FAO
Taking the Lead in Livelihoods
FAO,
through its technical assistance and supporting role
is continuing to assist ERRA’s Livelihood Rehabilitation
Programme in the following ways:
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Livelihood
Working Group Meetings: Assisting in the
coordination of the Working Group (LWG) Meetings
held fortnightly in Mansehra and Muzaffarabad. These
meetings provide a forum for coordination and communication
between ERRA and NGOs, UN agencies and Government
line departments working in livelihood based sectors.
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Livelihood Core Group Meetings:
FAO is also providing support to ERRA’s Core
Group Meetings which meets on a needs-basis. The
Core Group’s prime role is to focus on policy
issues. It gives guidance to ERRA on taking policy
decisions based on the feedback from LWG, and makes
corrections, identifies gaps and suggests ways to
address these gaps. It is also mandated to propose
and encourage some partner organizations to take
innovative actions in the livelihood based sector.
FAO also contributed to the Livelihood component
of the second quarterly progress report of the UN
Early Recovery Plan (ERP).
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Who is doing What Where (
..................):
Who is doing what and where has been an important
issue in all sectors for emergency assistance and
program planning since October 2005. The initial
response was uncoordinated as NGOs took on areas
on the basis of need and availability. FAO has focused
on livelihoods as part of its strategic technical
assistance to ERRA, and has formulated an extensive
matrix in this regard. The W3 matrix has been handed
over to ERRA.
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Seed
& Fruit Plants Certification Assessments/Livestock
Infrastructure: Following a request from
ERRA, FAO carried out a study on seeds and fruit
plants certification with the aim of expanding orchard
plantation as a means of generating income in the
earthquake affected areas. FAO also assisted ERRA
in preparing a detailed cost estimate of animal
health facilities e.g. tehsil and civil veterinary
hospitals and civil veterinary dispensaries required
for repair or reconstruction. FAO has since prepared
a concept note to present to donors on Livestock
Infrastructure.
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FAO/WFP Household Survey: The main
objective of the FAO/WFP-led household food security
and market assessment to be initiated in January
2007, is to follow up on the WFP/UNICEF joint Rapid
Emergency Food Security (REFS) and Nutrition Assessment
(NA), Pakistan Market Assessment and FAO initial
assessments.
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EC/UNDP Funded Community Based Livelihood
Recovery Programme: FAO is one of the several
executing agents of the EC/UNDP-funded-community
based livelihood recovery programme and is responsible
for the implementation of agriculture and rural
infrastructure components. The programme is implemented
in Balakot and Muzaffarabad tehsils. FAO has already
completed the 2006 rabi wheat seed and fertilizer
campaign (see page 2 for details). FAO is now recruiting
national specialists and finalizing memorandum of
understanding with relevant government line departments
for the implementation of community and farm forestry,
rehabilitation of rural infrastructure (irrigation
schemes, soil and water conservation structures
and landslip stabilization measures) and the establishment
of tillage pools, fish farms and fruit plant nurseries
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