MEFCC

Institutional Strengthening for Forest

Sector Development in Ethiopia

Program Overview
MEFCC and UNDP
September, 2016
Outline
Introduction
Program Objectives
Planned Outputs
and activity results
Targets
Selected areas for
piloting
Way forward
Introduction
Strong commitment and recognition of the
importance of the forest sector from the
Gov’t;

Huge national targets and global pledges;

The need for institutional strengthening at

all levels.
Introduction
Therefore, strengthening the institutional
capacity of the sector at all levels is needed;

Beyond capacity building, piloting knowledge-

based intervention to satisfy critical demands
needed;

Future transformational scale engagements

requires such piloting and capacity building
interventions;

Hence the Inception of this program.

Program objectives
Enhance sustainable forest management in line
with GTP II and CRGE;

Foster institutional strengthening at all levels;

Promote popular participation;

Strengthen Science and Innovation and

Promote private sector engagement.

The complementary program outputs

Forest
The conservation Private Science and
Stakeholder
institutional and sector innovation
engagement
capacity of the development involvement for
in forest
forestry sector for their in forest enhancing
development
is strengthened multiple development SFM
enhanced
at all levels benefits facilitated promoted
enhanced

Activity results and actions

The institutional capacity
of the forestry sector is
strengthened at all levels
 One forest conservation and management action plan at
national level prepared;

 Forest conservation and management regional programs

developed;

 MEFCC and BOEF for 11 regions equipped with office

facilities;

 Support BOEF structure design at various levels;

 Regional forestry data base infrastructure established;

 the forestry sector is highly constrained by a lack of adequate and real
time data

 Material and personnel capacity strengthened.

Forest conservation and
development for their
multiple benefits enhanced
 Integrated land use plans in the
selected regions developed;

 Rehabilitation piloted in the

degraded areas (water towers) of the
country;

 Short rotation forestry piloted for

fuel and construction wood
consumption by community;

 Agricultural productivity and food

security improved at house hold level
through agroforestry systems;

 National system to operationalize

PES developed.
Integrated land use plan
Capacity building to undertake regional
land use plan;

Prepare integrated land use plans for the

sites;

Review the draft plan with regional

stakeholders and finalize the plan;

Collect baseline information (biophysical

and socio-economic).
Rehabilitation of degraded water towers in
selected Woredas
Develop criteria for the selection of the
degraded areas;

Prepare restoration map for the degraded

areas of each region;

Identify technologies and support the

rehabilitation of the identified areas;

Support forest carbon project design

document preparation.
Short rotation forestry for fuel and
construction wood consumption
 Prepare identification criteria and identify sites;

 Baseline information (socio-economic and

biophysical);

 Establish/manage modern nurseries;

 Plantation site preparation and plantation

establishment;

 Prepare plantation management plans and

implement accordingly.
Agricultural productivity improved through
agroforestry system
 Select pilots for a model agro-forestry scaling-up;

 Baseline information;

 Technology selection;

 Prepare a roadmap for the implementation and

cooperation modalities with the agriculture
sector;

 Commence implementation of the selected

activities in the pilot sites.
Private sector involvement in
forest development facilitated

Incentive mechanism
established;

Series of awareness
raising activities
conducted;

Technologies for value

addition in high NTFP
piloted.
Private sector involvement in forest
development facilitated
Conduct diagnostic study on the constraints
and challenges which hinder the private
sector;

Series of consultations with key

stakeholders;
– e.g, financial institutions to provide soft loans for
the private sector who will be involved in
forestry.

Prepare synthesis recommendations on

incentive mechanisms to be considered by
the government.
Private sector involvement in forest
development facilitated

Organize awareness raising workshops on

relevant policies and strategies of the
government;

Disseminate best practices in country or

elsewhere;

Organize a study tour within and outside

the country for key private sectors.
Private sector involvement in forest
development facilitated

 Select the NTFPs for technology piloting;

 Undertake value chain analysis of the NTFPs;

 Conduct market study on NTFPs before and

after value addition;

 Value addition technology piloting;

 Design modality on the involvement of the

private sector and sustainability strategy.
 Science and innovation for
enhancing SFM promoted

The forestry sector has to be supported by

strong research and trained human
resources to deliver its role;

Hence, strengthening the research and

training capacities in forestry should be part
of the forest sector development program;

This may also include capacitating technical

and vocational training institutions at
regional level to train a critical mass of
people on forestry extension and
development;
Science and innovation for
enhancing SFM promoted

 Capacity of the forestry research institutions

for science and innovation enhanced;

 Capacity of forestry training institutions in

providing skill training strengthened;

 Vocational training on forestry enhanced;

 Research and academic cooperation between

Ethiopia and Norway enhanced;

 Research outputs and innovations in forest-

climate science published.
Capacity of the forestry research institutions
enhanced

Define the research strategy in the

sector;

Forestry research revitalized under the

new EEFRI to enhance technology
generation capacity that support the
current development demand.
Capacity of the forestry training institutions
enhanced

