2: Facilitate collaboration efforts Outputs Status Estimated Progress at last reporting SO1.1 Identifying and meeting key stakeholders. SO 1.2 Dialogue interviews SO 1.3 Multi-stakeholder workshops/mtgs SO 1.4 Engagement to monitor and manage collaboration.. SO 1.5 Situation and Social Assessments SO 2.1 Facilitating four stakeholder working groups: 1) Sustainable Agriculture, 2) Envir. Restoration; 3) Value Adding Businesses; 4) Landscape Organisation Current Estimated Progress Summary: Progress and Challenges Ongoing 33% 66% We engage with stakeholders throughout the entirety of the project. Current focus Ongoing 80% 80% on potential honeybush farmers, as well as ongoing work on nurseries. Moving towards engagement around biomass. Ongoing 20% 33% Moving into piloting and workshopping phase based on background research and sensing into the landscape. Ongoing 33% 66% We engage with stakeholders throughout the entirety of the project. Complete 80% 100% Final document shared in quarterly report. Ongoing 10% 30% We have identified that formal working groups with stakeholders on this landscape would not be the appropriate to realise this SO. We have rather identified farmers that are interested in each theme. We are working towards a potential working group for a Water Fund

6 SO3: Support and capacitate emergent farmers Outputs Status Estimated Progress Measure at last reporting SO 3.1 Identifying and meeting key stakeholders. SO 3.2 Dialogue interviews SO 3.3 Collective workshops SO 3.4 Mentoring Current Estimated Progress Summary: Progress and Challenges Complete 100% 100% Work to identify emerging farmers was completed early in the project and shared in report. Ongoing 80% 80% As per SO1 Ongoing 33% 66% Haarlem, Kou-kamma wider engagements, as well as composting and seedling nursery workshops complete. Honeybush workshop outstanding, with a move towards working with harvesters in the coming months. Ongoing 20% 40% Engagement with KEFTT early in project, including report. Working with Haarlem Ladies w.r.t. seedling nursery, NPS co-op also. Potential to empowering harvesters and connecting with land owners

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8 SO4: Development of viable business models Outputs Status Estimated Progress Measure at last reporting SO 4.1 Risk Assessment Current Estimated Progress Summary: Progress and Challenges Complete 100% 100% Completed early in project. SO 4.2 Market Assessment Ongoing 50% 60% Full market research of herbal tea and RTD (ready to drink market) underway. SO 4.3 Monitoring Plans Ongoing 50% 90% Submitted in January, report compiled at end of proiect. SO 4.4 Ongoing 40% 60% Encompass honeybush cultivation, Developing 2 x 4Returns sustainable wild harvesting, seedling Business Models nurseries and honeybush processing. SO 4.5 Developing 4Returns Ongoing 30% 60% Landscape business plan and restoration plans are in development. Landscape plans & partnership agreements SO 4.6 n/a see SO2 Facilitation of Working Groups

9 SO5: Lining up investors ready to invest Outputs Status Estimated Progress Measure at last reporting SO 5.1 Identifying and meeting key stakeholders. Current Estimated Progress Summary: Progress and Challenges Ongoing 33% 66% Also includes overseas investors and funding proposals, including Coca Cola, SAG II, Green Fund, DOEN. SO 5.2 Dialogue interviews SO 5.3 Collaborative Laboratories (Co-Labs) Field trip with international investors. Complete 100% 100% Continuing to meet and discuss opportunities with investors Ongoing 50% 50% Anticipate a second Learning Journey related to the Water Fund end of 2017.

10 SO6: Sharing our learning Outputs Status Estimated Progress Measure at last reporting SO 6.1 Communication on progress and achievements SO 6.2 Papers SO 6.3 Support material for training and capacity building SO 6.4 Producing a film Current Estimated Progress Summary: Progress and Challenges Ongoing 33% 66% As per requirements time consuming! Ongoing 20% 40% Research to be complete by end of project: Haarlem dam, Braam Rivier, Collaborations, Honeybush cultivation. Ongoing 10% 33% 3 factsheets: compost, nursery, honeybush cultivation. Complete 0% 100% Honeybush video completed, with further video related to rehabilitation/water Fund due at the end of the year.

11 Results

12 Area Indicator Unit Baseline (Prior to project) Target To date Status SO1 To facilite engagements with and between stakeholders using facilitation methods that enable considerate and respectful communication, build mutual understanding and trust, resolve conflicts, and generate or maintain a willingness to work together. No. of stakeholder engagements # Ongoing and wide ranging. SO2 SO3 To work with the landscape stakeholders to facilitate and support their collaboration efforts in developing sustainable agriculture and environmental restoration. To identify complementary value adding business plans for their landscape and set up a collective organisation to coordinate the implementation of the plans. No. of collective organisations developed as a result # Water Fund pre-feasibility of the project underway. To mentor and support the capacity of historically disadvantaged farmers and residents (HDR). To create and maintain successful small and medium sized busineses, and participate in and benefit equally from collective landscape sustainable development business. No of workshops and fieldtrips orginised # Ongoing Number of demonstration projects / pilots # Restoration and honeybush piliots underway SO4 LL/4R facilitates and supports the collective development of viable and marketable business models. No of business models developed # Three models are being developed, none are 100% complete. No. of green economy business plans developed as # plans are being developed a result of the project under the landscape plan. SO5 To identify and mobilise willing external investors from government and business to invest in the landscape green business models developed during this project. External Value of investment in green economy businesses Rands 0 R Awaiting responses by end of investme in the project area as a result of the project nt million No. of proposals submitted/pitches to external investors as result of the project # proposals 5 SAG II, Green Fund, Coca Cola, Green Fund, FDW, DOEN SO6 To evaluate, write up and communicate the experience and lessons learnt from this landscape with society more broadly. Lesson sharing No. of publications developed to share lessons # Research being undertaken, learnt/ Confrencese prestented at final papers not complete Factsheet developed # factsheets complete

13 Work ahead

14 What next?

15 Sustainable Agriculture: Work this quarter Honeybush pilots at different sites to support the business case in terms of cultivation success rates Marketing development, value chain. Developing the final business plans, engaging with investors and setting up networks of farmers and harvesters with which to set up a sustainable honeybush business.

16 Work this quarter Environmental Restoration: Start with small-scale restoration projects in the area, experimenting with different restoration techniques. Investigate business case around biomass-to-gas options for alien invasive trees in the area Value-added industries: Nursery building and capacity building to equip local small-scale farmers with the necessary skills to build their own nurseries.

17 Work this quarter Landscape organisation: Living Lands will continue supporting the prefeasibility analysis for a Water Fund for Port Elizabeth, including engagement with key stakeholders, and formalised agreements to develop the Water Fund as required.

18 Financial Status Please also include the following for the financial status: Total budget Switch Africa - $ Total money received from UNOPS $ Total fund contributed by the grantee - $ Total money spent from UNOPS contribution $ Total money spent from local contribution - $ %expense from UNOPS contribution 87% (from money received) % expense for local contribution 75% Balance $ (of the total UN contribution)

19 Marijn Zwinkels Project Lead Liz Metcalfe Business Developer