|
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Regional
WOCAT initiatives
| Country
/ Region |
Central
Asia |
Name
of initiative |
WOCAT in Central Asia |
| Main
partner institution |
CAMP |
| Website |
www.camp.kg |
| Activity
started |
2000 |
| National
co-ordinator |
Regional Coordinator of WOCAT, Aida Garayeva |
| Database
manager |
|
| Committee
members |
Aigul Zhanserikova, national coordinator of CAMP/WOCAT |
| Description
of activities |
2 WShs Bishkek, Dushanbe |
| Major
achievements |
- translated Qs (into Russian);
- WOCAT poster in DOM GOR,
- 1 QT + 1 QA from KZ (filled),
- additional support for WOCAT in CA |
| Current
acitivities |
Regional workshop with NCCR and other students |
| Country
/ Region |
P.R.
China - National |
Name
of initiative |
CHNCAT |
| Main
partner institution |
Soil and Water Conservation Monitoring Center (SWCMC), SFB, DCC |
| Website |
www.cnscm.org;
www.cnscw.mwr.gov.cn |
| Activity
started |
2003 |
| National
co-ordinator |
Cai Jiangin, SWCMC |
| Database
manager |
Chang Dandong, SWCMC |
| Committee
members |
SWCMC, Soil & Water Conservation Institute, CAS, Yellow River
Water Conservancy Committee, MWR, Yangtze River Water Conservancy
Committee, MWR |
| Description
of activities |
Training course: Introduction and spread the knowledge of WOCAT, database establishement and update |
| Major
achievements |
- Hosting 9th annual WOCAT workshop |
| Current
acitivities |
- Training course, farming school
- Establishement and update of WOCAT database
|
| Country
/ Region |
P.R.
China - Fujian Province |
Name
of initiative |
FJCAT |
| Main
partner institution |
Fujian Soil and Water Conservation Office |
| Website |
www.fjstbc.gov.cn |
| Activity
started |
1997 |
| National
co-ordinator |
Yang Xuezhen, Wang Weiming, FSWCO |
| Database
manager |
Nie Bijuan, FSWCO |
| Committee
members |
|
| Description
of activities |
|
| Major
achievements |
Training (5 times); Filling 10 QAs, 10QTs, 2 QM, mini workshop, 3000
brochures, publicity, website building, WOCAT into Chinese |
| Current
acitivities |
Updated QTs and QAs, filling 5-8 QMs, translating QM into Chinese
with assistance to National WOCAT (CHOCAT) setup together with SWCMC |
| Country
/ Region |
Eastern
Africa |
Name
of initiative |
RELMA WOCAT regional activities |
| Main
partner institution |
|
| Website |
www.relma.org |
| Activity
started |
|
| National
co-ordinator |
Gathiru Kimaru |
| Database
manager |
|
| Committee
members |
|
| Description
of activities |
Support to WOCAT activities in the East Africa region |
| Major
achievements |
|
| Current
acitivities |
- consolidate work in Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania
- initiate WOCAT activities in Uganda and Zambia |
| Country
/ Region |
Ethiopia |
Name
of initiative |
EthioCAT |
| Main
partner institution |
Ministry of Agriculture |
| Website |
|
| Activity
started |
2000 |
| National
co-ordinator |
Daniel Danano, MoA |
| Database
manager |
Berhanu Fentaw, MoA |
| Committee
members |
4 regional coordinators and 4 regional data managers, total 10 members |
| Description
of activities |
- National WOCAT training
- Collecting and encoding of QA, QT & QM information |
| Major
achievements |
- 28 SWC experts trained
- 4 QT, 2 QA and 2 QMs information collected |
| Current
acitivities |
collection and encoding 7 QA, Qt and QM data |
| Country
/ Region |
Himalaya
(Nepal, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, Afghanistan,
China) |
Name
of initiative |
HIMCAT (Himalayan Conservation Approaches and Technologies) |
| Main
partner institution |
ICIMOD |
| Website |
www.icimod.org , extranet.icimod.org.np/himcat |
| Activity
started |
March 2003 |
| National
co-ordinator |
Sanjeev Bhuchar, Isabelle Providoli, ICIMOD |
| Database
manager |
National based; for Nepal its ICIMOD along with partners |
| Committee
members |
ICIMOD
(Nepal); GBPIMED (India); PFI (Pakistan); DSCO (Nepal); ESC (Nepal);
SSMP (Nepal); BANCAT (Bangladesh); Intercooperation (Pakistan); Tibet Autonomous Region Erosion Department (China) |
| Description
of activities |
-
WOCAT training on tools and methods
- Hosting 8th WOCAT workshop
- Networking (including hosting HIMCAT extranet)
- Documentation and evaluation of Ts and As
- Feedback to WOCAT core
- Involvement in WOCAT Management Group
|
| Major
achievements |
