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Draft Terms of Reference for the
Country Research Studies
Promoting Agriculture-Climate-Trade linkages
in the East African Community (PACT EAC)
BY RASHID S. KAUKAB
& KRISTA JOOSEP
Arusha, Tanzania
February 24, 2012
Outline of the Presentation
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Background
Objectives
Key substantive issues to be covered
Methodology
– Principles
– Plan
– Timeline
• Indicative outlines of country research studies
– Introduction
– Analysis
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Climate change and food security
Trade and climate change
Trade and food security
Climate change-food security-trade policy linkages: nature, new realities,
and challenges
• Conclusions and recommendations
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Background to the Research
• Climate change in
5 EAC member
countries (e.g.
extreme weather
events)
• Food insecurity
and hunger
• Trade potential
REALITY
• Limited
understanding of
linkages
• Lack of holistic
national, and
regional policies
Background
Objectives
Key issues covered
Methodology
Indicative outline
Conclusions
• Study interactions
of climate changefood security-trade
• Fill knowledge
gaps
• Build capacity of
stakeholders for
holistic policy
response
REALITY
MUST
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Main Objectives of the Research
Background
Objectives
Key issues covered
Methodology
Indicative outline
Conclusions
Impact of climate change on food security
Impact of trade in goods and services on climate change
Identify where trade can minimize the negative impacts of climate change on food
security
Study interactions of climate-trade-food-security policies
Increase capacity of stakeholders on climate-trade-food-security-linkages
Outline concrete policy recommendations
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Key Issues to be Covered
Background
Objectives
Key issues covered
Methodology
Indicative outline
Conclusions
National policy frameworks relevant to the climate-trade-food-security
linkages
The relevant regional and international policy frameworks and
their implications for the national policy frameworks
The negative and positive impact created by climate change in
agriculture and overall food security + address through trade
Articulation of elements for holistic and viable solutions
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Methodology: Principles
EAC Secretariat (MoU)
Background
Objectives
Key issues covered
Methodology
Indicative outline
Conclusions
Collaborative
Issues identified
by beneficiaries
Grassrootsbased
Demanddriven
Field studies,
surveys, cases
Interlinkages of
three areas
Inclusive
Holistic
Involvement of
relevant stakeholders
Multi-disciplinary
Exchange ideas 3
researchers; international
experts; research
institutions; PAC
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Methodology: Plan
Background
Objectives
Key issues covered
Methodology
Indicative outline
Conclusions
FIELD WORK
•Expand and
annotate
research
questions
DESKTOP
RESEARCH
•Data
collection,
fact finding,
collaboration
with experts
and partners,
field visits,
etc.
•Consultations
with the NRGs;
input/feedback
loops with the
EAC Secretariat
CONSULTATIONS
PRESENTATION
OF DRAFTS
•Draft
presentations
+ feedback at
the RAM and
by PAC
•Studies
finalization,
comments
incorporated
FINAL STUDIES
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Background
Objectives
Key issues covered
Methodology
Indicative outline
Conclusions
Methodology: Timeline
Identification of
research teams
February
Desktop drafts
submitted for
comments
30 April
Receive comments
on desktop
research from
NRGs, EAC Sec,
PAC, CUTS
Approval of
draft study
outlines
15 March
Submission
of complete
draft
studies
15 July
Draft
presentation
& feedback
at RAM
September
Submission of
Final studies
November
30 May
2012
23-24 February
1 May
Discussion of draft
ToRs; Identify
knowledge gaps
Field work starts
e.g. surveys, visits
16 March -29 April
Collaborative
desktop research
August
15 June
Submission of
Action Alert
Comments
made on full
draft studies
by NRGs,
PAC, etc.
15 October
Incorporate
RAM
comments
into final
studies
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Indicative Outline of Country
Research Studies: Introduction
Background
Objectives
Key issues covered
Methodology
Indicative outline
Conclusions
 Brief economic, social, and trade profile with particular reference to
climate change and food security;
 Trends and linkages in agriculture production, trade, food security and
weather patterns;
 Status of current knowledge on interlinkages of trade-climate changefood security
 Main elements of national policy framework in all three areas:
interlinkages, contradictions, gaps, etc
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Indicative Outline of Country
Research Studies: Analysis (1)
Background
Objectives
Key issues covered
Methodology
Indicative outline
Conclusions
Climate Change and Food Security Research Questions:
A. What are the main national food security challenges for stakeholders as
imposed by climate change?
B. Who will be affected in the food security system, and how?
C. In the relevant national and regional climate change policy frameworks, what
are the gaps and the opportunities to effectively address food security issues?
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Indicative Outline of Country
Research Studies: Analysis (2)
Background
Objectives
Key issues covered
Methodology
Indicative outline
Conclusions
Trade and Climate Change Research Questions:
A. What is known about climate change and its impacts on trade in the
country?
B. What are possible negative impacts of trade on climate change? How is
climate change going to be an impediment to trade?
C. What are concrete examples of how trade can contribute to climate
change mitigation and adaptation efforts in the country?
What are the national climate change and trade policies in place and how
do these policies have an impact on each other?
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E. What are the implications of multilateral agreements and negotiations on
the national trade and climate change policies?
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Indicative Outline of Country
Research Studies: Analysis (3)
Background
Objectives
Key issues covered
Methodology
Indicative outline
Conclusions
Trade and Food Security Research Questions:
A. How is food security affected by trade at the national and regional level?
B. What are the social and economic implications of multilateral and regional
trade policies on food security at the national and sub-national level?
C. What are the national trade policy shortcomings, gaps, and opportunities to
achieve food security?
D. What are the concrete examples of trade playing a positive role to achieve
food security?
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Indicative Outline of Country
Research Studies: Analysis (4)
Background
Objectives
Key issues covered
Methodology
Indicative outline
Conclusions
Trade-Food Security-Climate Change Linkages Research Questions:
A. Considering regional and national trade and climate change policies, how
do they have an impact on food security?
B. What are the main gaps and contradictions between sectoral policies on
the one hand and between national and regional policies on the other?
C. What are the main impediments in the development and implementation
of holistic and coordinated policies at the national level to improve food
security through trade in the face of climate change?
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Conclusions and Recommendations
Background
Objectives
Key issues covered
Methodology
Indicative outline
Conclusions
Conclusions:
 Summary of substantive linkages;
 Potential of trade;
 Existing policy frameworks and their interactions and contradictions;
 Main shortcomings of these policies and the way forward;
 The capacity limitations of relevant stakeholders and how they can be improved
Recommendations:
 Recommendations to national stakeholders;
 Recommendations to regional and international stakeholders
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Asante Sana!
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