Work Packages
Stage 1 (POVERTY - ECOSYSTEMS ANALYSIS, SCENARIOS & LITERATURE REVIEW)
1.0
ESPA inception meeting in London
1.1
Project inception workshop
1.2
Establishment of Peer Support Group and Definition of methodology
1.3
Initial stakeholder meetings
1.4
Comprehensive literature search
1.5
Design and setting-up of project website
1.6
Ongoing management of project information
1.7
Poverty mapping and profiling
1.8
Review of climate change scenarios, ecosystem services and poverty impacts
1.9
Mapping of ecosystems and assessment of service provision
1.10
Identification of institutional structures and policies affecting land use and ecosystems
1.11
Assessment of effects of agriculture on ecosystems
1.12
Poverty reduction policies review and characterisation of routes out of poverty
1.13
Review of ecosystem valuation and its potential
1.14
Analysis of ecosystems and poverty linkages and priority areas
1.15
Synthesis document of initial findings and research issues. Workshop to review & approve document and plan next stages
Stage 2 (CONSULTATION ON FINDINGS, RESEARCH & CAPACITY NEEDS)
2.1
Review of analyses and proposals by stakeholders
2.2
Assessment of the knowledge and skills needs of researchers, policy makers and agencies for ecosystem management for poverty reduction
2.3
Regional workshop
2.4
Draft recommendations for research needs
Stage 3 (FINAL ANALYSIS & CAPACITY-BUILDING STRATEGY)
3.1
Deepening of analysis of poverty-ecosystem services linkages
3.2
Proposal for strategies to meet skills and knowledge capacity needs of researchers, policymakers and government
Stage 4 (CONCLUSIONS AND FINAL PRODUCTS)
4.1
Final workshop to ratify findings with Peer Support Group and ESPA Programme
4.2
Submission of final report and inclusion of feedback
