Western Africa Regional Tender

Project ID P173197PRAPS-1. The Nouakchott Declaration on Pastoralism13 has been the cornerstone of PRAPS-1 and has set the high level objective of securing the lifestyle and means of production of pastoral populations and increasing the gross output of livestock production by at least 30 percent in the six Sahel countries over the next five years with a view to significantly increasing the incomes of pastoralists within a period of 5 to 10 years . The Project was developed according to the Declarations lines of action encompassing i institutional supports ii political reforms and iii strategic investments. Its design included most of the technical pillars and operational programs that the Declaration stated 1 Enhancing production services 2 Improving the competitiveness of the livestock sector and market access and 3 Strengthening the security of the assets and lifestyles of pastoral people. However due to resources limitation and risks of increased complexity PRAPS-1 did not address the access to basic services e.g. education and health access to potable water nor political inclusion and the securing of rights. 18. PRAPS-1 was developed according to the Declarations lines of action encompassing i institutional supports ii political reforms and iii strategic investments. It took on board most of the technical pillars and operational programs that the Declaration stated 1 Enhancing production services 2 Improving the competitiveness of the livestock sector and market access and 3 Strengthening the security of the assets and lifestyles of pastoral people. Due to resources limitation and risks of increased complexity PRAPS-1 did not address the access to basic services e.g. education health nor political inclusion and the securing of rights. 19. Rationale for a second phase of PRAPS. As stated in the Nouakchott Declaration a long-term commitment for the pastoral sector is required to achieve sustainable impacts at scale. PRAPS-1 has the merit to have pioneered many ambitious interventions in fragile and complex settings. Furthermore for most countries PRAPS was the first and has remained the main investment vehicle supporting pastoralism. A second phase of PRAPS is particularly relevant given the importance of pastoralism in the economy and food security within the targeted countries. The objective of reducing conflicts is as relevant in a context of increased inter-community violence and conflicts between pastoralists and farmers particularly in Burkina Faso and Mali