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Building Policy Capacity for PGRs Management & Use in EA

Building Policy Capacity for PGRs Management & Use in EA. Abebe Demissie Coordinator, EAPGREN Entebbe, Uganda. Historical Dimension. Proposal and LoA developed In collaboration with GRPI SSA office Concept note Full paper and budget Project life : 1 year Nov 2005 –Oct 2006

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Building Policy Capacity for PGRs Management & Use in EA

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  1. Building Policy Capacity for PGRs Management & Use in EA Abebe Demissie Coordinator, EAPGREN Entebbe, Uganda

  2. Historical Dimension • Proposal and LoA developed • In collaboration with GRPI SSA office • Concept note • Full paper and budget • Project life : 1 year Nov 2005 –Oct 2006 • Signed in December 2005 • Fund disbursement early 2006 • Operationalized early 2006

  3. Project Objectives • Overall objective • Development of a plan of action for the implementation of IT • Reflect on the minimal level of agreed right • Obligations and opportunities to use the IT as a framework for conservation and use of PGRFA • Specific objectives • Enhance the political and policy profile of PFRFA • Develop capacity thru targeted trainings • Explore potential collaboration • Strengthen capacity and political will for implementation of the IT framework • Enhance negotiation capacity of African negotiators • Build the institutional capacity of EAPGREN

  4. Preparatory work • Ethiopia: GRPI work • Analysis of existing policy frameworks • Identification of priority actions in PGR area • Economic analyses of legal and policy options in cons and Use • Uganda • Analyses and consultations • Production of draft legislation/policy on PGRFA • Kenya • GRPI intends to support target research and consultations • Tanzania • close link with neighboring countries

  5. I. Preparatory meeting for the Africa Group • Objective of the preparatory meeting • Enhance the negotiation capacity of the African Group on SMTA • Harmonize African position on the draft SMTA • Participants : all except Botswana • Place: Sweden back to back with the Contact group meeting • Cost : partly covered by Sida/FAO

  6. II. Training course for lawyers and policy makers on the IPPGRFA • Objective: • to support in-country work focusing on the scope, content and application of ITPGRFA • To encourage a regional cadre of legal professionals with PGR knowledge that can be at disposal of policy makers • Target group • Expertise directory involved in PGRFA policy making • Institutions with established record of working in PGR policy arena

  7. Output & modalities of the Training • Output • A training session was held • Examined the central elements of the IT • Modalities of operation • EAPGREN focal persons identified the participants • Undertaken in conjunction with ACODE • Collaboration • GRPI office – Nairobi • Ugandan GRPI Task Force

  8. III Regional conference on the implementation of IT • Primary Objective: • To draw a plan of action for the implementation of the IT • Subsidiary objectives • to exchange experience on the implementation of the Treaty between countries • to draw up an action plan for the implementation of the Treaty that may be of use to countries • to lay the basis for further regional cooperation on PGRFA • Output • Conference held and over 40 policy makers, lawyers, MPs • Newspaper supplement on PGRFA produced on regional paper • Leader of the Opposition in Parliament of Uganda offered key speech

  9. Issues/areas covered • Status of PGRFA in ASARECA region and implementation for food security and poverty eradication • Status and trends in movement and exchange of germplasm • Overview of the IT : rationale, state obligations and ongoing processes • Challenges in the implementation of IT • Integrating PGRFA in in national development planning and implementation process • A regional agenda for the integration of PGRFA conservation & dev in regional and national policy and policy implementation

  10. Countries- participated in the conference • All except one EAPGREN countries participated • Burundi, • Ethiopia • Kenya • Madagascar • Rwanda thru regional institution • Sudan • Uganda • Presented papers and shared experiences • Discussions on national challenges and opportunities made

  11. Conferences: New issues addressed • Policy thematic group identifications • Roles and responsibilities • Geographical balance • Term off office • Accountability

  12. Rationale- TWG • Provide opportunity to wide range of stakeholders to make scientific contributions in their areas of expertise • To maintain high scientific standard • Promote complementarily • Avoid unnecessary duplication • Enhance policy sensitization

  13. Role of TWG- PPA • Synthesize issues related to policy and public awareness • Provide leadership in policy and public awareness issues • Develop Project concept notes on policy research, • Develop project proposal • Participate in EAPGREN’s Strategic planning process • Work on policy convergence • Develop roster of experts, • Assist in national policy formulation (analysis, dialogue, advocacy) • Serve as policy advisory group

  14. Criteria for selecting members • Individual expertise • Geographical balance • Skill mix • Institutional mix (gov, NGOs, Civil society, farming community, IARCs) • Champions for biodiversity cons. and use • No (7-11)

  15. Modalities of operation • Appoint a chairman • Appoint secretary • Meeting once a year • Report to the RSC • Use existing platforms, e.g ECAPAPA, GRPI, • Use institutional comparative advantages (national and regional policy think-tanks)

  16. Way forward- African group • Domestication of SMTA • Awareness enhancement at • Government, community levels, etc • genebank level, research community level

  17. Way forward: regional conference • Implementation of IT • Developing work plan • National level • Sensitization, domestication and policy formulation advocacy, etc • Regional level • EAPGREN as part of its core activity

  18. Documents to be synthesized • Workshop training material development • Electronic version (CD, web-based materials) • Hard copies • Circulation of document • Genebanks, schools, farming communities

  19. Activities shown in the proposal but not funded • Ethiopian project component • Members of Parliament policy dialogue

  20. Challenges • Recruitment process • Limited expertise in PGR policy and legal issues -policy think tanks

  21. Current status • In collaboration with the GRPI SSA office • No cost extension is being processed • Work on follow up activities from the conference • Work on post-Governing Body scenarios

  22. Thank You

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