Well done for developing a guidelines for SSM promotion in all the countries.
Regarding the current draft, I have some remarks:
1 - I have a concern about that the guideline is voluntary. For me we can not waste time to talk about the responsabilities of the countries. It's time t push all the countries and the development organisation to adopt these guidlines and use it to development national and/or continent policies or strategies to promote SSM. In most of the countries, the development activities present a lot of threats for the soil stability and fertility even if it's to create wealth for the population like for the global environment and climate change we are talking about now. In the same way, it's good you linked the guidelines with the SDGs 1 and 15 but it will be better to show also the link with the environement degradation and climate change and not a separate guidelines. So for me the guidlines should be an obligation for all the countries and development and UN bodies to take account in their actions and strategies.
2 - For me, the guide even if it should focus on objectives could describe some key strategies and/or approches which contribute to SSM. Then the countries and others will decline the actions and activities according to their agroecological realities.
3 - In the point five, I will propose to keep it for Communication and advocacy and add a point six (6) for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning. Most of the guidelines, policies and strategies failed because lack of a proper monitoting, evaluation and learning process to inform to guide the decision and key actions.
I would like to share with you the summary of the learning event of SHA on SLM in 2014.
Well done for developing a guidelines for SSM promotion in all the countries.
Regarding the current draft, I have some remarks:
1 - I have a concern about that the guideline is voluntary. For me we can not waste time to talk about the responsabilities of the countries. It's time t push all the countries and the development organisation to adopt these guidlines and use it to development national and/or continent policies or strategies to promote SSM. In most of the countries, the development activities present a lot of threats for the soil stability and fertility even if it's to create wealth for the population like for the global environment and climate change we are talking about now. In the same way, it's good you linked the guidelines with the SDGs 1 and 15 but it will be better to show also the link with the environement degradation and climate change and not a separate guidelines. So for me the guidlines should be an obligation for all the countries and development and UN bodies to take account in their actions and strategies.
2 - For me, the guide even if it should focus on objectives could describe some key strategies and/or approches which contribute to SSM. Then the countries and others will decline the actions and activities according to their agroecological realities.
3 - In the point five, I will propose to keep it for Communication and advocacy and add a point six (6) for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning. Most of the guidelines, policies and strategies failed because lack of a proper monitoting, evaluation and learning process to inform to guide the decision and key actions.
I would like to share with you the summary of the learning event of SHA on SLM in 2014.