2. aas csisa integration planning mtg may 2013 by charlie
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AAS CRP introduction
CSISA-AAS integration 6-7 May 2013, Jessore, Bangladesh
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System Level Objectives CRPs – primary focusReduced rural poverty Agricultural Systems: (Drylands;
Humid Tropics; Aquatic) (1s)Improved food security Commodities (Wheat; Maize;
Rice; Roots and Tubers; Pulses; Dryland cereals; Grain legumes; Milk, meat & fish) (3s)
Improved nutrition and health Nutrition and Health (4)Sustainably managed natural resources
Water Land and Ecosystems (5)Forests and Trees (6)
Policies and Institutions (2); Climate Change (7)
Strategy and Results Framework
Aquatic Agriculture Systems
•“those farming, fishing and herding systems where the annual production dynamics of natural freshwater and/or coastal ecosystems contribute significantly to household livelihood, including income and food security.”
•“These include major wetlands, floodplains and deltas, and most coastal systems.”
Aquatic Agriculture Systems
The Coral Triangle
Asia mega deltasAfrican Inland
• High numbers of poor High % of total population dependent on AAS• High vulnerability to change (climate/sea level/water)• Potential to scale out
CRP 1s and rural poverty
• Reaching those left behind by the Green Revolution
Our research agenda
Gender transformative approachesGender transformative approaches
Pillars of AAS CRP
Impact Pathways of AAS CRP
#1 Scaling up and scaling out
#2 Societal learning and change
#3 Shifts in the practice of research in development
Engage communities through Research in Development (RinD)
• Meaningful participation by local women and men in research
• Research that empowers
• Shift focus from understanding to learning how to achieve practical outcomes and local change
• Get M&E and IA right – pursue change through cycles of action and reflection – flexibility to adjust as we learn
• Recognize the need for long-term site-based fieldwork and engagement
RinD in CRP AAS
• emphasis on Participatory Action Research at core of major CGIAR program
• Applying it in – and learning across – a coherent set of agricultural systems
• If we show it works – make it central to what the CGIAR does in agricultural systems
• Explicit intent to learn from this and scale out by working with partners
“CRP 1.3 is a clear example of best practice” CGIAR Gender Scoping Study
Gender transformative approach
…… not just “gender accommodating”
Actively examine, question and seek to change rigid gender norms and imbalance of power
Encourage critical awareness among men and women of gender roles and norms
Address the distribution of resources and power relationships between women and others in the community
…… not just “gender accommodating”
Actively examine, question and seek to change rigid gender norms and imbalance of power
Encourage critical awareness among men and women of gender roles and norms
Address the distribution of resources and power relationships between women and others in the community
Gender transformative approach
Invest in gender analysis
Build gender capacity
Make gender part of normal CRP AAS practice – not an add on
Experiment systematically on how to overcome gender constraints
Evaluate to learn what works and scale out successes
Invest in gender analysis
Build gender capacity
Make gender part of normal CRP AAS practice – not an add on
Experiment systematically on how to overcome gender constraints
Evaluate to learn what works and scale out successes
How change happens
Orlikowski and Hofman, 1997
Improvements in poverty alleviation, food security and the state of natural resources result from dynamic,
interactive, non-linear, and generally uncertain processes of innovation.”
EIARD, 2003
Adapted from Patton (2007)
Visualizing the innovation required
M&E
Impact Assessment
Social research
Business-as-usual AAS concept of an ME&IA system for learning and accountability
Visualizing the innovation required
M&E
Impact Assessment
Social research
Business-as-usual AAS concept of an ME&IA system for learning and accountability
Culture of Knowledge Sharing and Learning
Visualizing the innovation required
M&E
Impact Assessment
Social research
Business-as-usual
Evaluation
AAS concept of an ME&IA system for learning and accountability
Culture of Knowledge Sharing and Learning
Impact Assessment
Establishing worth
Visualizing the innovation required
M&E
Impact Assessment
Social research
Social research
Business-as-usual
Evaluation
AAS concept of an ME&IA system for learning and accountability
Culture of Knowledge Sharing and Learning
Building and testing ToC
Impact Assessment
Establishing worth
Visualizing the innovation required
M&E
Impact Assessment
Social research
Social research
Business-as-usual
Monitoring
Evaluation
Real-Time Evaluation
AAS concept of an ME&IA system for learning and accountability
Culture of Knowledge Sharing and Learning
Building and testing ToC
Impact Assessment
Establishing worth
M&E fundamentals: Build and test nested theories of change
• With stakeholders• From the beginning
M&E fundamentals: Staged / iterative approach
• Pathways unclear to begin with
• Staged approach• Ex-ante• Mid-term• Ex-post
• In support of learning and accountability
Handbook
Roll out goals
– Set the tone – Start team building/training– Achieve coordination with
existing activities– Start or consolidate
partnerships– Produce the plans
Components•Activities for outputs
•Processes for outcomes
Research in Development•Balance supply offered by partners with demands from communities
Activity Sequence
Top Line Messages from site start up
• First year start ups managed huge learning curve
• Second year start ups are better planned and will be better managed thanks to the first year
• A program learning culture is well underway
• Roll out as designed is robust across different settings
• Partners are enthusiastic and communities are engaged
• Local teams recruited and working
• Agreement with stakeholders on development challenge
• Agreement with stakeholders on strategic priorities to guide a proposed program of work
• Communities selected and engaged
• 2013 work plan for implementation
Outputs
Barotse FloodPlain - Zambia
To make more effective use of the seasonal flooding and natural resources of the Barotse Flood Plain System
through more productive and diversified aquatic agricultural management practices and technologies
that improve lives and livelihoods of the poor.
Mailata – Solomon Islands
rising population and declining quality and availability of marine and land resources.
challenge is to improve their lives through more productive, diversified livelihoods that empower communities to be better able to adapt to change and more effective use of their resources.
to develop and test alternative approaches to livelihood diversification and resource stewardship that will accelerate development and restore the productivity of their resources.
Southern Bangladesh Polder Zone
The AAS development challenge is to achieve sustainable and continual improvements in agricultural productivity, livelihoods and nutrition of poor communities in the Southern Bangladesh Polder Zone in the face of increasing salinity, changing hydrology and climate change
Outcomes
• Explorations by program teams of what business not-as-usual means for AAS
• Awareness of the program among stakeholders
• Hub-level partners willing to participate
• Communities engaged and willing to participate
Learning – community engagement
Front line human resources strategy•Community facilitators•Program community engagement staff
Engagement process and outputs•Strength based approach excellent for empowerment objectives•Good community visions but incomplete action plans•Major concern with expectations management
Coming up for roll out in 2013
Implement work plans in first year sites•Complete detailed planning on initiatives•Continued engagement in communities•Capacity building of teams and stakeholders
Roll out in second year sites
Continued development of cross cutting themes