Participatory Learning and Action 62. Part IV: The China Watershed Management Project - a participatory approach to watershed management

Part IV of Participatory Learning and Action 62 (PLA 62) reflects on a pilot community-led monitoring and evaluation project – the China Watershed Management Project (CWMP). The CWMP used a people-centred approach to look at the impact on livelihood opportunities of the watershed rehabilitation in the Loess Plateau,focusing on effective delivery of project benefits to poor households through participatory planning. It aimed to improve systems for participatory monitoring and evaluation and to establish best practice models for other donor programmes.

This section includes articles by those working with communities on this project, reflecting on its various stages.