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Tana River Workshop Report 1 Workshop report Identification of Management Options and Development of Action Plans for Ecosystem Services in Kigaruni (Wenje) WRUA, Hola Sub County, Tana River County Friends Motel Hola 22nd November to 2nd December 2015 Table of Contents Summary ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Acronyms ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 Project Background ....................................................................................................................................... 5 Meeting key stakeholders in Tana River County .......................................................................................... 6 Half day meeting to agree on the project’s entry point ............................................................................... 6 Main workshop ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Introduction of the project and ecosystem services .............................................................................. 10 Identification of management options ................................................................................................... 10 Ranking of management options ............................................................................................................ 12 Developing action plans for identified management options ................................................................ 13 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................... 17 Annexes ....................................................................................................................................................... 19 Annex 1: Ecosystem services mapping sketch maps .............................................................................. 19 Annex 2: identification of management options, challenges and opportunities for the different ecosystem services ................................................................................................................................. 21 Annex 3: Scored management options per groups ................................................................................ 25 Annex 4. Workshop evaluation ............................................................................................................... 27 Annex 5: List of participants.................................................................................................................... 28 2 | Page Summary This was a two week field mission aimed at meeting with the key stakeholders in Tana River County to introduce the project, identify the main entry point for the project and conduct a workshop with the key county officials, NGOs and community members from Kigaruni (Wenje) WRUA to identify ecosystem services’ management options and develop action plans. This field mission was organized in three phases which included: 1. Meeting the key stakeholders in Tana River County and agreeing on the entry institution. 2. Identification of management options for ecosystem services in Kigaruni (Wenje) WRUA. 3. Development of action plans for the identified management option. 3 | Page Acronyms ACF: Action Against Hunger CFA: Community Forest Associations FAO: Food and Agricultural Organization GAA: German Agro Action ILRI: International Livestock Research Institute IUCN: The International Union for Conservation of Nature MTAP: Medium Term Arid Lands Plan NDMA: National Drought Management Authority NGOs : Non Governmental Organizations SCMP: sub catchment management plan WMC: Water Management Committee WRMA: Water Resource Management Authority WRUAs: Water Resource User Associations WSTF: Water Service Trust Fund UNICEF: United Nations Children Education Fund 4 | Page Project Background The productivity of African landscapes is very low (one tenth or less of their potential). Water, land and ecosystem quality is degrading over substantial areas. Yet many areas face serious pressures from increasing rural and urban populations, compounded by the threat of global climate change. Rangeland resources are numerous but the ecosystems are fragile requiring appropriate management strategies to ensure sustainable productivity. Changes in these landscapes will be brought about through individual decisions. But for change to be sustainable it must be systemic, facilitated and directed by institutions that support communities of women and men (ILRI Proposal 2014). This project addresses these challenges by assisting policymakers, planners and pastoralists use insights on the role of ecosystem services to support the livelihoods of pastoralists and to identify grazing and rangeland management options that will strengthen livelihood support over the long‐term. An analysis of available practices, of their potential impacts on water, biodiversity and forage, and of the potential tradeoffs among them could help to identify best bet practices. Incorporating such analyses into local and watershed‐level decision‐making could contribute to minimizing impacts on the environment and to enhancing of ecosystem services from rangelands. Furthermore, this screening will contribute substantially to the knowledge of pastoral livelihoods and ecosystems in Africa, and the diverse interactions between human uses and the natural environment. IUCN’s role in the project is to lead the community and stakeholder engagement processes of the project; provide introductions and liaison between ILRI scientists and local stakeholders; facilitate local stakeholders to develop plans for the maintenance/improvement of ecosystem services; lead the development of planning and stakeholder engagement tools and contribute to the writing of a scientific report, to be led by ILRI, on the overall project. This mission was aimed at meeting key stakeholders in Tana River County to introduce the project and determine an entry point for the project. A workshop was also held to identify ecosystem services in Hola Sub County, identify management options for the ecosystem services and develop action plans for their implementation. The management options and action plans are expected to inform the development of scenario modelling for management of ecosystem services in Tana River County. 5 | Page Meeting key stakeholders in Tana River County This was done to introduce the project to the county officials and to get their input in identifying the institution to engage with as an entry point for the project. Among the stakeholders met included the director for livestock, the county commissioner, the national Drought Management Authority (NDMA), the county secretary, the ecosystem conservator (KFS) and the Kenya wildlife service, FAO Tana River and German Agro Action Tana River. Individual meetings were held with these stakeholders to discuss the objectives of the project. The county officials were receptive to the project and expressed their support in working with the institution identified as an entry point for the project. Half day meeting to agree on the project’s entry point This was a half day meeting that brought together the relevant stakeholders from the county. The meeting was aimed at agreeing on the entry point for the project and ensuring that the lead institution would receive adequate support from the county government and other NGOs in the county in implementing the action plans to be developed. This meeting started with an introduction of the project and the main project locations. An introduction of ecosystem services in general was made and this led to discussions of the main ecosystem services in Hola Sub County and how the community in this area benefited from the ecosystem services. The main ecosystem services identified included: Provisioning services which are those benefits directly derived from the environment and they include water supply for domestic, agricultural and livestock needs; fuel wood, construction materials and medicinal products from forests and food, pasture and fibre from the rangelands, forests and water bodies. Regulating services which comprise benefits obtained from the regulation of ecosystem processes and they include: water purification by forests, shrubs and vegetation; air quality maintenance by forests; climate regulation; flood control; erosion control by vegetation and pollination. Cultural Services which are the non‐material benefits that people obtain from ecosystems through spiritual enrichment, cognitive development, reflection, recreation, and aesthetic experiences. They include cultural diversity, spiritual and religious values, educational values, aesthetic values, cultural heritage values and recreation and ecotourism. Supporting Services which are those that are necessary for the production of all other ecosystem services. Their impact on humans are either indirect or occur on a long term basis unlike the other services whose impact on humans is direct and occur on a short term basis. They include, soil formation and retention, nutrient cycling, water cycling, habitat provision for wildlife, production of atmospheric oxygen. After identifying ecosystem services in Tana River County, a stakeholder analysis was done by the participants. The aim of this exercise
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