IFAD Policy on Environment and Natural Resources ManagementAn Ever-Green Revolution: Resilient Livelihoods through the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources

A. The Threat: accelerating environmental degradation is stripping the natural asset base of the rural poor• Ecosystems• Biodiversity• Water• Land degradation• Climate change

The problem: complexity, interconnectedness,scarcity

B. ENRM Policy

GoalEnable the rural poor to escape and remain out of poverty through more productive and resilient livelihoods and ecosystems

PurposeTo integrate the sustainable management of natural assets across the activities of IFAD and its partners

10 principles: IFAD will promote…1. Scaled up investment in sustainable agricultural intensification2. Recognition and greater awareness of the economic, social and cultural value of natural assets 3. ‘Climate-smart’ approaches to rural development 4. Greater attention to the risk and resilience from environment and natural resource-related shocks

5. Engagement in value chains in a way that drives green growth6. Improved governance of natural assets through strengthened land tenure and community led empowerment for the rural poor 7. Livelihood diversification for sustainable natural resource use and climate resilience8. An inclusive gender approach and the full participation of indigenous peoples in managing natural resources9. Rural smallholder communities to benefit from environment and climate finance10. Environmental commitment through IFAD’s own behaviours

ENRM best practice statements

• Water• Fisheries

and Aquaculture

• Forestry• Energy

• Crop production

• Livestock• Value Chains• Biodiversity• Land

• Infrastructure

• Green Financing

LandIFAD will support and promote:

(i)the continued strengthening of diverse and overlapping tenure/access systems; (ii)link local-level development planning with sustainable natural resources management and land rights, creating spaces for negotiations based on proper consultations with legitimate community leaders, land-use planning, and action on the landscape level; (iii)promote sustainable and pro poor land-based investments; and (iv)integrated land management at scale to manage tradeoffs and improve or maintain ecosystem service flows

D. Implementation strategy

Resource mobilization – additional supplementary funding secured to support integration into portfolio

Resource mobilization – additional supplementary funding secured to support integration into portfolio

Implementation – 5 yearsOperations – scaling up and systematic integration through concept to evaluation

Operations – scaling up and systematic integration through concept to evaluation

Organisation – internal structure, organisational incentives and demonstrated leadership

Organisation – internal structure, organisational incentives and demonstrated leadership

Knowledge and Advocacy – stronger portfolio learning driving increased implementation support, innovation and communications

Knowledge and Advocacy – stronger portfolio learning driving increased implementation support, innovation and communications

PartnershipsCountry level:• National stakeholders,

including central governments, local institutions, community-based organizations

• Harmonization with donor community (bilateral and multilateral)

• Regional and global networks

Resource mobilisation

• Global Environment Facility, including GEF Trust Fund and GEF-managed UNFCCC funds

• Direct co-financing• Adaptation Fund• Private sector and

foundations• Donors and IFIs

KM and advocacy• UN family – incl

RBAs• Farmers’

organizations, indigenous peoples groups, international civil society

• Research centres and think tanks

• Donor community (i.e. GDPRD)

• IFIs

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