- 16 Ts and 8 As documented
- Four training events
- Launching HIMCAT extranet
- Promoting WOCAT as a M & E tool in watershed management programs |
| Current
acitivities |
- Continue supporting / maintaining WOCAT
- Develop proposals on watershed management & networking; training
- Peer critique studies for submission
- Prepare dissemination materials
- Strengthen partnership on watershed management and ride WOCAT along
with it
- Strengthen national initiatives
- Production of NEPCAT pamphlets on Nepal case studies
|
| Country
/ Region |
Indonesia |
Name
of initiative |
INDOCAT |
| Main
partner institution |
Ministry of Forestry (MoF), Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Soil Research Institute |
| Website |
www.dephut.go.id
|
| Activity
started |
2001 |
| National
co-ordinator |
Syaiful Anwar, Ministry of Forestry |
| Database
manager |
Directorate for Watershed Management |
| Committee
members |
MKTI (Indonesia Soil and Water Conservation Society); Prof Naik Sinukalean (IPB (Bogor Agricultural University)); Dr. Fahmuddin Agus (Soil Research Institute) |
| Description
of activities |
-
Questionnaire translations
- Guideline for Watershed Management Centre (BPDAS)
- Identification and documentation of SWC by using WOCAT questionnaires
- WOCAT promotion (socialisation)
- Training/workshop
|
| Major
achievements |
- Questionnaire translation book
- Guideline book
- Documentation result (40 Technologies and 36 Appproaches in Bahasa Indonesia)
- Training on WOCAT tool and methodology |
| Current
acitivities |
- WOCAT training (plans)
- WOCAT dissemination
- Software translation |
| Country
/ Region |
Kenya |
Name
of initiative |
KENCAT |
| Main
partner institution |
RELMA |
| Website |
www.relma.org |
| Activity
started |
1995 |
| National
co-ordinator |
Kithinji Mutunga, Soil and Water Conservation Branch SWCB/MOA |
| Database
manager |
Kithinji Mutunga, Donald B. Thomas, Joseph K. Mburu, Gathiru Kimaru |
| Committee
members |
- completion of OTs, QAs asn QMs;
- training of data collection;
- establishment of national database;
- setting up of secretariat;
- setting up quality control panel |
| Description
of activities |
- 8 QTs and 6QAs quality checked for global database;
- preliminary overview book for Kenya on SWC;
- PFI-WOCAT book: Farmers' initiative in land husbandry - Promising
technologies for the drier areas of East Africa |
| Major
achievements |
- update preliminary overview book for Kenya;
- update 5 QTs and 2 QA;
- complete 2 QTs and 1 QA (new)
- develop SWC map for 3 districts (Kirimyoga, Embu, Mbeere) |
| Current
acitivities |
|
| Country
/ Region |
Kyrgyzstan |
Name
of initiative |
WOCAT in Kyrgyzstan |
| Main
partner institution |
CAMP |
| Website |
www.camp.elcat.kg/CAMP/ENG/ |
| Activity
started |
2003 |
| National
co-ordinator |
Gareeva Aida |
| Database
manager |
Asanaliev Abdybek |
| Committee
members |
Asanaliev Abdybek, Sydykbaev Talant (Kyrgyz Agrarian University) |
| Description
of activities |
Collection of dates and field work |
| Major
achievements |
1 QT developed |
| Current
acitivities |
Developing 2 QT, 2 QA |
| Country
/ Region |
North
and Central Europe (UK, Belgium, Hungary) |
Name
of initiative |
SOWAP ("Soil and Water Protection Using Conservation Tillage in Northern
and Central Europe") |
| Main
partner institution |
ISRIC |
| Website |
www.sowap.org |
| Activity
started |
2003 |
| Regional
co-ordinator |
Mike Lane, Syngenta |
| Database
manager |
c/o Godert van Lynden, ISRIC |
| Committee
members |
- Ceris Jones, Agronomica: SOWAP country manager UK
- Katleen Gillijns, KU Leuven: SOWAP country manager Belgium
- Adam Kertesz, Geographical Research Institute; Hung. Ac. of Science:
SOWAP country manager Hungary |
| Description
of activities |
- General information to project partners (2003)
- Training and starting data collection (2004)
- Database development (2004 -2006)
- Dissemination of results (2004-2006) |
| Major
achievements |
- Awareness created
- First training April 2004 |
| Current
acitivities |
As above. See also www.sowap.org |
| Country
/ Region |
Philippines |
Name
of initiative |
PHILCAT |
| Main
partner institution |
Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM)
Agricultural Systems Cluster - University of the Philippines Los Bańos
(ASC-UPLB) |
| Website |
www.bswm.gov.ph
www.uplb.edu.ph |
| Activity
