Outcome 3. Output 3.1. MFLR, Implement interventions – Over 50,000 ha of land ecosystem Community developed under Output 1.4 – across the Foothills, rehabilitation and Councils, NGOs in sites selected under Lowlands and the Lower management (e.g. CARE, World Outputs 1.1 and 1.3. Senqu River Basin interventions in Lithipeng, Vision, RSDA), Develop and disseminate rehabilitated through Khoelenya and local communities. information on climate-smart operationalization of the Community ecosystem rehabilitation and climate-smart Land Councils, including: i) management approaches Rehabilitation protection of critical fens (MFLR). Programme. and bogs; ii) adoption of Develop and implement conservation agriculture strategies for community and agro-forestry ownership of interventions practices; and iii) beyond project termination to strategic interventions in relevant stakeholders. sensitive areas, including construction of check dams and rehabilitation of old gulleys and rills. Output 3.2. A long-term MFLR, Undertake baseline strategy for monitoring Community assessments of soil erosion, and evaluating Councils, local grass cover and existing ecosystem communities. interventions to control soil rehabilitation and erosion. management Identify treatment and control interventions for the sites, and implement MFLR and relevant experimental design departments, including treatments. an experimental design Establish monitoring points at to evaluate the impact of intervention and control sites interventions using grass as well as establish systems cover as a proxy for to collect data on the rangeland productivity. impacts of climate-smart ecosystem rehabilitation and management interventions. Collect long-term data on the impacts of climate-smart ecosystem rehabilitation and management interventions. Analyse data from pilot interventions and experimental design; collate the results; and disseminate to schools, media, public institutions and relevant stakeholders (MFLR). Outcome 4. Output 4.1. Policy MFLR (DRM), Review existing rangeland National strategies for guidelines for MEMWA (DWA). and wetland management rangelands and wetlands incorporating climate strategies and identify management science in the opportunities for strengthened by the review/formulation strengthening policy support integration of climate processes of national for climate change change/variability and sectoral strategies by the adaptation. ecosystem management. Departments of Integrate climate change Rangelands adaptation into the ongoing Management and Water revision of the national Affairs. wetland and rangeland management strategies. Conduct capacity assessments of DRM and DWA as well as other relevant stakeholders to
Outcome 3. Over 50,000 ha of land across the Foothills, Lowlands and the Lower Senqu River Basin rehabilitated through operationalization of the climate-smart Land Rehabilitation Programme. Output 3.1. ecosystem rehabilitation and management interventions in Lithipeng, Khoelenya and Community Councils, including: i) protection of critical fens and bogs; ii) adoption of conservation agriculture and agro-forestry practices; and iii) strategic interventions in sensitive areas, including construction of check dams and rehabilitation of old gulleys and rills. MFLR, Community Councils, NGOs (e.g. CARE, World Vision, RSDA), local communities. Implement interventions – developed under Output 1.4 – in sites selected under Outputs 1.1 and 1.3. Develop and disseminate information on climate-smart ecosystem rehabilitation and management approaches (MFLR). Develop and implement strategies for community ownership of interventions beyond project termination to relevant stakeholders. Output 3.2. A long-term strategy for monitoring and evaluating ecosystem rehabilitation and management interventions for the MFLR and relevant departments, including an experimental design to evaluate the impact of interventions using grass cover as a proxy for rangeland productivity. MFLR, Community Councils, local communities. Undertake baseline assessments of soil erosion, grass cover and existing interventions to control soil erosion. Identify treatment and control sites, and implement experimental design treatments. Establish monitoring points at intervention and control sites as well as establish systems to collect data on the impacts of climate-smart ecosystem rehabilitation and management interventions. Collect long-term data on the impacts of climate-smart ecosystem rehabilitation and management interventions. Analyse data from pilot interventions and experimental design; collate the results; and disseminate to schools, media, public institutions and relevant stakeholders (MFLR). Outcome 4. National strategies for rangelands and wetlands management strengthened by the integration of climate change/variability and ecosystem management. Output 4.1. Policy guidelines for incorporating climate science in the review/formulation processes of national sectoral strategies by the Departments of Rangelands Management and Water Affairs. MFLR (DRM), MEMWA (DWA). Review existing rangeland and wetland management strategies and identify opportunities for strengthening policy support for climate change adaptation. Integrate climate change adaptation into the ongoing revision of the national wetland and rangeland management strategies. Conduct capacity assessments of DRM and DWA as well as other relevant stakeholders to
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