The Role of Sustainable Land Management for Climate ... - CAADP
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o Several adaptation funds have been established, but they are small compared to<br />
the total need, and access to these funds in SSA has been very limited so far.<br />
o Implementation <strong>of</strong> National Action Programmes <strong>of</strong> the UNCCD has been limited<br />
by funding constraints and other factors.<br />
• NEPAD’s <strong>CAADP</strong> and TerrAfrica are working in partnership to promote upscaling <strong>of</strong><br />
SLM in Africa, with increasing focus on climate change mitigation and adaption.<br />
o TerrAfrica has mobilized $150 million in funds that are expected to leverage an<br />
additional $1 billion to support this goal.<br />
o <strong>CAADP</strong> and TerrAfrica are working with African governments to develop and<br />
support CSIFs <strong>for</strong> SLM. Integrating strategies and programs to promote SLM<br />
and address climate change with each other and with national development<br />
strategies and policies is a major challenge. Addressing this challenge is a major<br />
emphasis <strong>of</strong> the CSIFs.<br />
<strong>The</strong> existing policies and strategies that affect climate change mitigation and adaptation activities<br />
in SSA through SLM include multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), such as the<br />
UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol, the UNCCD, the CBD, and other relevant MEAs; and voluntary<br />
carbon markets and related mitigation projects and activities. <strong>The</strong>se also include regional<br />
initiatives to promote SLM, including the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development<br />
Programme (<strong>CAADP</strong>) and the Environment Action Plan <strong>of</strong> the New Partnership <strong>for</strong> African<br />
Development (NEPAD), the TerrAfrica partnership, and the Alliance <strong>for</strong> a Green Revolution in<br />
Africa (AGRA). Most <strong>of</strong> these initiatives involve consultative planning processes at the subregional<br />
level, usually involving the regional economic communities (RECs), as well as detailed<br />
planning and implementation processes at the national level. In addition, most nations have<br />
broader policy and development strategy frameworks that initiatives related to climate change<br />
and SLM must be consistent with and support, such as their poverty reduction strategies, rural<br />
development strategies, environmental policy frameworks, and others.<br />
We discuss each <strong>of</strong> these policies and strategies briefly, focusing on aspects most relevant<br />
to promoting climate change mitigation and adaptation in SSA through SLM.<br />
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