 Support curriculum revision of forestry and natural

resource programs of higher learning institutions in
order to prepare graduates for “green jobs”;

 Support development of in-service training programs;

 Provide training program to selected community

members and farmers focused on hands-on experience,
practical information and skills;

 Develop toolkits for use in schools environmental

education and public outreach programs.
Stakeholder engagement in
forest development enhanced

Stakeholders involved in forestry sector

mapped;

Stakeholders joint forum and network

established;

Stakeholder engagement road map

prepared.
 Forest
conservat
ion and Rehabilitation of
developm degraded lands
ent for
their Short rotation
multiple forestry/plantations
benefits
enhanced

Targets in three regions and nine woredas;

 Integrated land use plans piloted
 150, 000ha land rehabilitated
 10, 000ha plantations
 Seedling production
 Inputs
Number of woredas by region

Tigray Amhara SNNPR Total

No. of Project 2 4 3 9*
offices (woredas)

*As per the norms of the House of Federation

Additional Forest and Fire management

System in Benshangul Gumuz
Budget
Output Budget (USD)

Capacity building
2,304,574
Forest development and
rehabilitation 4,811,000
Private sector
345,000
Science and innovation
1,773,284
Stakeholder engagement 120,000

Project management
1,152,942

Total
10,506,800
Way forward
 Program implementation started with the existing nearly
50% budget secured from Norway;

 This budget will support activities for the next two years;

 Some of the activities will be downscaled according to the

budget;

 Future budget support will depend on the results of this

support on:
– enabling environments created
– capacities created
– rehabilitated/afforested landscapes
– livelihoods supported
– contribution for emission reduction and green growth
Implementation arrangement
 Programme Organization Structure

Program Steering Committee

Ministry of Environment,
Forest & CC – Chair
Key stakeholders: UNDP
UNDP Co Chair
Ministry of Agriculture;
Ministry of Education; Norway and
Ministry of Finance and other development
Economic Development partners

Programme Assurance National Program

and technical support Coordination

UNDP (MEFCC)
Regional and Zonal
program Government
offices

District project offices A District Project office B District Project office C

Implementation arrangement
 MEFCC- implementing institution;
– NPC office at MEFCC

 UNDP technically supporting the program;

 Regional forest office’s capacity building (regional forest action

program, database infrastructure, training and office facilities);

 Forest project offices (to be integrated within the future

forestry offices at district level);
Experts containing;
Forestry, socioeconomic and other administrative experts

 Nursery materials and equipments, vehicles, tractors.

Monitoring & Evaluation

The performance of the program at

federal and regional level will be
monitored and evaluated by the
MEFCC/MoFEC and its replica in the
regions;

The CRGE Facility Monitoring and

Evaluation System will be used to
monitor and evaluate the program.
Zala Gutish Nursery site, Merab Abaya
Alge Nursery Site, Merab Abaya
Qalisha & Ana Belisa Nursery Sites, Lemo
Qalisha & Ana Belisa Nursery Sites, Lemo
Dugda & Enset Tekil Nursery Sites, Sodo
Gelsha Nursery Site, Dessie Zuria
Degut Wonz/Timkete Bahir/ & Ambo Nursery Sites, Delanta
026 & 027 Kebeles Nursery Sites, Wadla
026 & 027 Kebeles Nursery Sites, Wadla
Sisiye Nursery Site, Meket
Teklehaimanot Nursery Site, Endamehoni
Teklehaimanot Nursery Site, Endamehoni
Adi Gura Nursery Site, Alaje
Meleket/Entugina/ Rehabilitation Site, Delanta
016 Kebele Plantation & Rehabilitation Sites, Wadla
Gabriel Catchment Plantation Site, Meket
Wenbede Washa Catchment Plantation Site, Meket
Hadgi Beda Plantation Site, Endamehoni
Genji Catchment Plantation & Rehabilitation Sites, Alaje
Tach Kode kebele conservation site, Lemo
Rufenso rehabilitation site, Sodo
Zalagutish plantation site, Merab Abaya
Zalagutish plantation site, Merab Abaya
Organized women engaged in
fuel saving stove construction
Poultry production
Key Problems/Challenges/ Observed:
 The woreda administrative body and experts are
tied with other government commitments and
project offices get rare support in some woredas;

 Office furniture, internet services and other

infrastructures for office setup are not fulfilled;
field tools and equipment are also not yet
fulfilled;

 The delay & non-uniformity in new structural

organization of MEFCC;
Key Problems/Challenges/…Cont’d

 Some staffs quitting their jobs due to low salary

scale;

 Less awareness and participation from the

community in some project sites;

 Daily labourers not willing to work on the work

norm basis;

 Lack of skilled manpower to prepare standard

land use plan;
Key Problems/Challenges/…Cont’d
Delay in procurement process;

Some of the vehicles not suitable for full staff

transport to sites for frequent supervision.
 MEFCC
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