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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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TerrAfrica partners at the UNCCD COP 9
The ninth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is currently held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 21 September to 2 October 2009. TerrAfrica partners are hosting a set of events to raise awareness and increase advocacy and knowledge to advance the scaling up of sustainable land management in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The TerrAfrica Secretariat is hosting four side events at the COP to raise awareness about sustainable land management and strengthen the networking of stakeholders on critical issues such as climate change and knowledge management for SLM. Countries advancing SLM investment frameworks with the support of TerrAfrica are also hosting side events to share the approach to developing such frameworks (Mali, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Niger).
The TerrAfrica partnership has also contributed to the first science-style conference of the UNCCD organized by the Dryland Science for Development consortium (DSD) and the Committee for Science and
Technology (CST).
Throughout the entirety of the COP, the TerrAfrica Secretariat’s information kiosk is featuring TerrAfrica knowledge products.
TerrAfrica Partnership Hosts Virtual Debate
The TerrAfrica partnership is sponsoring an online discussion during the UNCCD COP 9 – 21 September – 2 October 209 - to share ideas about how sustainable land management technologies can combat the challenges caused by climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa.
This debate engages COP participants in Buenos Aires with policy and decision makers, development partners, civil society, and research organizations around the world.
On each day of the conference, respected experts from governments, development agencies, science and business provide stimulating comment on how SLM can be used to adapt to and mitigate climate change. The website facilitating this exchange provides the opportunity for public comment and feedback.
To participate in the discussion and to read more about SLM, climate change and the guest experts, please visit www.slmdiscussion.org
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