Capacity Building and Development of Implementation Strategy for Agro-environmental Policy Guidelines in El Salvador, within the Framework of Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management

The project established the incorporation of an approach on voluntary guidelines for agro-environmental policies, through a public management process oriented to facilitate sustainable development based on FAO's strategic objectives. The project contributed to a change in public management related to agricultural issues, moving from a sectoral and productivist vision to a more holistic one, oriented to strengthen livelihoods and food security of the population. A Technical Committee was created and five regulatory frameworks were prioritized: irrigation law, drainage law, forest law, national environmental policy, and climate-adapted sustainable agriculture policy. The sustainability of natural resources was strengthened and the impact of climate change and natural disasters on the livelihoods of rural population was reduced. Agro-environmental policies, plans and programs were strengthened through knowledge acquired on agro-environmental policy guidelines and the exchange of lessons learned among actors from other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.