Niger : The Natural Resources Management Project

Mohan, P. C.

关键词: LESSONS LEARNED;    PROJECT IMPACT;    PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY;    FOOD SECURITY;    ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION;   

RP-ID  :  24802

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The Natural Resources Management Project(1996-2002), was intended to provide assistance to theGovernment of Niger to (a) assist rural communities indesigning and implementing community-based land managementplans by providing them with the necessary know-how,information, technical and financial resources, and properinstitutional and legal framework for implementation; and(b) assist the Borrower in building capacity to promote,assist and coordinate various natural resources managementinitiatives within the framework of a long term nationalprogram. Project design capitalized on experience gained inNiger and the sub-region by the Bank and other donors(multilateral and bilateral) in community-based operationsand natural resources management. During the first phase(1996-1999), efforts focused on capacity building at bothInstitutional and community level, and by January 2000, whenthe MTR was implemented, the 95 communities originallytargeted for implementation had drafted their communitydevelopment plans including CBNRM (Community-Based NaturalResources Management). An episode of acute food crisis in1998 resulted in these plans focusing initially on foodsecurity and the establishment of community cereal banks. Atthe Mid term Review (January 2000), community basedprocurement was introduced, and implementation was extendedto a further 30 communities bringing the total number ofbeneficiaries to half a million.