1. Global Meeting of the DS-SLM Project
Decision Support for Mainstreaming and Scaling up of Sustainable Land Management
Country Presentation
TURKEY
Ozlem YAVUZ
National Project Coordinator
Global Meeting of the DS-SLM Project
April 2018
FAO, Rome, Italy

2. MAIN PROJECT COMPONENTS
Objectives of the project
MAIN PROJECT COMPONENTS
Integrating the SLM best practices to national action plans, invesment programs and policies,
Mainstreaming the concept of sustainable land management,
Dissemination of best practices to combat desertification,
Capacity enhancement in the assessment and reporting of the situation of land resources.

3. INCEPTION PHASE OF THE PROJECT
Institutional arrangements
INCEPTION PHASE OF THE PROJECT
Established a national project steering committee with project partners (OSIB, GTHB, CEM, OGM, TAGEM, NGO’s, and Private Sector Representatives)
National Project Management:
Lead Institution – Project Coordination Unit – Steering Committee
Working on organizing a project inception workshop with the participation of relevant stakeholders

4. DS-SLM Methodological framework

5. NATIONAL/SUBNATIONAL ASSESMENT
Module 2. National /subnational assessment
NATIONAL/SUBNATIONAL ASSESMENT
In the Framework of Work Plan;
Will conduct consultation meetings with related institutions for targeted objectives of SLM assessment

6. PRIORITY LANDSCAPE Criteria used for the selection of the landscapes
Module 3. Selection of priority landscapes
PRIORITY LANDSCAPE
Criteria used for the selection of the landscapes
Climate
The history of the land
Used agricultural techniques
SLM Practices
Land rehabilitation practices
b. Selected Landscape
Karapınar, Konya basin – will work with private sector (UNSPED Agriculture and Livestock Inc.)

7. SELECTED LANDSCAPE Module 3. Selection of priority landscapes
Establisted in 2007,
Arid climate, vulnerability to wind erosion, and high desertification risk,
The soil is calcerous clay, highly poor in organic matter, salinized, and contains high levels of boron mineral,
Precipitation is 250 mm annually,
Recently, the total land area is 800 ha.

8. SELECTED LANDSCAPE c. Works done at the selected landscape
Module 3. Selection of priority landscapes
SELECTED LANDSCAPE
c. Works done at the selected landscape
Soil survey
Land reclamation with Gypsum
Irrigation and drainage system build-up
parselization and crop patterns supporting OM build up in the land
climate (drought) smart agriculture and crop rotation

9. SELECTED LANDSCAPE BEFORE AFTER
Module 3. Selection of priority landscapes
SELECTED LANDSCAPE
BEFORE
AFTER

10. Module 4. Local / landscape assessments
In the Framework of Work Plan;
Establish network and assignment of responsibilities and tasks,
Organize a technical training to introduce SLM assesment tools and methods as well as selection pilot site for upscaling best SLM practices.

11. IDENTIFICATION THE SLM BEST PRACTICES
Module 4. SLM best practices identification
IDENTIFICATION THE SLM BEST PRACTICES
In the Framework of Work Plan;
Establish partnership and collaboration between global project partners,
Organize final workshop with participation of decision-makers of relevant Institutions on scaling out and mainstreaming SLM taking into account assessment findings at national/subnational levels.
Make planning and reporting of wider scaling out process of selected best SLM practices by each executive partners

12. IDENTIFICATION THE SLM BEST PRACTICES
Module 4. SLM best practices identification
IDENTIFICATION THE SLM BEST PRACTICES
Develop and disseminate a “SLM Upscaling Strategy” and options by the help of relevant stakeholders,
Fulfill final report on operational strategy highlighting recommnedations for SLM upscaling, including technical, policy related, and financial considerations

13. SLM IMPLEMENTATION AND SCALING OUT
Module 6. SLM implementation and scaling out
SLM IMPLEMENTATION AND SCALING OUT
In the Framework of Work Plan;
Input data on the best SLM practices to the global decision support system.

14. Module 1 & 5. Mainstreaming strategy and Territorial planning
In the Framework of Work Plan;
Participated in relevant workshop and training courses organized by global project partners (ie. Uzbekistan),
Organize an international workshop for knowledge sharing and identification of best SLM practices,
Launch a planning effort in order to have a mutual exchange of ideas and information for LD -WOCAT and relevant tools.

15. Module 1 & 5. Mainstreaming strategy and Territorial planning
Arrange two field trips with experts and inform local actors about SL/WM and SFM showing best practices,
Prepare a platform where relevant stakeholders come together, identify gaps about land use systems

16. Conclusions- lessons learned
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Research
Report
Sharing
Apply

17. Thank you