Verrah Otiende of ICRAF introduces the policy parallel session at the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature in Africa Conference with a review of the national policy dialogue for ILM process in Kenya, as an example of the sort of action that could be taken in countries across Africa to streamline the policy environment to enable ILM.

1. Public Policy for
ILM in Kenya
Overview of Dialogue Process
Verrah Otiende, World Agroforestry Centre
July 2, 2014
World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi

2. Policy dialogue process objectives
Overall: Improve the policy and institutional framework
for ILM in Kenya based on landscape leader and
policymaker engagement
• To assess the elements of Kenya’s current policy and institutional
frameworks
• To identify the policy needs and recommendations from Kenyan
Integrated Landscape Initiatives
• To identify ILM policy perspectives of key policymakers
• To facilitate an exchange of ideas among landscape leaders and
policymakers
• To develop an action plan for landscape leaders and policymakers
to work together to improve the policy environment for ILM

3. Review of policy dialogue process
• Phase 1: site-level policy dialogues
– 5 target sites: Embu, Bungoma, Lari, Laikipia, Naivasha
– 3-day field consultations with key stakeholders
– Results synthesized into individual site reports and one
synthesis report

4. Review of policy dialogue process
Phase 2: National-level policy dialogue
– Shared experiences among 5 landscapes, county- and national-
level policymakers
– Discussed recommendations to improve policy and institutional
framework for ILM
– Deliberated on appropriate
roles for civil society, county-
and national-level policymakers
post-devolution
– Identified action steps to
support ILM at the landscape,
county and national levels

5. Summary of initial outcomes
• Cross-cutting policy
recommendations
– Empower civil society
participation in policy
development/landscape
planning process
– Support multi-stakeholder
collaboration/platforms at
landscape or county scale
– Implement integrated
land use/spatial planning
at all relevant scales

6. Summary of initial outcomes
• Cross-cutting policy
recommendations
– Develop/enhance incentive
mechanisms/market
opportunities for ILM
– Implement and enforce
policies supportive of ILM
– Harmonize policies vertically
(national, county, landscape
levels) and horizontally
(between sectors)

7. Proposed action steps
• National Land Commission to assess and harmonize
government policies related to ILM
• Develop knowledge-sharing network including civil
society and government representation
• Develop civil society policy advocacy network
• National policy dialogue on PES

8. Thank you!