started |
1999 |
| National
co-ordinator |
Silvino Q. Tejada, Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM)
Romeo T. Acosta, Forest Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-FMB)
Arnulfo B. Gesite (BSWM-DA)
Romeo V. Labios, University of the Philippines, Los Baños (ASC-UPLB) (UPLB) |
| Database
manager |
Antonio Rivera, Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) |
| Committee
members |
Silvino Q. Tejada (BSWM)
Romeo T. Acosta (DENR-FMB)
Arnulfo B. Gesite (BSWM-DA)
Romeo V. Labios (UPLB)
Jesus A. Javier, Forest Management Bureau, Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (FMB, DENR)
Reynaldo Baloloy,National Irrigation Administration, Department
of Agriculture (NIA, DA)
Rolando V. Labios (BAR-DA)
Wilfredo Carandang, College of Forestry and Natural Resources, University
of the Philippines Los Bańos (CFNR, UPLB)
Jose G. Balaoing, Benguet State University, La Trinidad, Benguet
(BSU)
Agustin Mercado, International Centre for Research in Agroforestry
- Philippines (ICRAF -Phils)
Virgilio O. Villancio. Conservation Farming Movement, INC. (CFMI)
Leandro O Caymo, Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)
Digna o. Manzanilla, Departmen of Science and Technology (DOST-PCARRD)
Elsa A Parot, Agricultural Training Institute (ATI-DA)
Danilo Mendoza, Philippine Society of Soil Science and Technology, Inc. (PSSST) |
| Description
of activities |
ˇ
National/Regional Training Workshop on WOCAT
ˇ Documentation, Assessment and Evaluation of SWC Farming Practices
Using the WOCAT Framework
ˇ Networking and Institutional Linkages
ˇ Development and promotion
of information, communication and extension (IEC) materials
· Mapping
· Farmers training on conservation agriculture |
| Major
achievements |
ˇ 12 QTs
ˇ 3 QAs,
ˇ QM (for Luzon and Mindanao)
ˇ Various promotion efforts
· World Map
· Finalized training module on sloping land management
· Trained 300 farmers on conservation agriculture
· Promoted WOCAT in several conferences |
| Current
acitivities |
ˇ Completion of 2 QA's
ˇ Completing QM for Philippines
ˇ Various promotion efforts
ˇ Technology screening for various environment
· Documentation of QT/QA
· Organizing Overview book
· Long-term research on Conservation Agriculture
·Training of SWC specialists |
| Country
/ Region |
South
Africa |
Name
of initiative |
WOCAT in South Africa |
| Main
partner institution |
ARC-ISCW, National Dept. of Agriculture DoA |
| Website |
www.arc.agric.za,
www.nda.agric.za |
| Activity
started |
1999 |
| National
co-ordinator |
Dirk Pretorius, DoA |
| Database
manager |
Rinda Pienaar, ARC-ISCW |
| Committee
members |
Lydia Bosoga - DoA
Lehmann Lindeque - DoA
Robin Barnard - ARC-ISCW |
| Description
of activities |
-SLM Mapping changes
- Data acquisition
- Taks force activities
- Organised introduction workshop
- Organised Map Workshop
- Completed and collected questionnaires
- Work on the Map Questionnaire
- Compiled an information book on Technologies and Approached in
South Africa
- Organised a "Progress on WOCAT in South Africa" Seminar
|
| Major
achievements |
- Fact File
- Hosting 11th WWSM WOCAT workshop
- Landcare linked with WOCAT
-WOCAT on Agis
- More than 50 technologies and approaches in the database
- More than 400 images available
- An Information Book
- Conference Posters
- Newsletters
- Hosting of WWSM 11, 2006
|
| Current
acitivities |
- SLM Mapping development
- Digital products
- Data collection
- Landcare involvement in WOCAT
-
Do a thorough quality control on the already existing questionnaires
- Collect more questionnaires |
| Country
/ Region |
Tanzania |
Name
of initiative |
TANCAT |
| Main
partner institution |
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security |
| Website |
sclupu@raha.com |
| Activity
started |
2001 (After Nyeri Meeting) |
| National
co-ordinator |
P.S.M. Tarimo, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security |
| Database
manager |
K.H. Lyoba, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security |
| Committee
members |
Agricultural Research Institute Muagano (G. Urrasa), Sokoine University
of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture |
| Description
of activities |
Documentation of SWC Technologies and Approaches |
| Major
achievements |
- 4 QTs and QAs have been sent to Bern
- 54 Soil Conservation extension officers trained on WOCAT approaches
