This presentation by Thomas Hofer focuses on the areas of work with the landscape approach, why mountains play an important role, how watershed management also contributes and how everything is implemented.

1. Discussion Forum:
Sustainable landscapes: food
security and adapting to climate
change
Warsaw, 17 November
Thomas Hofer
Team Leader (Watershed Management and Mountains)
FAO

2. The mandate of FAO
FAO's mandate is to raise levels of nutrition,
improve agricultural productivity, better the lives
of rural populations and contribute to the growth
of the world economy.

3. Areas of work with landscape approach
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Fire management
Agroforestry
Urban and peri-urban forestry
Dryland management and restoration
Climate smart agriculture
Mountain development, watershed
management

4. Why focus on mountains?
25% of earth surface
60-80% of freshwater
~ 300 mio vulnerable people

5. Reading a watershed landscape

6. Watershed management plan

7. The earthquake of 8.10.2005 (I)
The estimated death
toll exceeds 80,000

8. The earthquake of 8.10.2005 (II)

9. FAO-SIDA Project
Objective: to support ERRA to implement the
livelihood rehabilitation strategy
Slogan: “building back better”
Budget: USD 6,570,000
Duration: Jan 2007 – Jun 2011
Output 3: NRM and livelihood improvement
through integrated watershed management
in 17 sites

10. Assessment, landslide treatment plan

11. Watershed management committee

12. Watershed management plan

13. Implementation

14. Integration

15. Impacts
• Watershed management committees allowed for
participatory planning;
• Communities gained confidence, voice;
• Resilience created: flood 2010;
• Livelihood, nutritional situation improved;
• Replication of pilot interventions, particularly
bioengineering;
• Watershed management funds;
• Capacities built.

16. Conclusions (I)
Mountain / watershed landscapes and their
livelihood / food security systems are particularly
vulnerable to climate change!

17. Conclusions (II)
Landscape approach in mountain / watershed
areas creates climate change resilience and
improves food security:
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Addresses different landuse systems;
Diversifies livelihood options;
Tests climate change adaptation options;
Builds on local experiences in mountain areas related to
variability.
• Promotes participatory approaches
• Establishes enabling institutional mechanisms, offers
new ways of collaboration

18. Many thanks for your kind attention!