This is the project preparation phase, which is expected to run between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021, supported by GEF. The prepared project will support the national efforts to develop and implement Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) national targets through sustainable land management (SLM) leading to sustainable dryland agriculture and rangeland system management.

The Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) agreed to support FAO projects in Azerbaijan and Tajikistan worth a total of USD 12.5 million. These projects will contribute to achieving the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically those on sustainable management of water (SDG 6) and life on land (SDG 15).

FAO is a participating partner with GEF in the Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa Integrated Approach Pilot, known as “the Food Security IAP”. The Food Security IAP comprises one cross-cutting regional hub project and 12 country-level projects.

The funds destined for Argentina were granted under the REDD + Results-Based Payments Pilot Program. Thanks to the fact that Argentina managed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in the 2014-2016 period by more than 165 million tons of CO2 equivalent, fighting deforestation in the regions of the Chaqueño Park, the Bolivian Tucuman Forest, the Espinal and the Misionera Forest.

In 2019, Afaf was laid off from her job working at the municipality of her village. As a single woman in Lebanon, it was hard to find another one. Farming became crucial for her income.However, Afaf knew she was going to have to invest in enhancing her farm’s productivity if it was going to become her livelihood. Unable to finance it from her own pocket, she looked for help from an FAO project.

Supported by the European Union (EU) and implemented by FAO in partnership with Agrinatura (a consortium of 31 European universities and research institutes), this project uses a community-based approach that works through reflection, group learning and increased engagement, helping farmers to better adopt innovative methods.

The Best Water Harvesting Practices Report provides recommendations for Scaling up activities in the development of new wadis and rehabilitation of existing wadis construction or rehabilitation of cisterns, Roman wells, and reservoirs provision of agricultural services to farmers and social aspects.

Overall, the 2020 evaluation found FAO projects to have succeeded in achieving expected outputs. The project on land reclamation and water conservation was particularly effective in reaching expected results with likelihood of longer term impact.

FAO, in partnership with the European Union, is supporting farmers by providing them with solar-powered pumps, water-saving drip irrigation kits and training on improved farming practices. The project has set up 42 similar water pumps in various districts across the country, boosting agricultural resilience to economic and ecological shocks.

The Somalia Water and Land Information Management (SWALIM) project has been implemented since inception as a continuum of objectives and activities leading towards empowering selected Somali institutions to achieve self-sufficiency in their capacity to generate and manage natural resources information.