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Implementation of the ECA Subprogramme on Food Security and Sustainable Development, 2012-2013

Implementation of the ECA Subprogramme on Food Security and Sustainable Development, 2012-2013. Progress Report 20 November 2012. Outline of presentation. Introduction Objective and expected accomplishments of the subprogramme Main thrust of the subprogramme Highlights of completed outputs

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Implementation of the ECA Subprogramme on Food Security and Sustainable Development, 2012-2013

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  1. Implementation of the ECA Subprogramme on Food Security and Sustainable Development, 2012-2013 Progress Report 20 November 2012

  2. Outline of presentation • Introduction • Objective and expected accomplishments of the subprogramme • Main thrust of the subprogramme • Highlights of completed outputs • Outputs being implementation • Highlights of results achieved • Outputs to be started in 2013 • Lessons learned and way forward • Proposed Programme for 2014-2015 Biennium

  3. 1. Introduction • The Committee on Food Security and Sustainable Development provides statutory guidance in the development and implementation subprogramme. • This report is being submitted to this 8th session of the committee in order to: • Apprise the Committee on the progress made and seek guidance on the further implementation of the subprogramme’s planned outputs for the biennium 2012/2013; • Solicit guidance from the Committee to inform preparation of the subprogramme for the 2014/2015 biennium, taking into account the lessons learned during the current biennium and emerging priorities on food security and sustainable development at global, regional, subregional and national levels.

  4. 2. Objective & Expected Accomplishments • Objective: • To “Promote food security and sustainable development including addressing the challenge of climate in Africa in accordance with the priorities of the AU and its NEPAD Programme, and the JPOI.” • Expected accomplishment 2012-2013: • Enhanced capacity and engagement at the national, subregional and regional levels to develop and implement appropriate policies, strategies and programmes for achieving food security and sustainable development; and • Improved capacity of member States to mainstream climate change into development policies, strategies and programmes.

  5. 3. Main thrust of the subprogramme • Supporting countries to achieve sustainable development through capacity for balanced integration of environment, economic and social pillars in the development and implementation of policies, strategies and programmes. • Strengthening the capacity to develop and implement policies, strategies and programmes to achieve food security including responding to the challenges posed by volatility of food prices • Promoting regional cooperation for the development of strategic agricultural commodity value chains • Supporting African countries to respond to the challenges posed by climate change • Strengthening the capacity of African countries to develop and implement land policies - Support to implementation of the AU declaration on land • Provision of Regional Advisory Services in Water and forest Resources Development and Management.

  6. 4.Highlights of Completed Outputs to-date /1 A. Sustainable development and climate change: (I) Sustainable development:Support to Africa’s Regional Preparations for and participation in Rio+20 including: • Preparation and dissemination of regional and subregional review reports on the Rio+20 themes and the Africa Consensus Statement • Support to consultative meeting of African negotiators for Rio+20 • Support to a retreat of African ambassadors and Rio+20 negotiators to strategize on Africa’s collective negotiating position • Preparation of analytical papers on the Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development, Means of Implementation and Sustainable Development Goals • Analysis of the draft text of the Rio+20 outcome document • Holding of Africa day and Side events at Rio+20

  7. Highlights of completed outputs to-date /2 Sustainable development continued: • Field project on Capacity building in disaster risk reduction (DRR) disaster management • Report to the CFSSD and Africa RIM on Main Outcomes of Rio+20 - Implications for Africa • Support to AU and its NEPAD Programme through contribution to the meetings of the thematic clusters of the RCM-Africa (II) Climate Change • Implementation of key activities under the field project on “Strengthening the capacity of member States and regional and subregional entities to develop and implement policies and programmes on climate change and development through the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC). • Report to the CFSSD-8 on the same

  8. Highlights of completed outputs/3 B: Agriculture and Food Security • Promotion of regionally-coordinated value chains of strategic food and agricultural commodities • Expert Group Meeting on the development and promotion of maize, rice and livestock value chains in the ECOWAS subregion • Report to the CFSSD on the development of strategic agricultural commodity value chains for food security and sustainable development in Africa • Food Security policies • Report to the CFSSD on the status of food security (III) Land policies • Implementation of major activities under the field project on Strengthening the capacity of member States, and regional and subregional organizations for land policy formulation and implementation in Africa through the joint AU-ECA-AfDB Land Policy Initiative (LPI)

