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AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION

THE EC-ACP CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMME ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS THE AFRICA HUB DREA RETREAT, ADDIS ABABA 8-12 FEBRUARY 2010. AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION. JUSTIFICATION OF EC-ACP CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMME RELATED TO MEAS FOR AFRICA.

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AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION

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  1. THE EC-ACP CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMME ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTSTHE AFRICA HUBDREA RETREAT, ADDIS ABABA8-12 FEBRUARY 2010 AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION African Union Commision (AUC)

  2. JUSTIFICATION OF EC-ACP CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMME RELATED TO MEAS FOR AFRICA • Africa’s dependency on climate sensitive areas such as agriculture, links to socio economic development/poverty • Africa is extremely vulnerable to environmental disasters; desertification/deforestation, soil degradation, climate change induced disasters, loss of biodiversity, coastal erosion, exposure to hazardous chemicals and waste, water and air pollution etc • Lack of awareness and capacity to address these disasters; natural resources mismanagement, environmental concerns not sufficiently mainstreamed into development policies, Inadequate legal and regulatory framework, weak institutional mandates, inadequate information exchange systems, inadequate involvement in global solutions African Union Commision (AUC)

  3. THE AFRICA HUB • The AUC is the Hub for the Africa Region and hosts the Programme (referred to at the AUC as the MEAs Project) , endorsed by AMCEN in 2003 • The main objectives of the MEAs Project is to strengthen and enhance the capacity of African ACP countries, the African Union Commission and the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) to effectively implement or coordinate implementation of MEAs thereby contributing to sustainable development and poverty reduction African Union Commision (AUC)

  4. THE AFRICA HUB CONT. The 48 African ACP countries involved are Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. African Union Commision (AUC)

  5. THE AFRICA HUB CONT. • 40 Nomination of focal points received from Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Commoros, Congo Brazaville, Central African Republic,Cote D’Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Gabon, Guinea, Lesotho, Liberia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe • Partners include UNEP, RECs, UNECA, NEPAD, AMCEN, AMCOW,MEA Secretariats, FAO(ASP project in particular), the SAICM Secretariat, UNCCD-GM, EC and ACP Secretarits, the Caribean and Pacific Hubs. African Union Commision (AUC)

  6. THE AFRICA HUB CONT. • A Cooperation Agreement was signed between UNEP and the AUC (12th May and 19th June 2009 respec.) to spell out modalities of resource utilization and project management and administration • First cash advance sent by UNEP on 24 June 2009 and approved by PRC 13th August 2009 • Recruitment of Project staff in August and September 2009 African Union Commision (AUC)

  7. INCEPTION PHASE ACTIVITIES NEEDS PRIORITIZATION WORKSHOPS AND CONSULTATIONS • Desk top study to determine needs and priorities of Africa undertaken • Needs Assessment workshop on MEAs in Nairobi 7-9 July 2009 • Consultative meeting at AUC 11-13 August 2009 • Needs Assessment workshop at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 16-18 September 2009 African Union Commision (AUC)

  8. OUTCOME OF INCEPTION PHASE • Capacity needs (in biodiversity loss, climate change, land degradation, water resources management, pollution and waste management) were identified in areas of : negotiations, development of legal instruments, compliance and enforcement, information exchange, mainstreaming of MEAs into development plans and policies, public awareness, regional and national institutions strengthening • The need to strengthen south-south cooperation and coordination, as well as sustaining the programme through development of Sustainability and Replicability Structure, monitoring and evaluation African Union Commision (AUC)

  9. OUTCOME OF INCEPTION PHASE • Establishment of contact between the African Hub, and partners • African ACP countries have shown commitment by nominating high-level persons • The African Union Commission is more committed and aware (participation of other Departments and press release on the AUC web site) African Union Commision (AUC)

  10. OUTCOME OF INCEPTION PHASE • Involvement of multiple ministries; not only Ministries of the Environment but also of Ministries of Agriculture and Ministries of Planning • Countries have already expressed interest to host future activities ( Senegal, Ethiopia, Seychelles) • Completion of the needs assessment and prioritisation process, and endorsement of the African Hub activities by African ACP countries. African Union Commision (AUC)

