Daniel Danano Land Management and Tenure Officer, FAORNE

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WOCAT- LADA tools for Evaluation,documenting and dissemination of SLM

in the NENA Region

As tools for assessing and mapping Land degradation

WOCAT

LADA

Tools for

Documentation

Evaluation and

Dissemination of good practices +

Mapping land degradation

Objectives / goals

The overall objective of the WOCAT – LADA tools and Network is to coordinate the efforts in knowledge management and decision support for up-scaling SLM among users.

The network provides tools that allow SLM specialists to identify fields and needs of action, share their valuable knowledge in land management, that assist them in their search for appropriate SLM technologies and approaches, and

support in making decisions in the field and at the planning level and in up-scaling identified best practices

Need for a systematic methods (KM plus problem diagnosis) lead to

WOCAT LADA

There a number of local knowledge / practice / experience but not documented

Even the documented are in different formats / style

Most of the formats lack basic or the required information

Net work of specialists

Evolvement of WOCAT – LADA

Why WOCAT – LADA tools ?KM is key to decision making

• knowledge not used for decision makingimpact, economics ------

• Building on existing knowledge

• understanding local adaptations and innovations

• options for upscaling• proritizing where to invest

Why SLM ?

From degradation / desertification

Threats

UNCCD

SLMto spread it

good news!

standardized methods and tools

WOCAT has developed a framework for documentation, evaluation and dissemination of SLM knowledge. The standardised tools are developed jointly with partner institutions and countries.

WOCAT- LADA tools• https://www.wocat.net/

• http://www.fao.org/nr/lada/

Questionnaires on SWC technologies, approaches, map

Documenting SLM knowledge

Automatically generated from the database!

SLM Technologies

Natural and human environment

economics

Impacts (on- / offsite)

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16WOCAT Approaches Questionnaire: rights, legal, policy, …

Standardized methods and tools

WOCAT- LADA (Sub) National Assessment

LAND DEGRADATION AND DESERTIFICATION

Land degradation and desert expansion

Degradation per LUS Conservation/SLM per LUS

Type Name / Group / Measure

Extent (area) Extent (area)

Degree Effectiveness

Rate Effectiveness trend

Impact on ecosystem services (type and level)

Impact on ecosystem services (type and level)

Direct causes

Indirect causes Degradation addressed

Recommendation

Land Use System (LUS)

Type

Area trend

Intensity trend

Source: WOCAT 2009 Questionnaire Mapping

Mapping Land Use, Degradation Conservation/SLM

Land degradation is a serious problem that crosses national borders, ecological zones and socio-economic levels.

Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA), assesses: the causes and impacts of land degradation at global, national and local levels in order to detect hot spots and identify remedial measures. LADA approaches land degradation as a biophysical, social, economic and environmental issue that must be dealt with through a combination of geo-informational, scientific and local knowledge tools

LADA- WOCAT tool for mapping LD• has evolved from the piloting, the analytical & process

oriented• the tool to provide geo-referenced information, and that it

can be used at• good for providing information on land use systems which

are mostly based on expert knowledge, and sample sites conditions ;

• the development of manuals, guidelines and the establishment

• New database, (software and website (www.fao.org/nr/lada ).

WOCAT-LADA mapping tool and SLM Dissemination

• National maps of degradation and conservation (e.g. Senegal)

information is collected& evaluated by land userswith technical specialists

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Land degradation in the region in potential agricultural land

FAORNE activities of WOCAT- LADA tools application

Yemen

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Land degradation and rehabilitation, Yemen

THE NEAR EAST WOCAT- LADA NETWORK

(RNECAT) ESTABLISHING MEETING –

Technical people Trained on WOCAT-LADA tools

Venue Countries participated Trainees

Amman, December 2011

6 33

Lebanon , June 2012 7 30

Egypt, November 2012 12 25

Yemen, March 2013 1 23

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Training, Yemen

WOCAT –LADA tools training (Yemen field practical)

WOCAT LADA training workshops (Cairo, Yemen and West Bank)

• Promoting the WOCAT LADA tools for SLM knowledge management and exchange of experience among countries in the region

