Equitable Payments for Watershed Services
Initiative I0031
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| Implementing org | CARE International (Development organisation) WWF International (Conservation organisation) International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) (Environment-Development Institution) |
Summary
This programme aims to demonstrate and promote approaches to payments for watershed environmental services (PWS) that are able to deliver on poverty reduction as well as environmental objectives. The programme will be implemented in 2 phases. In phase I, the programme will focus on the 5 core countries (Guatemala, Peru, Philippines, Indonesia and Tanzania) with 2 sites per country. In this first 18 month phase the programme will support the development of business cases and implementation plans for each site. A second 4-year phase will then support implementation at those sites that have demonstrated a business case that is viable from both the buyers’ and sellers’ (i.e. communities) perspectives. In addition phase II will support the national and regional learning networks.
Outputs
The current first phase is essentially a feasibility assessment for each proposed site. At the present time these feasibility assessments are on-going in 11 sites in 6 countries: Philippines, Indonesia, Kenya, Tanzania, Peru and Guatemala. The PES initiatives that can demonstrate a viable case implementation will start in September/October 2007. Some key challenges that have already emerged are: identifying priority areas within the overall catchment (requires sophisticated hydrology and land use modelling), finding buyers that are willing to see this as a business investment rather than corporate social responsibility, and how to ensure benefits reach poorer households, and women within these households, who may not actually own land within the catchment.
Geographic coverage
Indonesia
Philippines
Tanzania
Guatemala
Peru
People
Phil Franks
E-mail: phil@ci.or.ke
Related records above this one:
- CARE International (Organisation O0010)
- WWF International (Organisation O0115)
- International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) (Organisation O0040)