- Training of 2 National trainers |
| Current
acitivities |
- Training data collection on data quality
- Documentation of QTs and QA in 13 districts
- National meeting on utilization of WOCAT approaches and databases. |
|
|
| Country
/ Region |
Thailand |
Name
of initiative |
THAICAT |
| Main
partner institution |
Land
Development Department (LDD) |
| Website |
www.ldd.go.th |
| Activity
started |
1996 |
| National
co-ordinator |
Land
Development Department |
| Database
manager |
Land Development Department |
| Committee
members |
Land Development Department |
| Description
of activities |
- QT
- QA
- QM |
| Major
achievements |
- Completion of 3QTs, 3 QAs
- Experimenting with QM using administry boundary in provincial and
Tambon levels |
| Current
acitivities |
- QM
- World Map |
|
|
| Country
/ Region |
Turkey |
Name
of initiative |
TURCAT |
| Main
partner institution |
Istanbul
University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Watershed Management |
| Website |
http://www.orman.istanbul.edu.tr/English.htm |
| Activity
started |
2005 |
| National
co-ordinator |
Ferhat
Gokbulak; Istanbul University, Faculty of Forestry |
| Database
manager |
Irfan Oguz; Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Tokat Research
Institute |
| Committee
members |
1) Sevilay Haciyakupoglu, Istanbul Technical University, Institute
of Energy
2) Ahmet Hizal, Istanbul University Forestry Faculty
3) T.Ahmet Ertek, Istanbul University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Geography
4) Doganay Tolunay, Istanbul University Forestry Faculty
5) Hasan Saygin Istanbul Technical University, Institute of Energy
6) A.Evren Erginal, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of
Arts and Sciences, Department of Geography |
| Description
of activities |
Organizing a training workshop |
| Major
achievements |
- Gathering faculties, institutions, ministries,
- Arrangement of the training workshop in Istanbul, Turkey |
| Current
acitivities |
- Organizing national committee;
- Translation of QTs in Turkish,
- Translation of QAs in Turkish,
- Adding the first information from Turkey to the global map |
| Country
/ Region |
Serbia |
Name
of initiative |
SERBCAT |
| Main
partner institution |
Faculty of Forestry (FF); Belgrade
University |
| Website |
www.sfb.bg.ac.yu |
| Activity
started |
2001 |
| National
co-ordinator |
Miodrag Zlatic; Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade University |
| Database
manager |
Nada Dragovic, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade University |
| Committee
members |
1) Miodrag Zlatic, FF
2)Nada Dragovic, FF
3) Mirjana Todosijevic, FF
4) Dragana Milovanic, Directorate for water (Minestry for Agriculture, Forestry and Water) |
| Description
of activities |
- WOCAT promotion
- WOCAT in education
- Work on QTs, QAs and QM and preparing prelimenary overview book
- Work on decision support system (DSS)
- Training with students forum |
| Major
achievements |
- Involvement in water management plans
- Involving in education
- Great development in mapping
-Preparing good database |
| Current
acitivities |
- Preparation of website
- Involving WOCAT in University Curricula
- Work on QTs, QAs and QM and preparing prelimenary overview book
- Work on DSS
- National workshop |
| Country
/ Region |
Bangladesh |
Name
of initiative |
BANCAT |
| Main
partner institution |
Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board (CHTDB), Soil Resources Development
Institute (SRDI), Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI), Institute
of Forestry and Environmental Sciences of the Chittagong University
(IFESCU) |
| Website |
www.bangcat.org
|
| Activity
started |
2003 |
| National
co-ordinator |
Sudibya Kanti Khisa, Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board (CHTDB) |
| Database
manager |
Mr. Jalaluddin Md. Shoaib, Soil Resources Development Institute (SRDI) |
| Committee
members |
1. Mr. Sudibya Kanti Khisa, CHTDB
2. Mr. Jalaluddin Md. Shoaib, SRDI
3. Dr. S.P.Paul, BFRI
4. Dr. A.T.M. Emdad, BFRI
5. Dr. Serajul Hoque, IEFCU
6. Dr. M Khainul Alam, BFRI
7. Dr. Kamal Hozzin, IFES,CU
8. Ms. Tuku Talukder, HIMAWAWTI
9. Mr. Nikilech Thakma, TAUNGYA |
| Description
of activities |
1. Participated in WOCAT training at ICIMOD, Kathmandu, Nepal in March
and November, 2003.
