1. SANREM CRSP Cross-Cutting Themes Theo Dillaha, Program Director SANREM CRSP ______________________________________________________________________________________ Annual Meeting Blacksburg, Virginia 18-20 April 2006

2. Outline Purpose of Cross-Cutting Themes Purpose of Cross-Cutting Themes SANREM Areas of Inquiry SANREM Areas of Inquiry Proposed Cross-Cutting Themes and Initial Theme Leaders Proposed Cross-Cutting Themes and Initial Theme Leaders ______________________________________________________________________________________ Annual Meeting Blacksburg, Virginia 18-20 April 2006

3. Purpose Cross-Cutting Themes Create a SA & NRM “program” rather that a portfolio of five independent activities. Create a SA & NRM “program” rather that a portfolio of five independent activities. Promote cross-activity synergies. Promote cross-activity synergies. Complimented Areas of Inquiry. Complimented Areas of Inquiry. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Annual Meeting Blacksburg, Virginia 18-20 April 2006 Identified by EEP during the long-term research application review process.

4. SANREM Areas of Inquiry Technology Integration: Technologies needed to promote SA &NRM (i.e., GIS, models, etc.). Technology Integration: Technologies needed to promote SA &NRM (i.e., GIS, models, etc.). Governance: Policies, regulations, and institutional arrangements enabling better NRM. Governance: Policies, regulations, and institutional arrangements enabling better NRM. Economic Policy and Enterprise Development: SA and NRM practices that develop niche markets, and are eco-friendly and competitive (improved livelihoods). Economic Policy and Enterprise Development: SA and NRM practices that develop niche markets, and are eco-friendly and competitive (improved livelihoods). Social and Institutional Capacity Building: Promoting improved SA & NRM leadership, NGO technology transfer, and increased civil society and government synergy. Social and Institutional Capacity Building: Promoting improved SA & NRM leadership, NGO technology transfer, and increased civil society and government synergy. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Annual Meeting Blacksburg, Virginia 18-20 April 2006

5. Areas of Inquiry Biodiversity Conservation and Environmental Services: Integrated NRM to promote synergistic relationships between production, biodiversity, and livelihoods. Biodiversity Conservation and Environmental Services: Integrated NRM to promote synergistic relationships between production, biodiversity, and livelihoods. Systems Linkages: Among gender, biophysical, technology, governance, economic, social, and environmental factors required for development. Systems Linkages: Among gender, biophysical, technology, governance, economic, social, and environmental factors required for development. Globalization, Vulnerability, and Risk: Practices to address risk and vulnerability caused by globalization, HIV/AIDS, food insecurity, etc. Globalization, Vulnerability, and Risk: Practices to address risk and vulnerability caused by globalization, HIV/AIDS, food insecurity, etc. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Annual Meeting Blacksburg, Virginia 18-20 April 2006

6. Proposed Cross-Cutting Themes Landscape Systems Approach Landscape Systems Approach Biodiversity Conservation Biodiversity Conservation Governance and Policy Governance and Policy Water Management Water Management Soil Quality Soil Quality Watershed Management Watershed Management ______________________________________________________________________________________ Annual Meeting Blacksburg, Virginia 18-20 April 2006

7. Landscape Systems Approach Not new since required and a component of all the long-term research activities. Not new since required and a component of all the long-term research activities. Viewed by USAID as one of the strengths of SANREM. Viewed by USAID as one of the strengths of SANREM. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Annual Meeting Blacksburg, Virginia 18-20 April 2006

8. Biodiversity Conservation Component of each long-term research activity. Component of each long-term research activity. Strongest in Travis and Ostrom projects since biodiversity conservation an explicit objective. Strongest in Travis and Ostrom projects since biodiversity conservation an explicit objective. Secondary or implicit objective in other projects. Secondary or implicit objective in other projects. Goal is to develop, test, and utilize comparable measures of biodiversity conservation for use with SA and NRM development activities. Goal is to develop, test, and utilize comparable measures of biodiversity conservation for use with SA and NRM development activities. Leader: Travis project Leader: Travis project ______________________________________________________________________________________ Annual Meeting Blacksburg, Virginia 18-20 April 2006

