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ROBUST PLANNING AND POLICY UNDER CLIMATE UNCERTAINTY: LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE Chris Reij ESTABLISHED 1982 KEY QUESTION WHERE HAVE HUMAN INVESTMENTS OVERRIDDEN THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE? OR WHERE HAVE FARMERS MANAGED TO ADAPT

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Chris Reij

ESTABLISHED 1982

ROBUST PLANNING AND POLICY UNDER CLIMATE UNCERTAINTY: LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE

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KEY QUESTION

WHERE HAVE HUMAN INVESTMENTS

OVERRIDDEN THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE?

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WHERE HAVE FARMERS MANAGED

TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE?

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NORTHERN ETHIOPIA RESTORED

MORE THAN ONE MILLION HA OF DEGRADED AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST LANDSCAPES.

IMPACTS INCLUDE:
IMPROVED FOOD AND WATER

SECURITY, POVERTY REDUCTION

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NATURAL REGENERATION AND TREE PLANTING IN CENTRAL TIGRAY (March 2014)

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TERRACING IN ABR’HA WEATSBAHA TIGRAY (April 2010)

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LARGE-SCALE RESTORATION OF STEEP SLOPES IN TIGRAY FORCES RAINFALL AND RUNOFF TO INFILTRATE AND REDUCES EROSION (March 2014)

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SLOPES ARE GREEN AGAIN. MOST RAINFALL INFILTRATES, WHICH HELPS RECHARGE GROUNDWATER IN VALLEYS ALLOWING DRY SEASON IRRIGATION (March 2014)

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DRY SEASON CULTIVATION IN THE TIGRAY REGION INCREASED FROM 40 TO 40,000 HA IN 20 YEARS

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PLANNING AND POLICY CHALLENGES

DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A SCALING STRATEGY FOR RESTORATION SUCCESSES CREATE ENABLING POLICIES AND LEGISLATION MAINSTREAM BEST PRACTICES INTO EXISTING PROJECTS