Activities and Outputs

on this page: Output 1: Support Sustainable INRM in Practice
Output 2: Scaling Up of Watershed-Based INRM Approaches

OUTPUT 1: SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE INRM IN PRACTICE

Project 1.1: Advancing watershed-based participation to improve integrated agriculture and NRM

Activities

  1. Pilot implementation of watershed development interventions in selected sites through integration of social, institutional and technical variables
  2. Integration of farmer-led sustainable agricultural change practices at farm level
  3. Capacity building of men and women farmers and community-based organizations

Products

  • Documentation/guides of factors, lessons, experiences for integration and systems improvement methods
  • Systematic monitoring/assessment and documentation systems
  • Documentation of integrated, participatory watershed management methods
  • Documentation on ways to improve local organizations, their innovation, collective action and conflict resolution
  • Tools and methods to increase farmer innovation and capacity
  • Research methods refined to address the needs of heterogeneous clients and environments

Project 1.2: Developing and implementing district-based strategies to improve the orientation of development, policy interventions and practices of INRM approaches

Activities

  1. Identify and initiate potential partnerships within selected districts to advance INRM
  2. Consolidate a valid information base on INRM gaps and potentials to influence policy and investment
  3. Training and capacity building of district stakeholders able to contribute to INRM

Products

  • Documentation/guides of factors, lessons, experiences for partnership management
  • Methods developed for local scaling up.
  • Information on technological solutions and their conditionalities systematically organized for scaling up
  • Methods to improve marketing/entrepreneurial dimensions
  • Participatory methods to adjust by-law and other rules and arrangements
  • Relevant studies, models and information to improve planning and decision making

OUTPUT 2: SCALING UP OF WATERSHED-BASED INRM APPROACHES THROUGH INCREASED INSTITUTIONALIZATION AND PUBLIC INVESTMENT

Project 2.1: Inducing change in research institutional policy and practice for enhanced use of INRM approaches

Activities

  1. Document, synthesize, analyze and disseminate lessons derived from pilots
  2. Build capacities of researchers and institutions to undertake INRM research
  3. Enable partner institutions to initiate change in support of INRM
  4. Support advocacy for the use of INRM approaches

Products

  • Research planning processes improve demand orientation of farmers, communities, policy makers and service providers
  • Priority setting, M&E, planning and strategy setting processes incorporate INRM dimensions
  • A cadre that are experts on INRM approaches
  • Training methods and materials on various aspects of INRM
  • Various syntheses, case studies and analyses on aspects of INRM

Project 2.2: INRM lessons and experiences widely shared and skills enhanced in partner institutions

Activities

  1. Document, synthesize, analyze and disseminate lessons derived from pilots and other experiences
  2. Provide technical support to INRM programs of various institutional players
  3. Enhance networking among research and development partners in applying INRM approaches

Products

  • Publications, bulletins, CD-ROMs, electronic newsletter and web site containing information for diverse stakeholders
  • Proceedings of regional fora and workshops
  • Relevant regional data available to improve dialogue and decision making of resource users, managers and policy makers
  • Assessment of stakeholder information needs and channels for communication of INRM information
  • Linked set of INRM sites
  • Capacity building materials for wider diverse audiences