9. Governance and Policy Strongest in Ostrom project where it is the principal objective. Strongest in Ostrom project where it is the principal objective. Secondary or implicit objective in other projects. Secondary or implicit objective in other projects. Goal is to identify governance and policy practices that support improved SA and NRM, livelihoods, and stakeholder empowerment. Goal is to identify governance and policy practices that support improved SA and NRM, livelihoods, and stakeholder empowerment. Leader: Ostrom project Leader: Ostrom project ______________________________________________________________________________________ Annual Meeting Blacksburg, Virginia 18-20 April 2006

10. Water Management Strongest in Reyes project where it is an explicit objective. Strongest in Reyes project where it is an explicit objective. Secondary or implicit objective in Valdivia, Travis, and Alwang projects. Secondary or implicit objective in Valdivia, Travis, and Alwang projects. Goal is to identify and promote improved water management practices that enhance production and quality, reduce risk, and improve livelihoods. Goal is to identify and promote improved water management practices that enhance production and quality, reduce risk, and improve livelihoods. Leader: Reyes project Leader: Reyes project ______________________________________________________________________________________ Annual Meeting Blacksburg, Virginia 18-20 April 2006

11. Soil Quality Strongest in Valdivia project where it is an explicit objective. Strongest in Valdivia project where it is an explicit objective. Secondary or implicit objective in Alwang, Travis, and Reyes projects. Secondary or implicit objective in Alwang, Travis, and Reyes projects. Goal is to develop and test comparable measures of soil quality for use with SA and NRM development activities. Goal is to develop and test comparable measures of soil quality for use with SA and NRM development activities. Leader: Valdivia project Leader: Valdivia project ______________________________________________________________________________________ Annual Meeting Blacksburg, Virginia 18-20 April 2006

12. Watershed Management Strongest in Alwang project where it is an explicit objective. Strongest in Alwang project where it is an explicit objective. Secondary or implicit objective in other projects. Secondary or implicit objective in other projects. Goal is to develop and test comparable measures of soil quality for use with SA and NRM development activities. Goal is to develop and test comparable measures of soil quality for use with SA and NRM development activities. Leader: Alwang project Leader: Alwang project ______________________________________________________________________________________ Annual Meeting Blacksburg, Virginia 18-20 April 2006

13. Watershed Management Strongest in Alwang project where it is an explicit objective. Strongest in Alwang project where it is an explicit objective. Secondary or implicit objective in other projects. Secondary or implicit objective in other projects. Goal is to develop and test comparable measures of soil quality for use with SA and NRM development activities. Goal is to develop and test comparable measures of soil quality for use with SA and NRM development activities. Leader: Alwand project Leader: Alwand project ______________________________________________________________________________________ Annual Meeting Blacksburg, Virginia 18-20 April 2006

14. Where do we go from here? Today’s objective was to provide you with background on the proposed cross-cutting themes and initiate thinking about possibilities and potential collaboration. Today’s objective was to provide you with background on the proposed cross-cutting themes and initiate thinking about possibilities and potential collaboration. Tomorrow approximately two hours are scheduled for discussion on cross-cutting themes and how to implement them. Tomorrow approximately two hours are scheduled for discussion on cross-cutting themes and how to implement them. Hope to have an identified leader for each theme and a synopsis of what you tentatively plan to implement the cross-cutting themes. Hope to have an identified leader for each theme and a synopsis of what you tentatively plan to implement the cross-cutting themes. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Annual Meeting Blacksburg, Virginia 18-20 April 2006

15. Questions ______________________________________________________________________________________ Annual Meeting Blacksburg, Virginia 18-20 April 2006