What+next+for+the+national+platform?

Tilahun asked participants:
 * Their suggestions for naming this platform?
 * How far should this platform go?
 * Where do we contribute with SLM without competing?
 * Where are the opportunities for us to explore?

Feedback from the particpants on the questions raised:
 * On the naming different suggestions and ideas:
 * Natural resource management (independent national platform)
 * Environment should be included to address health issues
 * Naming is not an issue as we will be judged by our outcomes. We need to think about outcomes. NBDC is left only with 18 months


 * On contributions to SLM:
 * SLM ‘s objective to improve the productivity of land and align the land mgt. efforts in a harmonized way so that all partners work towards the improvement of the land. Communal land mgt. small scale irrigation, etc. lots of activities. NRM is also done by SLM.
 * SLM has its own platform (from federal level to Kebelle). The same platform is organized at all levels. Maybe this platform can assist sideways. (Technical committee).
 * It depends on the mandate of the platform (if it is for advocacy), the govt. is against too many initiatives. MoA has different pillars and this platform can fit into this
 * We should switch from SLM
 * SLM works in 177 areas chosen by the government. Is this platform going to be limited to this selected areas.


 * Next step:**
 * Proceeding will be produced
 * How do we sustain our platform (survive and have its own facilitators full time) to consider it seriously.
 * Simon to communicate with participants the next meetings.
 * Participants to sign up with the working groups