Ensuring Equitable Deal For Africa At COP 17

							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
                                         National                   Former PS
                                        Depart of     Ministry of   Ministry of
                                       Agriculture,   Agriculture   Agriculture,
   PS Ministry             COMESA                     Zimbabwe
                  USAID                   South                     Zambia
        of                Secretary-
                                          Africa
   Agriculture,            General
    Swaziland
                                                                     Professor
FANRPAN                                                              University
  CEO                                                                of Pretoria




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REGIONAL - Recognizing African Success
FANRPAN Food Security Policy Leadership Awards
   2008                                                                       2010
                                        2009




  H. E. Dr. Bingu wa           H.E. L. DIEGO, Prime Minister –   Hon. Abraham Ivambo, Minister
      Mutharika
President – Republic of          Mozambique                      of Education – Namibia
                                On behalf of President Emilio          On behalf of President
  Malawi                                  Guebuza                      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 Level Data                        Global Knowledge
Scaling Down




                    National Policy
                                                   Policy Development




                                                                                           Policy Dialogue
                         Level



                                         Agri.                            GIS
Scaling Up




                                                         Climate
                     Research Level   Production                        Mapping
                                                          Data
                                      Databases
                                                                        OF assets




                    Community             Natural, Physical, Financial, Human and Social
               Livelihood Databases                HOUSEHOLD Livelihood Assets



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              FANRPAN Policy and Advocacy
•   UNFCCC Engagements              •   High-level Policy Engagements
     – “no agriculture, no deal”         – Interviews with Heads of State
     – ARDD                              – Interviews with CNBC, BBC, Voice of
     – ACCID newsletters                   America


•   Policy advocacy tools           •   Communities participate in global
     – Newsletters                      engagements
     – policy briefs                     – Linking local CBOs-International NGOs
     – FANRPAN Website                   – Building community confidence to
                                           value their

•   Ministerial briefings
     – AU                           •   Climate Change Research and Policy
     – COMESA
                                        Practice
     – SADC                              – 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
•   Launched the REDD- Agriculture, Forestry and Sustainable Land Use [AFOLU] Bio-Carbon
    Coalition under the Africa Climate Solution in Poznan, Poland.

•   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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