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Planning of a Lobby Program for Pastoralists Govert van Oord, PA consultant

This program focuses on influencing policy development and decision making to address the needs of pastoralists. It includes analysis, networking, and cooperation with the public sector to achieve mutual private-public interest based policies.

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Planning of a Lobby Program for Pastoralists Govert van Oord, PA consultant

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  1. Planning of a Lobby Program for PastoralistsGovert van Oord, PA consultant

  2. What is Lobby? • A systematic effort to influence policy development, decision making and policy implementation by the public sector • ‘Targets’ for our lobby: - bureaucrats, civil servants (policy development)- executive politicians, ministers, commissioners (decision making)- elected representatives, parliamentarians, (decision making, monitoring)- ‘technical services’ (policy implementation)

  3. Essentials for Lobby • Based on agreement, cooperation with the public sector – not on pressure • Looking for mutual private-public interest based policies • Lobbyists work with three P’s: * procedures, connecting our issues to existing policies (Climate, IP, Live Stock etc.) and decision making procedures (budgets, programs) • * positions, like advisory boards etc., the ability to be heard/included in policy making*persons, networks of people friendly to our case, within the public sector (civil servants, representatives etc.)

  4. Step 1 to get our Lobby theme accepted by the decision makers • Analysis of the reasons why Pastoralists are not on the agenda: - lack of information, invisible- lack of policies. Don’t know how to handle- unfavourable image, lack of perspective- on purpose, lack of political will - different priorities of states and/or EU, FAO, UNDP etc. • First crucial question: Where can an European Lobby make a difference?- information - broad support- policy options - priority shift

  5. Step 2 to get the issue of Pastoralists accepted by the decision makers • Why should the public sector include (or not) Pastoralists in their agenda?- role of own interests involved, - role of public or political opinion- public or political pressure- ‘moral’ pressure (like HR)- options for win – win strategies • If there is a positive will to include Pastoralist there are 2 options: - part of a wider agenda, indirect attention - separate item, direct attention

  6. Some examples of inclusion: • Live stock policies are developed as an answer to the food crisis 2008: - attention for Pastoralists can become part of FAO/EU policies • Climate change gets more attention in new policies: - Pastoralists can be seen as part of the solution in semi arid areas • EU develops special attention for IP issues: - Pastoralists can be included • EU has national and regional development programs with African countries in East Africa and The Horn: - Pastoralists will become a special focus group, or included in programs

  7. Role of cooperation • Benefits within the EU: - develop consensus and intensify cooperation with Pastoralists- increasing capacities, knowledge, professional lobby- shared/larger networks with decision makers (3 P’s)- easier to address multilateral bodies (EU, FAO, UNDP)- cost sharing- more weight • Input/conditions: - strategic networking- shared strategies, global objectives- will to cooperate with decision makers

  8. Role of Cooperation • Benefits of cooperation with Africa and within Africa:- including the beneficiaries in the Lobby- comprehensive strategies- approaching local decision makers- dealing with decentralised decision making donors • Conditions:- organisation of beneficiaries- support for grassroots organisations (local NGOs)- shared strategies, objectives- coordination on the ground

  9. |What now? • Mapping of existing links and lobby policies(tomorrow morning) • Define objectives for Lobby (SMART!) • Work out plan of action – cooperation within EU and with Africa • Defining and pledging a role in the implementation

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