| Overview : The UNDP/GEF’s project of private public partnership for sustainable land management in the Shire River Basin” is a five-year nationally implemented project. The implementing partner is the Environmental Affairs Department in the Ministry of Natural Resource, Energy and Mines in Malawi. The project was designed with overall goal of: “Sustainable Land Management” providing the basis for economic development, food security and sustainable livelihoods while restoring the ecological integrity of the Shire River Basin”. The objective is: “To reduce land degradation in the Shire River Basin through improved institutional, policy and PES arrangements and improved food security. The project has four main components namely: Outcome 1: The policy, regulatory and institutional arrangement support sustainable land management in the Shire River Basin Outcome 2: Private Public Partnerships (PPP) providing financial incentives for SLM (through green water credits and sustainable charcoal): Outcome 3: Crop insurance providing the basis for increased access to credits as well as increased use of up to date weather information in decision making. Outcome 4: Knowledge and skills for SLM provided to resource managers at all levels: | 
