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Land degradation poses a serious threat to livelihoods and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa. TerrAfrica is a partnership that aims to address land degradation by scaling up harmonized support for effective and efficient country-driven Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices in Sub-Saharan African countries.
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TerrAfrica is a collective and inclusive partnership that builds on each partner's comparative advantage. Currently, TerrAfrica partners include African governments, NEPAD, regional and sub-regional organizations, the UNCCD Secretariat, the UNCCD Global Mechanism (GM), the World Bank, GEF, IFAD, FAO, UNDP, UNEP, AfDB as well as multilateral organizations including the European Commission, bilateral donors, civil society and scientific organizations including FARA and CGIAR centers.
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TerrAfrica partners are implementing a wide range of activities under the umbrella of a joint annual work program, itself a key tool for driving the coalition building and harmonization process critical to succeeding in TerrAfrica’s mission. Activities under the work program are organized around three mutually reinforcing Activity Lines – Coalition Building, Knowledge Management and Investments – which together aim to generate the coalitions, advocacy, ‘know-how’, policies and investment packages necessary for full and effective mainstreaming, up-scaling and financing of SLM.
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2008 Global Development Marketplace
The 2008 Global Development Marketplace (DM2008) is a grant competition held in collaboration with the World Bank, entitled “Sustainable Agriculture for Development,” and supported by the Global Environment Facility, International Finance Corporation, and other partners.
On June 23, 2008, 100 finalists were announced and invited to World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. in September 24-26 to vie for grants at theDM2008 Marketplace event. At the close of the Marketplace, 20 or more projects will be named winners.
The event is open to the public. Please note that all visitors must register online before September 16, 2008.
For more information, please click here.
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Symposium "Promoting Sustainable Land Management and its Local and Global Impacts"
Organized by WOCAT in Switzerland on Monday 20 October 2008
The aim of this symposium is to reflect on achievements and furthermore to align current and future efforts for enhancing and promoting the simultaneously positive local and global impacts of SLM. The symposium will bring together various partners and donors interested in SLM and natural resource management. As the symposium will take place on the first day of the 13th WOCAT annual Workshop and Steering Meeting, the main WOCAT partners will be present, thus offering an exceptional chance to meet and exchange experiences and visions.
For further details and registration, please click here.
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