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What role do civil society organizations (CSOs) have in Ethiopia’s Country Investment framework (ESIF) for sustainable land management (SLM)? This was the subject of a one-day workshop convened in Addis Ababa on 28 December 2009, with local and international CSOs, academics, government agencies and international organizations. The workshop was organized by the Drylands Coordination Group (DCG) in partnership with the Global Mechanism (GM).
The Government of Ethiopia, in consultation with its development partners, has designed a country-wide programming framework for the sustainable management of land resources in the country, in line with the aid effectiveness agenda. As a result, the Ethiopian Strategic Investment Framework (ESIF) sets the key priorities for SLM investments in Ethiopia and provides the framework for national and development partner support in the sector.
The government recognized the importance of involving all partners in developing and implementing the ESIF during the workshop. Government also requested that CSOs acknowledge the ESIF and contribute to its implementation by aligning to the framework and filling the gaps that government and the private sector are not addressing.
Through a coordinated response in the land management sector, CSOs can improve their impact and be in a better position to channel resources for implementation of ESIF projects and programmes.
Workshop participants specifically recognized the role of CSOs for Ethiopia’s land management as pivotal for:
A committee was formed to study the ESIF and the opportunities for CSO engagement in the process and formulate a roadmap for this involvement. The committee includes two CSO networks, the Sustainable Land Use Forum (SLUF) and the Dryland Coordination Group (DCG), and the ESIF Secretariat in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
For more information:
Ms Paule Herodote, Civil Society Investments Advisor
Tel. +39 06 5459 2760
p.herodote (at) global-mechanism.org
The role of CSOs in Ethiopia's SLM Investment Framework
21 January, 2010
The Government of Ethiopia, in consultation with its development partners, has designed a country-wide programming framework for the sustainable management of land resources in the country, in line with the aid effectiveness agenda. As a result, the Ethiopian Strategic Investment Framework (ESIF) sets the key priorities for SLM investments in Ethiopia and provides the framework for national and development partner support in the sector.
The government recognized the importance of involving all partners in developing and implementing the ESIF during the workshop. Government also requested that CSOs acknowledge the ESIF and contribute to its implementation by aligning to the framework and filling the gaps that government and the private sector are not addressing.
Through a coordinated response in the land management sector, CSOs can improve their impact and be in a better position to channel resources for implementation of ESIF projects and programmes.
Workshop participants specifically recognized the role of CSOs for Ethiopia’s land management as pivotal for:
- sharing best practices;
- mobilizing resources;
- lobbying and advocacy;
- mainstreaming the ESIF in their own projects and programmes;
- raising awareness of the ESIF at all levels; and
- building capacity.
A committee was formed to study the ESIF and the opportunities for CSO engagement in the process and formulate a roadmap for this involvement. The committee includes two CSO networks, the Sustainable Land Use Forum (SLUF) and the Dryland Coordination Group (DCG), and the ESIF Secretariat in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
For more information:
Ms Paule Herodote, Civil Society Investments Advisor
Tel. +39 06 5459 2760
p.herodote (at) global-mechanism.org