From: Shiva Hari Khatri [mailto:Shiva.Khatri@icimod.org]
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2018 11:50 AM
To: ILRI-Ethiopia <ILRI-ETHIOPIA@CGIAR.ORG>
Subject: New Knowledge Products from ICIMOD
Dear Friends,
ICIMOD is pleased to announce the release of the following knowledge products.
These products are available online and can be accessed/downloaded from HIMALDOC. We hope that you find them useful and would be happy to receive your comments.
Happy reading!
Best regards,
Shiva
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Organic Agriculture Development Strategies: Roadmap for 12th Five Year Plan and Beyond
Bhutan’s stated vision is to go 100% organic by 2020. However, given the compulsions of ensuring food security and a desire to attain import substitution in agriculture, this vision demands a serious reappraisal. On a pragmatic level, given that there are only about three years to go, achieving this target holistically and systematically is unlikely, or practical. Aiming for a 100% organic agriculture is impractical in the short- to medium-term, especially given the significant challenges involved, including the fact that Bhutan currently imports about 50% of its food requirements. Nevertheless, it is feasible to move towards an agriculture that is predominantly organic, particularly in selected crops and agro-ecological settings, promoted in a phased manner and over a long-term framework.
Status of Measurement, Reporting, and Verification for REDD+ in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
The initiative known as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, Conservation and Enhancement of Forest Carbon and Sustainable Forest Management (REDD+) focuses on avoiding deforestation and forest degradation, conserving and sustainably managing forests, and enhancing forest carbon stocks. Over the last few years, REDD+ activities in developing countries have resulted in actions that need to be fully measured, reported, and verified. The role of measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) grew remarkably after the Cancun Agreements (2010) and is now an integral part of REDD+ implementation. Establishing robust and transparent national forest monitoring systems (NFMS) and developing national forest reference levels (FRL) are two vital phases of REDD+ implementation to ensure a reliable, transparent, and credible MRV system.
This study examines the status of MRV in REDD+ Himalayan countries (Bhutan, India, Nepal, Myanmar, and Pakistan). In common with other REDD+ readiness activities, MRV is gaining momentum in all countries, but progress and stage of development vary. Countries such as Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, and Pakistan are planning to establish NFMS, whereas India already has well-established mechanisms to monitor forests. On the other hand, Nepal submitted its FRL in 2017, while other countries are still preparing theirs.
The Action Research in Udayapur district of Nepal set out to assess the role of the gender-sensitive capacity building along with community level extension services in enhancing the adaptive capacity of migrant-sending households. The interventions were in the form of customized training events (e.g., financial literacy, flood preparedness, and livelihood diversification) and village-level extension services (e.g. weekly group meetings and household visits), and peer-learning (e.g. exposure visits and short-documentary) for women from migrant-sending households. The process took over two years of collaboration between stakeholders from various backgrounds. The process started in November 2014 and was completed by June 2017. This process documentation primarily serves two purposes: (i) to comprehensively and systematically compile the Action Research process and (ii) to present the reflections of the team members regarding their own practices. It offers an operational guideline beyond project boundaries, if replication of this research is sought. The intended audiences of this report are the government institutions, NGOs and development partners.
[Nepali version –
चन्चलेको
यात्रा]
Air pollution is a growing problem that needs increased awareness in young and old. With this book, funded by the Atmosphere Programme at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), we hope to plant the seeds for change in the minds of children in Nepal. The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is a regional intergovernmental learning and knowledge sharing centre serving the eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayas and the global mountain community. We’re working to develop an economically and environmentally sound mountain ecosystem to improve the livelihoods of mountain populations – now, and for the future.
[Nepali version –
धुवाँको
संसार]
Air pollution is a growing problem that needs increased awareness in young and old. With this book, funded by the Atmosphere Programme at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), we hope to plant the seeds for change in the minds of children in Nepal. The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is a regional intergovernmental learning and knowledge sharing centre serving the eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayas and the global mountain community. We’re working to develop an economically and environmentally sound mountain ecosystem to improve the livelihoods of mountain populations – now, and for the future.
Shiva Hari Khatri
Communication and Distribution Associate
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
GPO Box 3226, Kathmandu, Nepal
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