PROJET D'HYDRAULIQUE PASTORALE EN ZONE SAHELIENNE

PROHYPA - TCHAD

LAND & WATER DAYS PROHYPA

Rome, 11/11/2015

BRAHIM TAHA DAHAB, PROHYPA Coordinator

PROHYPA project• Goal: Decrease vulnerability and poverty, and contribute to social peace in pastoral and agro-

pastoral areas.

• Specific objectives1. Build the capacity to manage water in a concerted and equitable manner;2. Improve water infrastructure network to better serve herd mobility and rangeland

management (build technical asset); and 3. Disseminate the project experience at national scale to contribute to policy elaboration.

• 238 374 beneficiaries including 40% women, or 47 675 householdsin the regions of Kanem, Bahr El Gazel, Hadjer Lamis, Guera, ans West Batha

• 22.6 million USDor 19.5 million IFAD grant + 2.5 million Government + 0.6 million beneficiaries

• Achievements 154 Well management committees 3 mixt commissions to manage transhumance routes 77 Ponds (« mares ») monitoring committees 190 km of transhumance routes materialized Elaboration an operationalization of a geographic information system (GIS)

Several national policies to respect locally at the same time

• Nationale Programme for Livestock Development de l’élevage (PNDE)

• Water and Sanitation Plan (SDEA)• Water Code• Pastoral Code

Approach taken to integrate pastoral land and water governance• Project approach based on reciprocity, complementarity and

conflict management• Establishment of mixt commissions to prevent/manage

conflicts between farmers and livestock breeders along the transhumance routes

• In pastoral areas: strengthen the traditional systems for the transhumants to manage water points ment systems

• In agro-pastoral areas: mixt commissions (settled + transhumants) define and materialize transhumance routes and manage infrastructure (reinforcing social links between transhumants and agro-pastors).

Articulation between some national policies and PROHYPA interventions

• The development of ponds around the resting areas along transhumance routes – like well development or new routes – contributes to secure pastoral mobility.

• Capacity building of national experts for the implementation of livestock water project.

• Herd size control is a constant concern: survey on herd size for settled breeders and transhumant breeders; distribution mapping around the water points according to their importance.

Success factors for PROHYPA• Participatory Pastoral Diagnostic : facilitated consensus building on

the water point sites, the understanding of the transhumants’ needs and their priorization

• Implication of traditional chiefs, administrative authorities and local technical administration along the whole development of livestock water infrastructure

• Elaboration of thematic maps: very useful to plan future livestock water development interventions

• Inclusion of activities specifically targeted to women (education, health, trainings on processing activities generating income)

• Regular, detailed technical assistance along implementation

Scaling up under way