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| WOCAT
- World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies
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One
criterion for the success of the SOWAP project is the potential for independent
assessment of the environmental and economic benefits of the approaches
being used, and a suitable manner for transmitting this information. This
is, in essence, the role of WOCAT.
During the
past 10 years this organisation has developed standard methods for evaluation
of soil and water conservation approaches, which are now being adopted
on a global scale, and these data are used by a wide variety of extension
workers in many countries to promote such practices. They are funded by
a number of bodies including the FAO, UNEP (United Nations Environmental
Programme) and SDC (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation).
WOCAT are
used to disseminating their information via the Internet, CDs and farmer
workshops and this will form part of their role within the SOWAP project. |
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WOCAT/SOWAP
Objectives |
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To
add European Soil & Water Conservation (SWC) experience to the
WOCAT database |
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Expected
Outputs from Collaboration with SOWAP |
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Evaluation
of SWC measures in the UK, Hungary and Belgium |
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Case
studies of SWC in NW & Central Europe |
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WOCAT
Methodology |
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WOCAT
Products and Services |
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Questionnaires
on Technologies (QT), Approaches (QA) and spatial extent (QM) |
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Guidelines
for regional/national initiatives |
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Maps
on degradation and conservation |
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Regional
and national reports |
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CD-ROMs
(v.1: 1998; v.2: 2000; v.3: 2003) |
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Training
(in the WOCAT methodology) |
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Technical
assistance in data collection and analysis |
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Network
in full operation linking continents. |
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What
WOCAT offers |
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- to Soil Water Conservation Specialists, extension workers and technicians: |
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a
method to document, evaluate and monitor their own experience |
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information
on Soil Water Conservation approaches and technologies world-wide
in books, maps and digital format |
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comprehensive
information about the biophysical and socio-economic context of Soil
Water Conservation |
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Soil
Water Conservation options, including their potentials and limitations |
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contacts and information exchange around the globe. |
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to national and regional Soil Water Conservation institutions, planners
and decision-makers: |
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tools
to tap from existing experiences and to avoid mistakes and duplications
through: an information management system containing a database to
document, store, analyse and disseminate SWC activities |
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an
instrument to evaluate and monitor on-going activities |
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a
decision support system to make appropriate plans |
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a
network enabling the sharing of experiences at national and international
levels training support for Soil Water Conservation specialists and
decision-makers |
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to donors: |
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tools
and outputs that assist in: |
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decision-making
for investments |
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monitoring
the efficiency of investments in Soil Water Conservation |
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capacity
building of national and regional Soil Water Conservation expertise |
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evaluating
the contribution of Soil Water Conservation activities towards overall
goals, such as poverty alleviation and sustainable development. |
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