Synthesis of the outputs for working group 1, facilitated by Mohamed Ouessar of IRA Tunisia, focused on IDO 1: More resilient livelihoods for vulnerable households in marginal areas and IDO 4: More sustainable and equitable management of land and water resources in pastoral and agro-pastoral settings. The team of scientists in group 1 went through a process that included validation, clustering, prioritization and filling gaps in the performance management system. Activities were narrowed from 28 to 14 and a budget was set through December of 2013. Lessons learned included the necessity of not creating or adding new activities, that preparation cards are crucial and should always refer to the agreed activity per IDO and that representation of the group per IDO affects prioritization. Milestones and deliverables were also set for 2013 and 2014.

1. Working Group 1
IDO 1. More resilient livelihoods for
vulnerable households in marginal areas
IDO 4. More sustainable and equitable
management of land and water
resources in pastoral and agro-pastoral

2. Working Group 1
3 ICARDA + 5 NARS = 8

3. Mohamed
Ouessar
IRA TUNISIA
Facilitator
Mounir
Louhaichi
ICARDA
Rapporteur
Yahya Shakhatreh
Plant Breeding
JORDAN
Cyrus Amirinia
Animal Breeding
IRAN
Hichem Ben
Salem
INRA TUNISIA
Livestock
Halim Ben Hadj
Salah
ICARDA
West Asia
Ahmed Mazid
ICARDA
Agro-economist
Working Group 1
Mohammad
Reza Balali
Soil & Water
IRAN

4. Process
• Validate
• Cluster
• Prioterize
• Fill in empty cells

5. IDO1 & IDO4
28 Activities 14 Activities 50%
Outputs

6. IDO 1
IDO 1= 18 Activities IDO 1= 9 Activities

7. 1.1= 9 Activities 1.1= 6 Activities
3
0
0
9
9
4

8. 1.2= 9 Activities 1.2= 3 Activities
4
2
3

9. IDO 4
IDO 4= 10 Activities IDO 4= 5 Activities

10. 4.1= 6 Activities 4.1= 3 Activities
14
16
3

11. 4.2= 4 Activities 4.2= 2 Activities
4
6

12. Detailed IDOs
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13. Lessons Learned
• We cannot create or add new activities
– However we can cluster into existing activity
– One activity can be represented in more than 1 IDO
• Preparation cards/activity is crucial and should always refer to the
agreed activity per IDO.
• Representation of the group per IDO affects the prioritization. Some
activities got low score because were mostly not technical and we
only had one person representing SEPER.
• Budget for 2013?
– Only what you are able to spend by 31st of December 2013
– Can go back earlier date in 2013
– When the funds will be available?
– 250k is per activity
– Suggested budget per activity is rough estimate and needs revision

14. Requested Budget
IDO 1
Number of Activities Funding - specify amount for each 2013
Total
Funding
9
W1&2 W3 Bilateral
6,650 1,147 50 1,950
IDO 4
Number of Activities Funding - specify amount for each 2013
Total
Funding
5
W1&2 W3 Bilateral
5,350 500 25 1,250

15. IDOs 1&4_WG Summary
IDOs Outputs # Activities
IDO1 Output 1 6
Output 2 3
IDO4 Output 1 3
Output 2 2
TOTAL 14

16. IDOs 1_Indicators
IDOs Indicators
IDO1 1. Areas under CA increased
2. Adoption rate increased
3. Dual purpose barley developed
4. SR productivity increased
5. Capacity development of stakeholders enhanced
6. SR feeding cost reduced
7. SR dietetic products attained (milk and meat)
8. Forage productivity increased using treated waste water
9. WUE for livestock production enhanced
10. Regional bio-economic models to assess potential impact and out-scaling
opportunities developed
11. Erosion and water balance models developed

17. IDOs 4_Indicators
IDOs Indicators
IDO4 1. Rangeland degradation alleviated
2. Social capital increased due to land tenure and access
3. Tools and protocols for monitoring and assessing rangeland degradation developed
4. Key rangeland species conserved and valorized
5. Soil and water erosion rates reduced
6. Volume of mobilized surface water increased
7. Productivity and biodiversity of landscape depressions in pastoral ecosystems
increased
8. Agreement (MoU) for CBOs signed
9. Partnership and networking among all stakeholders enhanced
10. Community development plan developed

18. IDOs 1&4_Milestones/Deliverables
IDOs Milestones - Deliverables
IDO1&4 2013
1. Target sites, community, interventions identified
2. Launching and community awareness workshops organized
3. Status report on the experiences, lessons learned and potential
areas of interventions
2014
1. Implementation priorities of agreed activities on the five sites
2. Baseline data collected and analyzed