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Iniciativas
WOCAT regionales
| Country / Region |
Central Asia / Kyrgyzstan |
Name of initiative |
WOCAT in Central Asia |
| Main partner institution |
CAMP Alatoo |
| Website |
www.camp.kg |
| Activity started |
2000 |
| National co-ordinator |
Regional Coordinator of WOCAT, Ermek Baibagyshov |
| Database manager |
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| Committee members |
Asanaliev Abdybek, KAU |
| Description of activities |
1 WShs Bishkek |
| Major achievements |
- book on SWC/ SLM in Enlg., Rus., Kyrgyz.
- translated Qs (into Russian)
- WOCAT poster in DOM GOR,
- additional support for WOCAT in CA |
| Current acitivities |
Developing 2 QT |
| 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 |
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| Description of activities |
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| 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 |
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| Website |
www.relma.org |
| Activity started |
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| National co-ordinator |
Gathiru Kimaru |
| Database manager |
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| Committee members |
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| Description of activities |
Support to WOCAT activities in the East Africa region |
| Major achievements |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
Ermek Baibagyshov |
| 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 Baños (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 Baños (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 |
· National/Regional Training Workshop on WOCAT
· Documentation, Assessment and Evaluation of SWC Farming Practices Using the WOCAT Framework
· Networking and Institutional Linkages
· Development and promotion of information, communication and extension (IEC) materials
· Mapping
· Farmers training on conservation agriculture |
| Major achievements |
· 12 QTs
· 3 QAs,
· QM (for Luzon and Mindanao)
· 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 |
· Completion of 2 QA's
· Completing QM for Philippines
· Various promotion efforts
· 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
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| 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 |
Tajikistan |
Name of initiative |
WOCAT |
| Main partner institution |
Tajik Academy of Agricultural Science |
| Website |
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| Activity started |
2001 |
| National co-ordinator |
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| Database manager |
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| Committee members |
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| Description of activities |
Workshop in Dushanbe |
| Major achievements |
- Development of methods
- Training WS on SLM
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| Current acitivities |
- Organization of a TajCAT
- Documentation of 2 QTs
- Organization of SLM workhop and training |
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| 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 |
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| 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 8 technologies and 5 approaches in the global database
- Training of trainers |
| Current acitivities |
- Land users workshop
- Training on QTs and QAs
- Documentation using QTs and QAs Documentation using QTs and QAs |
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