Transcript Science and Technology

Report of the UN S&T Cluster
11th UN RCM
Addis Ababa, November, 2010
Dr Shamila Nair-Bedouelle
Chef of Unit, AU/CPA Implementation
Division for Science Policies and Sustainable Development
Natural Sciences Sector
[email protected]
Consolidated Plan of Action
AU Summit, Jan 2007
The Plan is built on three interrelated conceptual
pillars:
•capacity building
•knowledge production, and
•technological innovation
Addis Declaration on S&T and Scientific
Research for Development, called upon
UNESCO to assist in implementation of the CPA
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• Background- S&T in Africa
• The Cluster System of the RCM
– Cluster business plan (joint inter agency activities)
– Modalities of work
– Terms of reference (TOR)
• Achievements, Results and Impacts
– CPA implementation
– Climate change and sustainable development
• Challenges and Constraints
• Key recommendations
Accountability-Structural-Systemic
• 6th Cluster, 11 Oct 2010, Addis ( pre RCM)
• Participation of AU Commissioner, NEPAD and
RECs
• UNESCO participation in AMCOST Steering
Committee/Bureau
• Presentation of UNCST to AMCOST
Cairo 2010
Coordination/Collaboration
• Secretariat: Coordinator, UNESCO, Paris
• Cluster web site @UNESCO
• AU/NEPAD and RECs invited to regional meetings
of Cluster members
• Need framework for overall monitoring/evaluation
of on-going S&T capacity-building activities
Achievements, Results and Impacts
CPA Implementation
• Science, innovation knowledge development
and management
• Science, technology and innovation policy
• Science and engineering education
• Building ICT policies and strategies
Achievements, Results and Impacts
Climate change and sustainable development
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Science of climate change
ICT and climate change
Climate change and society
First Conference of Ministers responsible for Meteorology
in Africa
Climate infrastructure
Ocean science and observation
Natural disasters mitigation and preparedness
Ecology and earth sciences
Renewable energy
Science of Climate change and
cost of adaptation
Role for the UNCST
Can UNCST support the collection of data and research
What strategies to finance climate change adaptation and mitigation
What climate change research is needed for governments
What are appropriate natl and regnl policies to address cc
How can UNCST assist countries to acquire technology transfer
Draft Action Plan on Climate Change and Mitigation
(UNECA, UNEP, NASAC, ICSU ……)
Joint Activities
• “Unlocking the potential of Science, Technology and Innovation to
contribute to the MDGs”, ONE UN Rwanda, UNESCO, UNDP
• Science with Africa II, UNECA
African Innovation Framework (AIF)
African Science Technology Endowment Funds (ASTIF)
• Health Cluster approach to address emergencies, WHO
• Building capacity and knowledge in ICT policies, ITU
• Operational weather/climate observations, WMO, UNESCO-IOC
• Millennium Village Project -13 UN Agencies
Challenges and Constraints
Governance structure
•Cluster Focal points
•Mandates for Agencies in support of the CPA
•Resources
Reporting mechanism and communication
•Establish a mechanism for the Cluster and with the AUC
•Reporting mechanism on monitoring implementation
Harmonization and synergy
•Centers of excellence
•Evidence based policy making
Way forward
Identification of joint “inter-agency” initiatives
•« Needs assessment » by AUC/HRST-NEPAD on progress in
implementing pillars of the CPA
•AU/CPA = 5yr landmark, revisit objectives, progress achieved,
constraints and challenges faced by MS
•Base line studies to identify « common niche » for action plan
for joint activities by UNCST
•UNCST to assist collection of reliable data on science of climate
change and adaptation
•Draft Action Plan on Climate change in Africa
•Climate change Roadmap for Africa