http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership This presentation was made during the regional conference on the Eastern and Southern Africa Soil Partnership which took place in Nairobi, Kenya 25-27 March 2013. This presentation was made by Sally Buning and it presents Introduction to the Regional Launch Workshop of the Global Soil Partnership in Southern and Eastern Africa. ©FAO: http://www.fao.org

1. Introduction to the Regional Launch
Workshop of the Global Soil PartnershipWorkshop of the Global Soil Partnership
in Southern and Eastern Africa
(March 2013 Nairobi)(March 2013 Nairobi)
ll l dSally Bunning, Senior Soil/Land officer, FAO
Land and Water Division
NRLNRL

3. SYSTEMS AT RISK

4. Water Pollution

5. FAO new STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
SO1: Enhance Food security
SO2 - Increase and improve provision of goods and
services from agriculture, forestry and fisheries in a
t i bl (i l li t h iti ti &sustainable manner (incl. climate change mitigation &
adaptation)
SO3: Reduce rural poverty
SO4: Enhance sustainability & efficiency of food chainsSO4: Enhance sustainability & efficiency of food chains
SO5: Increase resilience (related to crises management &( g
emergency/rehabilitation)

6. t h i lt l d ti it th h
AIM:
to enhance agricultural productivity through
the sustainable use of land and water
resources.
Sustainable systems and practices: Able to produce
more with less, through improved and efficient use of
l d d tland and water
Productive systems and practices: in the long-term,
preventing overexploitation & degradation of natural
resources
Equitable access to land and water resources.

7. HOW?
Tools and
information
Policy
advice
Technical
assistance
Global
National
Maps, databases,
technical guides
Local
technical guides…
Local

8. NRLNRL programme

9. • Assessment and mapping of LD and
Sustainable land management (Collaboration
WOCAT and UNCCD)WOCAT and UNCCD)
• Global Soil Partnership
• Geospatial Tools and Analysis , information
systems (AEZ, agromaps, LCC, etc.)y ( , g p , CC, )
• Participatory land use planning and
negotiated territorial development (GIAHSnegotiated territorial development (GIAHS,
WAW, etc.)

10. Global soil partnership:Global soil partnership:
• Why the need to focus on soils ?
Wh th it l t h ki d?• Why are they so vital to humankind?
• Soil degradation loss of productivity andg p y
ecosystem function (water, C and nutrient
cycles)
• Limited knowledge and expertise- soil
i i d i b d H d l i hscientists a dying breed. How to deal with
widespread soil problems and threats?
• Unsustainable practices How to
i ti t hift t t i blincentivate shift to sustainable
intensification (Save and Grow)
• Lack of coordination: soil, water, forest,
crop livestock socioeconomicscrop, livestock, socioeconomics..
Integrated systems approaches
…..

11. Combating land degradationCombating land degradation
Irrigation for smallholders and
L&W management in UPAg

12. Wish you successful discussions
and an effective and dynamic
Regional soil partnershipRegional soil partnership
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