GLTN in partnership with the Upper Tana Natural Resource Management (UTaNRM) Project are rolling out the use of smart phone technology to collect data in Kirinyaga County. This will establish a geo-referenced monitoring and evaluation system for the UTaNRM project to incorporate monitoring of land use and tenure in the project.
So far, the IFAD supported UTaNRM project has implemented various interventions to arrest deforestation, institute sustainable livelihoods, including monitoring of the land use and project interventions within the Upper Tana watershed. However, tracking of these interventions has proven a challenge as data is collected, analyzed and presented in different systems.
With support of the GLTN under TSLI-ESA, IFAD/UTaNRMP is piloting the integration of GeoDK/STDM into their M&E System to allow for all the an eased data collection in the field using smart phones and importation into STDM for analysis and production of the documents such as certificate. The geo database set up of all monitoring and evaluation activities will include several variables such as their location, membership, type of activities, funding, and achieved targets among others.
In addition, sharing of the database online with other officer and government department at county level will be made possible and faster.
Supported by: IFAD, GLTN, UNHABITAT
Credits:
UNHABITAT/Brendah Achungo