# Presentation: 807112

## MoLFD

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 CB-LEWS 
 EWS WORKSHOP

04 October 2006

Presented by Dr Kisa  Juma Ngeiywa

ASAL Based Livestock & Rural Livelihoods Support Project
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##          CB-LEWS Implementation within the Framework of the Crisis Mitigation in Livestock Systems Project        Overall Objective

-          **CB-LEWS Implementation within the Framework of the Crisis Mitigation in Livestock Systems Project**        **Overall Objective**

## Crisis Mitigation in Livestock SystemsExpected Outputs:

- An efficient early warning system is established and utilized to trigger timely interventions by all stakeholders to mitigate the effects of crises on pastoralists’ herds and livelihoods.
- Environmentally sound contingency plans enacted to improve livestock productivity and ensure appropriate intervention

## Crisis Mitigation in Livestock SystemsExpected Outputs (cont’d):

- Market opportunities and systems that will stabilize the terms of trade for livestock producers during crises are identified, as well as market opportunities for livestock and livestock products
- Pastoral capacity for anticipating and managing crises is enhanced

## IMPLEMENTATION STEPS

**STEP 1: ****	****National Planning Meeting**
- Work plan for 2006
- Revised survey instruments
- Delineated provisional zones
- Deliberated on  the CB-LEWS project structure

**Step 2:****	****Reconnaissance Mission**
- Validation of Characterised clusters
- Identification of benchmark sites
- GPSed sample natural resources & established GCP.
- Inventory of zone hardware/software resources
- Establishment of Zone Management Committee (ZMC) with interim chairpersons
- Identification of Zone lead institutes
- Expand potential partnership networks with the zone

- Country Coordinator

- CBM

- Community Monitoring
- Committee

- PCU/CMO
- Counterparts

- International and
- Regional EWS

- Zone Management
- committee

- District
- Level LEWs

- Stakeholders

- CB-LEWS Project Structure

- PCU/CMOC
- National Project Coordinators

## Step 3: 	Stakeholder Sensitisation & 		Analysis Workshop

- Sensitisation
- Listening
- Networking
- Incorporation
- MCE analysis
- Proceedings

## Step 4: 	Capacity Building

- Demand driven computer upgrade course
- Geo-spatial data capture, GIS and Remote    sensing training (PCU, ZMC, SM)
- Survey instruments administration
- World space communication system utilisation training
- Other demand driven training initiatives

**Step 5** 	**Resource Mapping & Household ****	****	****	****Surveys**

- Mapping:
- Migration routes
- Marketplaces
- Endemic diseases
- Resources (water, grazing reserves) along the major migration routes as basis for development and testing potential interventions and contingency plans

## Validation of GPS Data

Participatory Mapping

Prototype Early Warning Messages

Feed Back Workshops

- Participatory Mapping
- Prototype Early Warning Messages
- Feed Back Workshops

**Step 6**** **

## Step	 7

- Establishing linkages with other disaster management initiatives in the region
- Institutionalization of the crisis management mechanisms/systems into district development plans for a take over by governments

- Up scaling
- Out scaling to non-benchmark site districts

## Highlights of the CB-LEWS 

**Highlights of the CB-LEWS**** **

- Integration of  Traditional Coping Mechanisms

## Major  Indicators of Drought

**Meteorological**
**	****Atmospheric factors that influence local weather patterns **
**	****e.g. observation of the following phenomena at specific times of the year**
**   ****	****strong winds from a given direction, **
**  ****	****higher than normal temperatures, **
**   ****	****appearance of morning**** ****dew etc .**
**Biological/ecological **
**	****Observed natural changes that occur in the local flora and fauna**
**	****e.g. observation of the following phenomena at specific times of the year**
**  ****	****flowering, fruiting or leaf shedding by specific plants at specific times,**
**   ****	****presence of specific birds or insects e.g.  ants or butterflies in large numbers**
**  ****	****migration of wild animals, etc.**
** ****Astrological**
**	****Cosmological observations of the moon, sun and stars **
**Cultural **
**	****Observing and deciphering patterns in the entrails of slaughtered animals**
**   ****	****Visions, apparitions and wise counsel of respected community elders**

## Partnerships

- MoLFD/AAARNET

- National EWS Administration

- USAID/FEWS

- AU/IBAR

- NGOS
- Religious org

- NARSScientists

- Pastoralists community

- GL-CRSPPARIMA

- Other
- Government
-  departments

## THANK YOU

**THANK YOU**