WLI COORDINATION & PLANNING MEETING

11-13 NOV 2014

SCOTT CHRISTIANSENUSAID/Jordan -- Science Advisor

(AG, Water Resources & Environment)& WLI Activity Manager

WLI Vision: 10-year-long regional project that builds bonds and mutual trust through ME and US bi-directional exchanges; sharing and using research for development in rainfed, rangelands, and irrigated sites -- in communities where water productivity and NR sustainability must be improved.

• $350,000 (ME/TS , 2008)• $914,000 (ME/TS, 2009)• $535,000 (BFS , 2010)• $937,000 (BFS, 2011)• $500,000 (BFS, 2012)• $99,000 (BFS/MEAS/UF , 2012)• $1,000,000 (USAID/Iraq, 2012)• $50,000 (STATE/MEPI , 2012)• $550,000 Tunisia (STATE/NEA , 2012)• $500,000 (BFS, 2013)• $500,000 (BFS, 2014)• 500,000 (BFS, 2015)

$6.435 m from USAID & DOS

(+++) Proposal to IFAD (MOR, TUN, PAL, EGY) $1,500K for 4 years

(+++) GDA (Coca-Cola/UNDP New World project) is planned for $100 K each (LEB, PAL, EGY) to match USAID

(+++) $500K for both FY14 & FY15 from USAID for WLI

(+++) CRP 1.1, 5 & 7 alignment ($1.693 for JOR, EGY, MOR, TUN, IRAQ – next slide)

(+++) Discussions with P&G underway for WLI and/or Mercy Corps cooperation

HIGHLIGHTS 2013-14

$1.693 m from CRPs

CGIAR Research Programs •Dryland Systems (DS) (CRP 1.1)•Water, Land, and Ecosystems (WLE) (CRP 5)•Climate Change, AG, and Food Security (CCAFS) (CRP 7)

Country Program CRP

Jordan DS, CCAFS 331,197

Egypt WLE, DS 692,667

Morocco DS,CCAFS 342,325

Tunisia DS 211,667

Iraq WLE 115,000

Lebanon N/A

Palestine N/A

Yemen N/A

Total 1,692,856

(+++) Kris Dodge and Beza Dessalegn teamwork is excellent

(+++) Transition of DC backstops from Sarah Tully to Kyriacos Koupparis (ME/TS), Biniam Iyob and Ahmed Kablan (BFS)

(+++) Possible partnerships starting to form: e.g. MC, EcoConsult’s HGFI, WLI

(- - -) What a terrible year in the region! Turmoil almost everywhere.

(- - -) NARES still dependent on ICARDA

HIGHLIGHTS 2013-14

(- + -) Mercy Corps (MC) & ICARDA SWFF proposal an “unfunded finalist”

(- + -) Ashok Alva delayed as Embassy Fellow on a sabbatical from ARS. Is this still on?

(- - -) What happened to the regional gender activity under WLI?

(- - -) What happened to the rotating NARES Advisor posted for 3-6 mo/yr at ICARDA?

(- - -) What happened to the rotating NARES Advisor posted for 3-6 months/year at ICARDA?

HIGHLIGHTS 2013-14

• The Project is Mature and Valuable– This project is the right project at the right time at

the right place. Why aren’t we growing and attracting further support?

• The WLI Must Develop Co-Financing– USAID needs to see some other contributors

• Please add a Hydroponic Dimension– Potential link to a big regional effort

• Research for Development – You need a development partner

CONCLUSION