Node: suites

Uptake Promotion (UP) in NRSP focused on eight UP Nodes.  Seven of these were geographic (Bangladesh, Bolivia, Caribbean, Eastern Africa, Ghana, India, Nepal) and one was system based (Peri-Urban Interface (PUI)).

The geographically-based Nodes arise from the locations of the projects that were commissioned on different production systems (high potential, hillsides and semi-arid production systems, and the forest agriculture, land water interfaces), but with some rationalisation.  Thus, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda were treated as one Node, Eastern Africa.  Brazil is not included because it was removed as a target country due to a 2002 budget cut.  The PUI was treated as a Node so that synergies within the PUI project portfolio, including the potential to link NRSP’s PUI research into international networks, could be capitalised upon.

In 2002-03, NRSP Conceptual Impact Model (CIM) concepts were used to assess uptake progress within the projects of each Node and to develop uptake promotion plans.  Projects were clustered into Node: suites around common areas of research and common sectoral stakeholders.  Each of the eight Nodes were sub-divided into three Node: suites, as shown in the following table.

Summary of project suites by UP Node
UP Node	Suite 1	Suite 2	Suite 3
Bangladesh	Improving NRM through promotion of CBM-PAPD, and institutions favouring participation.	Improved pro-poor information services for NR-based livelihoods.	Integrated floodplain management.
Bolivia	Community-led improved NRM that is inclusive of the poor.	Strategies for scaling-up field level research.	Promotion of Hillsides products from other countries.
Caribbean	Institutions and decision support for pro-poor livelihoods in ICZM.	Policy-relevant knowledge for feasible alternative NR-based livelihoods.	Best management practice for sediment and agro-chemical pollution amelioration.
Eastern Africa	Drylands rainwater harvesting (RWH) and issues around rainwater management.	Densely populated, high rainfall lands with land management and market access constraints.	Drylands livelihoods in relation to access to and use of CPRs and PPRs.
Ghana	Inclusive (of the poor) public governance mechanisms for NRM at the FAI.	Integration of PTD into NRM research and extension for improved fallow management in the FAI.	Improved decision-making and tools in NR research, especially land management.
India	Policy process for pro-poor rural services - focused on aquaculture.	Pro-poor rural services for improved irrigated farming systems based livelihoods.	Improving NRM strategies and access to CPRs and PPRs for NR-based semi-arid livelihoods.
Nepal	Social analysis and livelihoods and NRM in forest CPRs.	Linking field activities with development policy.	Opportunities for NR-based livelihoods in mountain environments.
PUI	Piloting NR management strategies to improve livelihoods.	Understanding livelihoods for better policy dialogue for pro-poor NRM.	New knowledge of participation in decision-making for NR management.

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