Bienvenue ! Welcome ! MENARID Knowledge Exchange workshop 24th to 28th of March, Hammamet, Tunisia 1

Integrated NRM in the Middle East and the North Africa Region (MENARID) Two objectives: to promote INRM in the production landscapes of the MENA region and ; To improve the economic and social well-being of the targeted communities through the restoration and maintenance of ecosystem functions and productivity Jordan, Iran, Yemen, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya IFAD (lead agency), AfDB, FAO, UNDP, UNIDO, UNEP and WB 2

Cross-cutting M&E Functions and Knowledge Management for INRM within the MENARID Program Framework Medium-size project for which IFAD is the GEF executing agency Two objectives: generate tools for systematic cross cutting and aligned M&E functions throughout the MENARID framework and; develop a user-friendly knowledge management (KM) platform, information dissemination, harmonization, and dissemination mechanisms of INRM best practices. ICARDA facilitates the coordination of shared activities in M&E and knowledge sharing across MENARID projects 3

MENARID Knowledge Exchange workshop Lessons learned from INRM in the MENA To facilitate knowledge sharing To build-up ideas for replication and scaling up of successful techniques (“innovations”) To identify key factors for replication and scaling-up 4

MENARID Knowledge Exchange workshop About the writeshop process 5