Sustainable Land Management SLM in the High Pamir and Pamir-Alai Mountains PALM

1. Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in the High Pamir and Pamir-Alai Mountains (PALM) Dushanbe, 18 December 2009 Also in the name of the project management team at the UNU in Bonn, I would like to take the opportunity here to give you an overview on the PALM project. Also in the name of the project management team at the UNU in Bonn, I would like to take the opportunity here to give you an overview on the PALM project.

2. The overall long term environmental and development goal of the project is: to restore, sustain, and enhance, the productive and protective functions of the trans-boundary ecosystems of the High Pamir and Pamir-Alai Mountains, of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, so as to improve the social and economic well-being of the rural communities and households utilizing the region’s ecosystem resources to meet their livelihood needs, while preserving its unique landscape and globally important biodiversity. to restore, sustain, and enhance, the productive and protective functions of the trans-boundary ecosystems of the High Pamir and Pamir-Alai Mountains, of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, so as to improve the social and economic well-being of the rural communities and households utilizing the region’s ecosystem resources to meet their livelihood needs, while preserving its unique landscape and globally important biodiversity.to restore, sustain, and enhance, the productive and protective functions of the trans-boundary ecosystems of the High Pamir and Pamir-Alai Mountains, of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, so as to improve the social and economic well-being of the rural communities and households utilizing the region’s ecosystem resources to meet their livelihood needs, while preserving its unique landscape and globally important biodiversity.

3. Project area PALM While Component 3 is working at the jamoat and ailak-mato level in different pilot sites, Component 1 is aiming at gaining an overview at the regional level and is thus focusing on the districs.While Component 3 is working at the jamoat and ailak-mato level in different pilot sites, Component 1 is aiming at gaining an overview at the regional level and is thus focusing on the districs.

4. Time frame: Preparatory Phase: 2001 - 2003 Project Dev. Phase (PDF-B): 2004 – 2006 Full Project Implementation: 2007 – 2011

5. Partner GEF Implementing Agency: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Project implementation: United Nations University (UNU) Tajikistan: State Committee of Environment Conservation Kyrgyzstan: National Center for Mountain Region Development (NCMRD) Co-financing Agencies: Tajikistan: MSDSP; Soil Institute Kyrgyzstan: NCMRD; Osh University; CAIAG International: UNU, ICARDA; IAEA; UNESCO; Center for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern; University of New England (UNE), Australia; Hokkaido and Nihon Universities Main Donor: Global Environment Facility (GEF) GEF IA: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) IEA: United Nations University (UNU) NEA-TJ: State Committee of Environment Conservation, Tajikistan NEA-KG: National Center for Mountain Region Development (NCMRD), Kyrgyzstan Co-financing Agencies: Tajikistan: Committee on Environment Conservation; MSDSP; Soil Institute Kyrgyzstan: NCMRD; Osh University; CAIAG International: UNU, ICARDA; IAEA; UNESCO; Center for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern; University of New England (UNE), Australia; Hokkaido and Nihon Universities Main Donor: Global Environment Facility (GEF) GEF IA: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) IEA: United Nations University (UNU) NEA-TJ: State Committee of Environment Conservation, Tajikistan NEA-KG: National Center for Mountain Region Development (NCMRD), Kyrgyzstan Co-financing Agencies: Tajikistan: Committee on Environment Conservation; MSDSP; Soil Institute Kyrgyzstan: NCMRD; Osh University; CAIAG International: UNU, ICARDA; IAEA; UNESCO; Center for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern; University of New England (UNE), Australia; Hokkaido and Nihon Universities

6. The project has both development oriented components as well as a component in the field of applied research. The component we are responsible for is the Pamir-Alai Transboundary Strategy and Action Plan.The project has both development oriented components as well as a component in the field of applied research. The component we are responsible for is the Pamir-Alai Transboundary Strategy and Action Plan.

7. The PATSAP core team International Members CDE Team of experts National Members (1 from each country) i. Mountain ecosystems/natural resources/park management specialist ii. Economist iii. Social science/poverty specialist iv. Mountain agronomist/farming systems specialist v. Mountain livestock/grassland management specialist

8. Work plan June 2009: Initial workshop July-August 2009: Field work, data collection September-October 2009: Analysis October-November 2009: Multi-level stakeholder meetings (forum) in Khorog and Osh End of December 2009: Expert baseline reports and first draft of project proposals March/April 2010: Multi-level stakeholder forum for the Pamir-Alai region => draft version of the Pamir-Alai Strategy and Action Plan June2010: Meetings with governmental institutions and donors => Final Strategy and Action Plan

9. Stakeholder involvement Participation mechanisms are needed for: prioritization, planning & decision making, monitoring & accountability => A set of well elaborated project proposals coordinated among multi-level stakeholders

10. Elaboration of Project Ideas Forest and Biodiversity Pasture and teresken management High value crop production and SLM Forest resources Pasture land Crop land use Forest resources Pasture land Crop land use

11. Main transboundary topics identified by experts: Biodiversity Tourism Pasture use and management Energy sources Market access

12. 2.2 Adaptive Research Grant Projects in Tajikistan Assessing the impact of sustainable land use systems for enhancing food security and mitigating climate change in the Tajik Pamirs Study of ways of increasing the productivity of highland pastures with local community participation Market-based incentives for sustainable management of indegenous goats in Pamirs of Tajikistan Regional water and small hydropower potentials in the Pamir-Alai Mountains 2. Assessing the impact of sustainable land use systems for enhancing food security and mitigating climate change in the Tajik Pamirs 3. Study of ways of increasing the productivity of highland pastures with local community participation 4. Market-based incentives for sustainable management of indegenous goats in Pamirs of Tajikistan 10. Regional water and small hydropower potentials in the Pamir-Alai Mountains2. Assessing the impact of sustainable land use systems for enhancing food security and mitigating climate change in the Tajik Pamirs 3. Study of ways of increasing the productivity of highland pastures with local community participation 4. Market-based incentives for sustainable management of indegenous goats in Pamirs of Tajikistan 10. Regional water and small hydropower potentials in the Pamir-Alai Mountains