2. Carrying out activities on Identification and Documentation of
SWC Technologies and Approaches in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh.
3. Organized a Training Workshop for the local SWC professionals
from 11-17 March, 2004 in collaboration with ICIMOD, ISRIC and WOCAT
4. Organized training workshop from 17-25 March, 2005 for 30 SWC professionals |
| Major
achievements |
Identified and documented two SWC technologies, BANCAT Overview Book |
| Current
acitivities |
Organizing
a training workshop for 30 SWC professionals. |
| Country
/ Region |
Hungary |
Name
of initiative |
SOWAP |
| Main
partner institution |
Geographical Research Institute (Hungarian Academy of Sciences - GRI
HAS) |
| Website |
www.mtafki.hu
|
| Activity
started |
2004 |
| National
co-ordinator |
Ádám Kertész, GRI HAS |
| Database
manager |
Balázs Madarász, GRI HAS |
| Committee
members |
Not discussed yet |
| Description
of activities |
No activities up to now |
| Major
achievements |
No achievements at this stage |
| Current
acitivities |
We
will outline plans after the April 04 meeting |
| Country
/ Region |
Kazakhstan |
Name
of initiative |
- |
| Main
partner institution |
"CAMP-Consulting" PF |
| Website |
- |
| Activity
started |
2000 |
| National
co-ordinator |
Aigul Zhanserikova, "CAMP-Consulting" PF |
| Database
manager |
- |
| Committee
members |
Azhar Yeszhanova, Irina Scorintseva, Institute of Geography |
| Description
of activities |
- Contribution to WOCAT database - filled Qs on 3 SWC Ts from Kazakhstan
- ALS trainings
- SWC Ts exhibitions
- Partnership with UNDP office in Kazakhstan on CA regional project "Mobilization of communities on land use management" |
| Major
achievements |
- 4 projects on pasture management and protection were successful realised ( Almatay, Oblast)
- Realised project in Aral sea region with support of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan |
| Current
acitivities |
-
Participation in preparing of strategic document on sustainable development and realisation of CCD
- Contributions to WOCAT database
- Conducting of ALS trainings
|
| Country / Region |
Nigeria |
Name of initiative |
NIGCAT |
| Main partner institution |
Tropical Resources Research & Conservation Centre |
| Website |
e-mail: tropicalresearch@yahoo.com |
| Activity started |
2003 |
| National co-ordinator |
Ikponke Nkanta, Tropical Resources Research & Conservation Centre, 51 Akpan Essien St, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria |
| Database manager |
Dr. Peter Ogban, Soil Science Department, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria |
| Committee members |
Ikponke Nkanta, WOCAT co-ordinator; Dr. Peter Ogban, Research Director; Greg S. |
| Description of activities |
Awareness and campaign programmes |
| Major achievements |
Allocation of resource persons |
| Current acitivities |
- Carry out in-country data collection
- Distribution of questionaires
- Organising workshops and training programmes
- Making report |
| Country / Region |
India |
Name of initiative |
- |
| Main partner institution |
Orissa Watershed development mission (OWDM), Orissa, India |
| Website |
www.orissawatershed.org
www.worlp.com |
| Activity started |
2004 |
| National co-ordinator |
G.B.Reddy, Raghu Prasad.R, (OWDM) |
| Database manager |
Niranjan Sahu, Monitoring and Evaluation specialist |
| Committee members |
G.B.Reddy, Raghu Prased.R, Niranjan Sahu, (OWDM) |
| Description of activities |
- Promotion and Advocacy on WOCAT tools
- Training and exposure on QTs and QAs
- Documentation using QTs and QAs |
| Major achievements |
- Documented and hosted 7 technologies and 4 approaches in the global database
- Training of trainers |
| Current acitivities |
- Training on QTs and QAs
- Documentation using QTs and QAs |
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