• Documenting good practices in land management and tenure for up scaling SLM

• Training on SLM - KM and dissemination of knowledge

Bench terraces for perennial croppingYemen – باألحجار المغطاه المدرجاتBuilding terraces in steep areas for the purpose of reducing the slope, water harvesting and soil moisture conservation.Cutting and collecting stones for the construction of terraces on steep slopes of the mountains, structural measure to reduce the length and angle of the slope and the speed of runoff. This makes it easier to harvest water and reserving deposits. A wall terraces is built of stones where the height of a wall should be increased height of 1.8 -3 m, a width of 1.5 - 4.3 m and the length from 8 - 14 m to keep the accumulated deposits. The cutting stones are brought from distant places for the purpose of building the walls. These terraces are similar to mountain terraces but the top soil surface can be covered with stones to protect it from heavy rain storms and prevent sheet erosion that results from raindrops hitting the bare top soil surface. The stone layer, also prevents evaporation and maintains soil moisture. The stones are arranged in a layer of about 0.25 – 0.7 m thickness over the entire surface of the soil except where to put the coffee trees with an average diameter of 1 m. It is difficult to use equipment in the process of building the terraces due to severe slopes. Therefore it is a labor intensive process of manually building terraces. Due to the slow process of construction it requires a lot of time. However, building terraces on steep slopes can lead to increased erosion in the absence of well maintaining outlets that allow draining the excess water from one terrace to another, avoiding breaking of terraces' walls. In any case, terraces need regular maintenance to ensure the sustainability of this technology. The landscape of the region is mountainous, bench terraces which are used for crop production exist in slopes exceeding 60%. The texture of the soil is silty loam and the depth of the terraces is moderate to deep. Due to small holdings and steepness of the terraces, the local implements are used for land preparation. The climate in the region is arid to semi-arid and annual precipitation ranges between 200 and 450 mm. The major crop in this area is coffee, which is cultivated because of its high economic value on the market.

left: Agricultural contour terraces next the upper catchment arearight: Agricultural terraces in the middle of the catchment area            Location: Hajah Governorate Region: Kahlan Afar Technology area: 5.4 km2Conservation measure: structural Stage of intervention: mitigation / reduction of land degradationOrigin: Developed through land user`s initiative, traditional (>50 years ago) Land use type:Cropland: Annual cropping Climate: semi-arid, temperate WOCAT database reference: T_YEM004enRelated approach: leveled MountainTerraces (YEM 003)Compiled by: Ahmed Algalal, Not a member of an institutionDate: 07th Feb 2013Contact person: Mohammed Almashreki, (AREA) mashreki2000@yahoo.com

Yemen

New country documentation using the tools

Soil salinity problem in Oman and the measures to mitigate the problem to improve food production has been conducted. Interventions are proposed and submitted for the SNG and FAO-Oman to be submitted to the government

1. Salt Affected lands2. Salt affected but managed well

Practical training in the field on tool application

practical training in the field on tool application

Introducing WOCAT LADA in the WB

Documenting SLM practices Training on the tools: for sharing knowledge and

decision support for Use for Monitoring land management practices Mapping of degradation and conservation (SLM)

(LADA-WOCAT) Adopt tools to RNE – user friendly (Arabic

version) Training in the countries and region national and regional focal points. Undertake national / regional inventories of GP Evaluations, analyses and promotion of GP Develop guidelines (national / regional)

3. Documentation of good practices (Yemen)

• • 4 technologies and 2 approaches have been documented

• Introduction to WOCAT-LADA tool was given on a workshop organized in Algeria

• 2 Technologies and 2 approaches have been screened for scaling up SLM

• WOCAT-LADA QTs and QAs translated to Arabic

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for the Near East (FAORNE)

Documentation of Best Practices in Sustainable Land Management Using Technologies and Approaches Tools for Selected Areas in Yemen

Final Draft Report

By:

Ahmed .A. Algalal

Soil Surveyor

Renewable Natural Research Resources Center (RNRRC) Agricultural Research and Extension Authority Dhamar, The Republic of Yemen

October 2013

Documentation of good practices (Oman)

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West Bank & Gaza

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1st day

Field day

3rd day

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LM practices for / under documentationin the Region

The Falaj (Daris) irrigation in Oman

Falaj irrigated date palms

Good land management in salt affected lands (Oman)

Salt affected and managed lands

Land management in WB

Land degradation in the WB

Road stabilization

Terraces for rainwater / runoff harvesting in Yemen

Conclusion and recommendations

• The WOCAT-LADA tools help in implementing NAPs through identifying best practices / approaches and technologies

• Provide information for informed decision at local and national policy levels

• Networking in WOCAT-LADA will allow access to a wealth of information (national, regional and international)

• UNCCD accepted these tools to serve

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