Transcript Ensuring an equitable deal for Africa at COP17

ENSURING AN EQUITABLE DEAL
FOR AFRICA AT COP17
Lindiwe Majele Sibanda (PhD)
CEO, FANRPAN
“National Climate Change Conference for Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries”, Government of the Republic of South Africa, Pretoria
12 August 2011
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Outline
• About FANRPAN
• What we have Achieved:
– Poznan 2008
– Copenhagen 2009
– Cancun 2010
– Towards Durban 2011
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What is needed for Africa to be Successful at COP17 in Durban?
A Durban deal without a
dedicated track for agriculture is
“NO Deal”
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FANRPAN - From Local to Global
• To promote effective Food, Agriculture and
Natural Resources (FANR) policies by
1. Facilitating linkages and partnerships between
governments and civil society
2. Building the capacity for policy analysis and
policy dialogue in Africa and
3. Supporting demand driven policy research and
analysis
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FANRPAN’s Thematic Thrusts
Food Systems
Agricultural Productivity and Markets
Natural Resources and Environment
Social Protection & Livelihoods
Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building
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REGIONAL - FANRPAN Board of Governors
PS Ministry
of
Agriculture,
Swaziland
FANRPAN
CEO
USAID
COMESA
SecretaryGeneral
National
Depart of
Agriculture,
South
Africa
Ministry of
Agriculture
Zimbabwe
Former PS
Ministry of
Agriculture,
Zambia
Professor
University
of Pretoria
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REGIONAL - Recognizing African Success
FANRPAN Food Security Policy Leadership Awards
2008
2010
2009
H. E. Dr. Bingu wa
Mutharika
President – Republic of
H.E. L. DIEGO, Prime Minister –
Malawi
On behalf of President Emilio
Guebuza
Mozambique
Hon. Abraham Ivambo, Minister
– Namibia
of Education
On behalf of President
Hifikepunye Pohamba
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Who Produces Food?
• Over 75% of the African population lives in RURAL
areas
• 80 % of farmers in Africa are smallholder farmers
– rely on rain-fed agriculture for their livelihoods
– Women constitute 70% of the labour force
• Produce 80 % of the food that is consumed by Africans
– on farms that are less than 2 hectares
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FACE of an African Small-scale Farmer
● Land Owned - 1 ha
● Main Crops - Staples
● Yields - Maize 100kg/ha
● Fertilizer used - 20% of
recommended
● Agricultural implements
owned - hand hoe
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Small-scale Farmers’ Policy Environment
• Poor representation of smallholder farmers in policy processes
• Dominance of the “elite”(gov. academics) in policy making process
• Stakeholder consultative processes not promoted
- Perceived as costly
- Tend to favour safe audiences (donors, academics)
- Consultations usually conducted during the formulation stage and not at
implementation stages
• Very good policies on paper, poor implementation and little review
• Poor in-depth research supporting policy processes in the region (academic vs.
anecdotal)
• Traditional knowledge ignored at the expense of external advice
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Linking Local to Global Model
Global Knowledge
National Policy
Level
Research Level
Policy Development
Agri.
Production
Databases
Climate
Data
GIS
Mapping
Policy Dialogue
Scaling Up
Scaling Down
Global Level Data
OF assets
Community
Livelihood Databases
Natural, Physical, Financial, Human and Social
HOUSEHOLD Livelihood Assets
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FANRPAN Policy and Advocacy
•
UNFCCC Engagements
•
– “no agriculture, no deal”
– ARDD
– ACCID newsletters
•
Policy advocacy tools
– Interviews with Heads of State
– Interviews with CNBC, BBC, Voice of
America
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– Newsletters
– policy briefs
– FANRPAN Website
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Ministerial briefings
– AU
– COMESA
– SADC
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High-level Policy Engagements
Communities participate in global
engagements
– Linking local CBOs-International NGOs
– Building community confidence to
value their
•
Climate Change Research and Policy
Practice
– Home grown research and data – HVI
– Review of NAPAs and NAMAs, CAADP
Smart Partnerships
– MOUS with gov, private and
development partners
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Towards Poznan: CoP14
• COMESA developed the Africa Climate Solution embracing AFOLU
(Agriculture, Forestry and other Land Uses)
• FANRPAN developed a complementary Initiative to ensure that
African civil society and governments collaborate and speak with
one voice in 14 and CoP 15 global platforms.
• ACCID - AFRICA-WIDE Civil Society Initiative in Policy Dialogues
launched by FANRPAN
• Three Regional Economic Communities (COMESA, ECA and SADC)
endorsed AFOLU.
• AFOLU launched at AU Summit in Libya and AMCEN in Nairobi
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About ACCID
• Mobilise space for civil society to speak with one voice in ensuring
that the successor to the Kyoto Protocol values the contribution of
sustainable agriculture and forestry activities to climate change
mitigation and adaptation.
• Link adaptation and mitigation agenda to on-going negotiations
leading to COP 15.
• Equip CSOs with research-based evidence (scientific and
anecdotal) to promote national, regional and global pro-poor
policy and practice in the mitigation and adaptation to climate
change.
• Ensure that financial instruments benefit the poor and help Africa
towards the attainment of the MDGs.
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CoP14
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Launched the REDD- Agriculture, Forestry and Sustainable Land Use [AFOLU] Bio-Carbon
Coalition under the Africa Climate Solution in Poznan, Poland.
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Lobbied the international community, governments and Climate Change negotiators to
endorse REDD and AFOLU in the main text to be adopted for the COP 15 in Copenhagen
in November 2009.
•
Initiative endorsed by high level delegates including ministers from Bolivia, Grenada,
South Africa, Zambia, Lesotho and Swaziland who highlighted the importance of
supporting initiatives that are African owned such as AFOLU and that have been
developed within the African context.
•
Raised awareness on the central role of Africa’s forest and agricultural activities in
climate change mitigation and adaptation through media coverage and lobbying.
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Mobilising the Global Community to support Africa’s Position
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Towards Copenhagen: CoP15
• Training of African journalists from FANRPAN member countries
• Launched Agriculture and Rural Development Day (ARDD), 300
delegates attended the side meeting
• Joint meeting for Agriculture and Forest Day for combined
statement
• Panel sessions at UNCSD Inter-governmental preparatory
meetings – Africa, Namibia, Ethiopia, New York
• Launch of the “No Agriculture No Deal” campaign
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CoP15, Copenhagen
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Towards Cancun: CoP16
• Partnership with African Development Bank for Africa green fund
• Training of African journalists from FANRPAN member countries
• Agriculture and Rural Development Day (ARDD) Statement read
by FANRPAN and received by UNFCCC Secretariat
• Joint African panel session:
– African Union Commissioner; FANRPAN; ADB and UNECA
• Africa position and common vision:
– UNECA, FANRPAN and African Union, Addis Ababa
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Cancun: CoP16
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Towards Durban: CoP17
• Addressed the South African Parliamentarians, March 2011
• AfricaAdapt Conference – sharing experiences from Local to Global
• COMESA Ministers of Agriculture – Climate Smart Agriculture, July 2011
• UNFCCC Bonn Side meeting, June 2011 – Agriculture and Forestry
• Steering committee for ARDD
• CGIAR CAFFS Steering committee member
• Training of African journalists, September 2011
• Theatre for Policy Advocacy road show, September & November 2011
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Agriculture and Rural Development Day – ARDD 2011
• Venue for ARDD 2011 - Durban University of
Technology (DUT)
• ARDD side event at CoP 17, 3 December 2011
• FANRPAN and DAFF represented in the ARDD Steering
Committee and the Communication Committees
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CoP17
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