ACFD |
African Centre for Fertilizer Development (Harare) |
AEZ |
Agro-ecological zoning |
AGRITEX |
Agriculture, Technical and Extension Service (Botswana) |
AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
ALDEP |
Arable Lands Development Programme (Botswana) |
ALES |
Automated land evaluation system |
APIS |
Regional Agricultural Potential Information System (SADC) |
ARA |
Administraçaoes regional de agues (Mozambique) |
ARC |
Agricultural Research Council (South Africa) |
ARDA |
Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Zimbabwe) |
BCPD |
Biodiversity Conservation and Participatory Development (GEF) |
BDC |
Botswana Development Corporation |
BNWMP |
Botswana National Water Master Plan |
BRIMP |
Botswana Range Inventory and Monitoring Project |
BSAP |
Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan |
BTC |
Biodiversity and tourism corridor |
CAMPFIRE |
Communal Area Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (Zimbabwe) |
CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
CEC |
Cation exchange capacity |
CENACARTA |
National Remote Sensing Centre (Mozambique) |
CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
CSIR |
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (South Africa) |
CV |
coefficient of variation |
DEAT |
Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (South Africa) |
DFID |
Department for International Development (United Kingdom) |
DINAGECA |
National Directorate for Geography and Cadastre (Mozambique) |
DMC |
Drought Monitoring Centre (SADC) |
DNA |
National Water Directorate (Mozambique) |
DPCCN |
Departamento de Prevencao e Combate as Calamidades Naturais (Mozambique) |
DWAF |
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa) |
EC |
Electrical conductivity |
ENSO |
El Niño - Southern Oscillation |
ETo |
Reference evapotranspiration |
FANR |
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Sector (SADC) |
FEWS |
Famine Early Warning System (SADC) |
FMD |
Foot and mouth disease |
FSNS |
Food security and nutrition survey |
FSS |
Food Security Strategy (SADC) |
FSTAU |
Food Security, Technical and Administrative Unit (SADC) |
GDP |
Gross domestic product |
GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
GIS |
Geographical information system |
GKG |
Gaza-Kruger-Gonarezhou (Transfrontier Park) |
GLASOD |
Global Assessment of Soil Degradation |
GOB |
Government of Botswana |
GOM |
Government of Mozambique |
GOSA |
Government of South Africa |
GOZ |
Government of Zimbabwe |
GTZ |
Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (Germany) |
HDI |
Human Development Index |
HIES |
Household income and expenditure survey |
HIV |
Human immunodeficiency virus |
HPI |
Human Poverty Index |
ICRISAT |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
IDNDR |
International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction |
IDWG |
Interdepartmental Working Group (UNCCD) |
IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
IFPRI |
International Food Policy Research Institute (Washington) |
ILCA |
International Livestock Centre for Africa (Addis Ababa) |
IMDC |
Inter Ministerial Drought Committee (Botswana) |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
INGC |
National Disaster Management Institute (Mozambique) |
INIA |
National Institute for Agronomic Research (Mozambique) |
IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
ISCRAL |
International Scheme for the Conservation and Rehabilitation of African Lands |
ISRIC |
International Soil Reference and Information Centre |
JLOC |
Joint Logistics Coordination Centre |
JULBS |
Joint Upper Limpopo Basin Study (Botswana, South Africa) |
LBPTC |
Limpopo Basin Permanent Technical Committee |
LGP |
length of growing period |
LHS |
livelihoods system |
LIMCOM |
Limpopo Basin Commission |
LIPWP |
Labour Intensive Public Works Project |
MAE |
mean annual evaporation |
MAP |
mean annual precipitation |
MAR |
mean annual runoff |
MARD |
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Mozambique) |
MOA |
Ministry of Agriculture (Botswana) |
MSF |
Medicins Sans Frontiere |
NAMPAADD |
National Master Plan for Arable Agriculture and Dairy Development (Botswana) |
NAP |
National Action Programme of the UNCCD |
NCFD |
National Consultative Forum on Drought (South Africa) |
NDVI |
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index |
NGO |
Non-governmental Organization |
NLC |
National Land Cover Database Project (South Africa) |
NPDM |
National Policy on Drought Management (Zimbabwe) |
O&M |
Operation and maintenance |
OCHA |
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN) |
ODI |
Overseas Development Institute (London) |
OFDA |
Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID) |
PARPA |
Action Plan for the Reduction of Absolute Poverty (Mozambique) |
PCN |
Project Concept Note |
PRSP |
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (Mozambique) |
RDP |
Reconstruction and Development Programme (South Africa) |
RSAP |
Regional Strategic Action Plan (SADC) |
SAC |
Satellite Applications Centre (CSIR) |
SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
SADCC |
Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference |
SCF |
Save the Children Fund (United Kingdom) |
SDARMP |
Smallholder Dry Areas Resource Management Programme (Zimbabwe) |
SDB |
Soil Database |
SEDAP |
Southern-Eastern Dry Areas Project (Zimbabwe) |
SEHA |
Secretariat of State of Agricultural Hydraulics (Mozambique) |
SOI |
Southern Oscillation Index |
SOTER |
Soil and Terrain Digital Database |
SPFS |
Special Programme on Food Security (FAO) |
SSA |
sub-Saharan Africa |
TFCA |
Trans Frontier Conservation Area |
TGLP |
Tribal Grazing Land Policy (Botswana) |
TOR |
Terms of reference |
UCEA |
Unit of Agriculture Emergency Coordination (Mozambique) |
UN |
United Nations |
UNCCD |
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification |
UNCED |
United Nations Commission on the Environment & Development |
UNCMT |
United Nations Country Management Team |
UNDAF |
United Nations Development Assistance Framework |
UNDMT |
United Nations Disaster Management Team |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
UNFPA |
United Nations Population Fund |
UNICEF |
United Nations Childrens Fund |
UNSO |
United Nations Special Office |
UNV |
United Nations Volunteers |
USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
VEGRIS |
Vegetation Resource Information System (Zimbabwe) |
WCARRD |
World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development |
WFP |
World Food Programme |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WRB |
World Reference Base for Soil Resources |
WSCU |
Water Sector Coordinating Unit (SADC) |
WWF |
World Wildlife Fund |
ZINWA |
Zimbabwe National Water Authority |