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CCAFS – NEPAD NDC
In April 2018, Julius Nyangaga of
Right Track Africa facilitated a training workshop for the New
Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) which was held at
Nairobi, Kenya. The New Partnership for Africa’s Development is
an economic development program of the African Union. AU’s NEPAD
held the training for government officials from selected African
countries on National Determined Contributions (NDCs) in the
agriculture sector. NDCs are part of the global measures of the
2015 Paris Agreement at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 2)
to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC). The training was funded by GIZ, and implemented by the
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food
Security (CCAFS). The trainees were from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania,
Ghana and Ethiopia, and the objective was to create a broader
understanding of NDCs so that they could know in greater detail of
(a) What needs to be done, (b) How and (c) Possible financing
mechanisms.
Julius Nyangaga of Right Track
Africa facilitated the 3-day training workshop which took part at
the Hilton Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya, and was attended by between 1
and 5 people each from each country. It was the first training on
NDCs, and the material was very well prepared and compiled using
contributions from experts within CCAFS and beyond (FAO, etc.).
The training was a combination of presentations, discussions and
practical group activities. This worked very well with
participants fully engaged in knowledge sharing and understanding.
The training resources were also made available on-line and via
shared files.
Training government officials about NDCs is a significant
undertaking in support of the countries’ commitments to global
climate change management. It is through such knowledge and skills
that governments will be able to develop programs that mitigate
against higher GHG emissions, and present appropriate adaptation
strategies. The extent to which this knowledge is available
varies, which underpins a key reason for this training.
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Feed the Future – Rwanda Round
Table
Julius Nyangaga of Right Track
Africa facilitated a workshop titled “Joint sharing and planning
for improved livestock policies” for Feed the Future Innovation
Lab for Livestock Systems. The Enabling Policy Area of Inquiry
(Policy AOI) of the USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for
Livestock Systems at UF/IFAS (hence Livestock Innovation Lab)
supports researchers and partners in the focus countries of
intervention by helping to identify and promote the conditions and
policy processes that are most conducive to sustainable livestock
systems. The Roundtable aimed to provide to key policy
stakeholders in the Rwanda’s livestock sector an opportunity to
explore their current collaboration and communication processes,
especially along the continuum between research and policy-making,
and identify new modalities for effectively sharing relevant
knowledge from livestock science and contribute to more informed
policy formulation and implementation. The Roundtable also aimed
to contribute to the Livestock Systems Innovation Lab’s ongoing
mission of developing human and institutional capacity in Rwanda,
and support collaborative efforts that lead to solid developmental
impacts.
The livestock sector in Rwanda requires interventions that
increase productivity growth, smallholders’ income, access to
markets, and the nutritional well-being of the most vulnerable
populations in a sustainable manner. For such interventions to be
more effective and impactful, and to foster closer participation
of the private sector, considerable amount of accurate, reliable
and up-to-date information is required from current, cutting edge
research. Policy makers need reliable, easy to understand
evidence-based information communicated in a timely manner to use
in formulating and implementing relevant policies. Research
information should present practical guides for use by the
government and other implementing partners so they can make the
right decisions. This includes research products that deliver
meaningful and easily comprehensible evidence on how to scale up
positive results. However, it is also essential that researchers
are made aware of where the information gaps for policy-making are
most acute, so they can design, implement and communicate relevant
findings and recommendations.
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