Investment Prioritization Tools (IPT) for Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in Ethiopia

This webinar is part of the Africa Natural Capital Accounting Community of Practice - Ethiopia Webinar Series

The objective of this webinar is to provide an understanding of the Investment Prioritization Tools (IPT) for sustainable land management in Ethiopia, to understand the components and inputs in developing IPT tools by combining data on land cover, land condition, climate, ecosystems, soils, and infrastructure, along with state-of-the-art spatial modeling approaches.

Program Outline:

1. Webinar participants call to order by Africa Cop Secretariat: Dawit Woubishet Mulatu, Africa NCA CoP Secretariat, Co-Coordinator. Dawit will welcome the Moderator/Chair of the webinar.

2. Opening and Welcome Remarks
Opening by Peter Katenisa
Government Representative: Ministry of Agriculture (MoA): Michael Tesfaye, CALM coordinator, MoA or Mr. Tefera Tadesse, Lead Executive NRM, MoA

3. Presentation: Investment Prioritization Tools (IPT) for Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in Ethiopia.
Speaker/Presenter: Jorge Leon Sarmiento, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

4. Discussion By Panel Of Country Representatives:
Discussants:
- Ross Hughes, Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist, ENB, World Bank, Ethiopia, and Daniel C. Monchuk, Agricultural Economist, WB
- Professor Michael Vardon, Australian National University

5. Q&A with the audience

6. Closing of the webinar
Closing Remark: Dawit Woubishet Mulatu