Technical è the capacities of the actors and the know-how are insufficient Main challenges for SLM financing Lack of integration of SLM into broader development issues often the main barrier to resource mobilisation SLM need to compete for resources in the “development marketplace”: positioning vis-à-vis other sectors such as education, health, trade and infrastructure. [...] adequate institutional structure to manage the process • Programme/project level: implementation on the ground Examples of policy processes, entry points and partners for SLM mainstreaming Examples of entry points in the policy process Policies/strategies Programmes/Plan Financial allocation Mainstreaming 1 (advocacy: Translation to economic 2 programmes/ plans case, etc). [...] Show the economic impact of land degradation on GDP and the value of land resources The rationale Land resources underpin the economies of nations and the livelihoods of people across the developing world In many places these resources are being degraded by a series of pressures, and climate change will only make things worse The value of these resources, to national development and in poverty red. [...] soil quality, climate change mitigation) Option: Future consumption of goods and services (e.g biodiversity) Existence: No consumption of goods and services (e.g wildlife) Others: Bequest values (e.g scenery, air, soil and water qualities) Fig 2: The benefits pyramid for assessing the contribution of ecosystem services Source: P. [...] ten Brink, Workshop on the Economics of the Global Loss of Biological Diversity, 5-6 March 2008, Brussels; cited in European Communities, 2008 Conclusions SLM needs to be a national priority and integrated at all levels (policy, budgetary processes, programming, implementation) to receive financial resource allocation Economic valuation of (dryland) ecosystems can be a tool for better integration.
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