  9. 5. Outputs being implemented/1 Sustainable development and climate change • Fifth issue of the sustainable development report on Africa (SDRA-V) • Non-recurrent publication: Compendium of thematic review reports on biodiversity, biotechnology, forests, mountains and tourism. • Expert group meetings on Assessment of biodiversity, biotechnology, forests, mountains and tourism in Africa • Technical material: Support to ECOWAS Commission to establish a knowledge management platform on trade and environment • Implementation of the ECA-UNISDR project on Strengthening Capacities of African Policymakers to Mainstream Natural Disaster Risk Reduction into National and Regional Development Policies and Strategies • Continued implementation of key activities under the field project on “Strengthening the capacity of member States and regional and subregional entities to develop and implement policies and programmes on climate change and development through the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC).

  10. Outputs being implemented/2 Agriculture and Food Security • Field project: Study on the Cost of Hunger in Africa (COHA) – The Social and Economic Costs of Child Under-nutrition: • Continued implementation of activities to strengthen the capacity for land policy formulation and implementation in Africa through the LPI • EGM on Rethinking African agriculture and rural transformation in the new global context: challenges, opportunities and policies options • Non-recurrent publications: • Africa’s agricultural and rural transformation in the new global context: challenges, opportunities and policy options • Regionally Integrated Livestock value chain in Eastern and Southern Africa

  11. 6. Highlights of Results Achieved • Strengthened capacity of the AU/AUC and RECs to lead, coordinate and support African countries in the Rio+20 processes. • Africa effectively participated and achieved a favourable outcome at Rio+20 • Enhanced knowledge and skills of the staff of the AUC, RECs, RBOs, specialized regional institutions and ECA in disaster risk reduction and disaster management, particularly disaster damage and loss assessment • Strengthened capacity of member States to effectively participate in international climate negotiations • Enhanced awareness of LPI stakeholders’, member States and regional and subregional organisations on land policy formulation and implementation in Africa.

  12. 7. Outputs to be started in 2013 • Expert Group Meeting: Review of the Fifth issue of the Sustainable Development Report on Africa (SDRA-V) • Non recurrent publications: Climate change and development in Africa: Priorities and policy options; Transboundary Water Resources in Africa - An Assessment of Progress made since the adoption of the African Water Vision 2025 • Technical material: Developing analytical tools for improved decision-making and informed debate on agriculture and rural transformation; and Maintaining and managing the regional agricultural market information systems in Africa • Contribution to joint outputs: Contribution to the meetings and outputs of the UN WATER • Contribution to the meetings of the thematic clusters of the UN Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM-Africa) • Advisory services to member States, RECs, AU and its NEPAD programme in the areas of food security and sustainable development

  13. 8. Lessons learned and the way forward • Need to mobilize adequate resources for the implementation of subprogramme activities, given the wide range of initiatives needed to help countries to address food insecurity, climate change, and promote sustainable development including through effective implementation of Rio+20 outcomes. • Need for advocacy to raise the profile of food security and sustainable development issues in development cooperation policies and programmes • Need for Africa to fully engage in the UN-GA processes on the follow-up to Rio+20 Outcomes, to ensure that they take into account the region’s specific needs and priorities. In this regard, facilitation and support from all partners will be crucial • In the context of the joint secretariat, ECA, AUC and AfDB should play a key role in improving coordinated and collaborative support for food security and sustainable development to the RECs, member States, and major groups

  14. 9. Proposed Programme for 2014-2015 Biennium/1 • Objective: • To promote food security and sustainable development, including addressing the challenge of climate change in Africa • Expected accomplishments: • Enhanced capacity of member States and their intergovernmental bodies to formulate and implement food security and sustainable development policies, strategies and programmes; and • Improved capacity of member States and their intergovernmental bodies to mainstream climate change into development policies, strategies and programmes.

  15. Proposed Programme for 2014-2015 Biennium/2 • Projected focus of the subprogramme in the 2014-15 Biennium • Expected to largely remain the same as the current biennium, namely, strengthen capacity and promote policies: • For Sustainable development • To achieve food security • To promote strategic agricultural commodity value chains • To develop and implement land policies • Develop and manage water and forest resources • Important Considerations in the development of the Proposed Programme include to: • Take into account lessons learned and way forward proposed from the current biennium; • Consider emerging priorities, requests and mandates from member States, AU and legislative organs including CFSSD-8, in the areas of food security and sustainable development • Among these are the requests and mandates contained in the Rio+20 Outcome Document, ‘The Future We Want.’

  16. Thank You

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