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2) What are policy-relevant findings of the project for Dutch and for Southern
policymakers?
The results showed the importance of an integrated approach to sustainable resource
management. Sustainable development is only possible if physical degradation is
prevented, if ecosystems are preserved, if production is maintained and if the deve-
lopment directions proposed are acceptable to the local stakeholders.
3) What are the outputs in terms of capacity-building and partnerships?
Capacity building
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Partners were trained in the use of equipment for measuring rainfall, soil moisture
and discharge. They also learned how to apply the erosion model LISEM, and
how to collect the input data necessary for this model. Local people were also
involved in the measurements.
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Several students did their internship in the framework of the project.
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After the project ended, the models (software), data used, results and equipment
were given to the partners in India, Nepal and Pakistan.
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The final workshop of the project (held in 2006, in Shimla, India) presented the
results of the project to a wider audience, including policymakers.
Partnerships
Several partners collaborated closely in the project.
E) Tangible outputs, dissemination and impact
Can you describe for the (max. 10) key outputs of your project:
1) Type of output
Research reports, papers and databases
2) Dissemination of output/results (examples of dissemination: papers + articles;
policy briefs; policy workshops; scientific conferences and workshops; website)
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Website (on the North-South portal) and on the AUN server.
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Several papers have been submitted to, e.g., Remote sensing of the Environment
and the International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences. One of
these was published in 2007, and the others are still in the process of being
published.
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