  11. HIGHLIGHT OF FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES • First PSC meeting held in Brussels in November 2009 • Inception Report presented to EC • Expenditure report submitted to UNEP • Detailed costed wok plan submitted to EC • Cash Advance Request for 1st quarter of 2010 submitted to UNEP African Union Commision (AUC)

  12. CONSTRAINTS • Delays in setting up the African Hub due to slow process of staff recruitment and allocation of office space; • Lengthy negotiation of Cooperation Agreement and project Document between UNEP and the AUC (March-June 2009); • Delays in obtaining focal point nominations; • Delays in approval and accessing the project budget-Low rate of execution of budget; African Union Commision (AUC)

  13. CONSTRAINTS CONT. • Delay in acquiring office equipment and supplies • Depts of Admin/Finance bottle necks-process of ticket dispatching, Adm Assistant, consultants recruitment, fund transfer by AUC • No coordination mechanism between the governing structures of EC and AUC; period of submission of work plan to St. Planning different from that of EC/UNEP • Limited Budget to support needs identified by Africa (to tap from the 3.3 m Euros of EC? CAADP? Child Trust Fund, others?) African Union Commision (AUC)

  14. LINKAGES WITH RECS AND PARTNERS • NEPAD-Africa Hub had consultations with NEPAD (June 2009)-linkage in information exchange and capacity building • IGAD and ECOWAS (July 2009) to determine areas of synergy-possible linkage in capacity building • Meeting with ECCAS scheduled for February 2010 and SADC for March 2010 African Union Commision (AUC)

  15. COLLABORATION WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS - QUARTER 1 AND 2 • Collaboration with the FAO through its ASP Project phase two on obsolete pesticide mgt • UNEP and WWF-POP regulatory framework development • Collaboration with the Basel Regional Centre in Senegal in activities related to hazardous waste management • UNEP and IUCN Academy of Environmental law in supporting tertiary institutions in Africa African Union Commision (AUC)

  16. COLLABORATION WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS - QUARTER 1 AND 2 • SAICM/UNEP-training national negotiators for the legally binding instrument on Mercury • Kenya and Malawi in development of Biosafety Regulations • Support to CILSS in development of pesticide post registration scheme • Support to Maputo, Bamako, Nairobi and Abidjan Conventions • Collaboration with ECCAS on development of harmonised protocol on Env African Union Commision (AUC)

  17. HUB-HUB COOPERATION • South-South cooperation-Participation of African experts in Caribbean and Pacific , to have regular communication with Caribbean and Pacific Hubs and to organize joint meetings, to exchange experiences and lessons learned African Union Commision (AUC)

  18. OTHER PLANNED ACTIVITIES • Training national negotiators and NGOs on Mercury Convention • Financial support for UNDAF environmental activities • Training of journalists and development of video and media kits • Supporting institutional strengthening at national levels • Development of a sustainability and replicability plan and M and E African Union Commision (AUC)

  19. INTERDEPARTMENTAL COLABORATION • Collaboration with HRST in Bio safety activities • Collaboration with Dept of communication in establishment of Data base and implementation of Visibility Plan African Union Commision (AUC)

  20. INTRA DEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION • Collaboration with AMESD (participated in AMESD Kinshasa Forum of December 2009) • Collaboration with programmes of DREA for joint activities or to host back to back meetings wherever appropriate • Promote Maputo Protocol in AU July Summit and Bamako during AMCEN African Union Commision (AUC)

  21. CONCLUSION SUCCESS OF MEAS PROJECT REQUIRES COMMITMENT AND INVOLVEMENT OF ALL PARTNERS. . Fatoumata Jallow Ndoye Project Coordinator, MEAs Project Tel: 00251911898006 Email: NdoyeF@africa-union.org fnjallow@yahoo.com www.africa-union.org African Union Commision (AUC)

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