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Evaluation of "Promotion of climate-smart livestock management integrating reversion of land degradation and reduction of desertification risks in vulnerable provinces

Project codes: GCP/ECU/085/GFF and GCP/ECU/092/SCF GEF ID: 4775

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 75 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 978-92-5-133728-8

Series title Project Evaluation Series

Series number dec/20

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In Ecuador, the livestock sector is essential for food security. It is also an important source of employment and income in provinces with a large presence of small and medium-scale farmers. From May 2020 to October 2020, FAO implemented the project to “reduce soil degradation, and mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the livestock sector of Ecuador”. The project was implemented seven provinces, distributed in three geographic regions of the country (coastal Ecuador, the Andes and Amazon). The project had an impact on public policies, with the incorporation of climate-smart livestock farming as one of the lines of action for the agricultural sector. In terms of technical aspects, the preparation of online tools to monitor GHG emissions and to calculate climate risk and the adaptation capacity of the sector is noteworthy. One void shown in the project, throughout the consultation process with interested parties, was the lack of connections to the market and the private sector. This was not contemplated in the project design and arose as a recurring issue during the implementation

Anexo 1. Matriz de evaluación

Anexo 2. Prácticas de ganadería climáticamente inteligente (GCI) implementadas por el proyecto

Anexo 3. Carta de acuerdo de coejecución firmada con productores/as

Anexo 4. Resumen de resultados de consultas en línea a técnicos de instituciones estatales

Anexo 5. Datos financieros del proyecto, incluyendo el cofinanciamiento

Anexo 6. Cuadro de valoración de los criterios del FMAM

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FAO. 2020. Evaluation of "Promotion of climate-smart livestock management integrating reversion of land degradation and reduction of desertification risks in vulnerable provinces". Project Evaluation Series, 12/2020. Rome. 

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