2nd African Drought Risk and Development Forum (16th – 18th October 2006, Nairobi, Kenya)
The African Drought Risk and Development Network’s second annual Forum took place in Nairobi, focusing this year on the Greater Horn of Africa in light of the recent drought triggered food crises in this sub-region of Africa. It brought together some 75 policy makers, other government officials, UN agencies, donors, practitioners from local and international NGO’s and CBO’s, the media and applied researchers from around Africa, South and East Asia to exchange practical experiences, findings and ideas on how to ‘drought proof’.
DAY 1
1. Welcome Session: Chair: Philip Dobie, Director, UNDP Drylands Development Centre (DDC)
i) Opening of the meeting:
- Ms Elizabeth Lwanga, UN Resident Coordinator, Kenya
- Mr. Shafqat Kakakhel, United Nations Assistant Secretary General, Deputy Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- Hon. Richard Msowoya, MP, Minister of State Poverty and Disaster Management, Malawi
- Hon. Rose Waruhiu, MP, Member East African Legislative Assembly
ii) Self introduction by participants
iii) Outline of meeting objectives, ground rules and administration: Eric Patrick
2. Overview of the African Drought Risk and Development Network and Conclusions of the First African Drought Risk and Development Forum, 2005:
Mr. Ken Westgate, Regional Disaster Reduction Advisor, UNDP, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR)
3. Current Situation – Greater Horn of Africa:
- ‘Findings of the Real Time Evaluation of the response to the recent drought in the Horn of Africa’: Dr. Lucien Back, RTE Manager & Prof. Francois Gruenwald, RTE Team Leader, on behalf of Inter Agency Standing Committee, New York
- Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum: Substitute of Prof Laban A Ogallo, Director,IGAD Climate Prediction And Application Centre (ICPAC)
- ‘Findings of the UNEP and the Government of Kenya report on the Kenya Drought: Impact on Wildlife, Livestock and Natural Resources’: Jaspat Agatsiva, Director of the Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing (DRSRS), Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
4. Session1: Macro – economic perspectives
- ‘Market mediated food security linkages between China, India and Africa’ Dr. Eric Patrick, Policy Specialist, UNDP, DDC
- ‘Addressing Risk and Vulnerability in the Drylands of Africa’ Dr. Christine Cornelius, Lead Operations Officer, ESSD, Africa Region, World Bank
- Questions and discussion
5. Session 2: Innovative market based solutions
- ‘The use of market based instruments to improve responses to drought. The Case of Malawi: Index based weather insurance for smallholders and hedging price risk during a food crisis’: Ms. Erin Bryla, Commodity Risk Management Group, World Bank
- ‘Using markets to increase food security’: Mr. Stephen K. Njukia, Commodity Specialist, USAID Regional Agriculture Trade Expansion Support Programme (RATES)
- Questions and discussion
6. Session 3: Success Stories & Good Practices
- ‘Investments in Natural Resource Management to reduce drought risk: Niger’s Experience, 1984 – 2005: Mr. Chris Reij, Senior Consultant, Center for International Cooperation, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
- ‘Kitui Sand Dams‘: Prof. Gideon Mutiso, Chair, Sahelian Solutions Foundation (SASOL)
- Questions and discussion
DAY 2
1. Recap of Day One, Eric Patrick
2. Session 4: Drought Risk Reduction – Towards a global framework : Chair: Mr. Ken Westgate, (BCPR)
- ‘A Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction’ Mr. Pedro Basabe, Senior Advisor, UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
- ‘Role of National Platforms in Drought Risk Reduction: Mr. Martin Owor, Senior Regional Officer, UN / ISDR Africa
Panelists from the National Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction:
- Uganda: Annunciata Hakuza, Senior Agricultural Economist, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry & Fishing
- Kenya: Mike Wekesa, Senior consultant, Kasarine & Associates
- Tanzania: Edgar Senga, Disaster Management Department, Prime Minister Office
- Ethiopia: Teshome Erkineh, Head of Early Warning Department, Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency
- Questions and discussion
3. Session 5: National - level drought resilience building
- ‘Kenya case study: Ms. Fatuma S. Abdikadir, National Project Coordinator, ALRMP, Office of the President, Kenya
- ‘Ethiopia case study on the Food Security Coalition: Mr. Getachew Asamenew, Assistant Resident Representative, UNDP Ethiopia
Panelists:
- Dr Chris R. Field, Chairman, Kenya Camel Association
- Mr. Daoud Tari, Regional Coordinator, UNOCHA Pastoralist Communication Initiative
- Questions and discussion
4. Session 6: Regional African Lessons Learned in Drought Risk Management
Panels:
Southern Africa
Mr. Simon Nhongo, UN Resident Coordinator, Namibia
Mr. Nick Maunder, Researcher, University of Cape Town
West Africa
Ms. Nancy Balfour, Sector Support Team, Water and Sanitation, Livelihoods and Natural Disasters, European Commission (ECHO)
Mr Ken Westgate, Regional Disaster Reduction Advisor for Africa, UNDP BCPR
- Way forward on bringing best practices into policy making, Mr Philip Dobie, UNDP DDC
- Comments and discussion
DAY 3
1. Recap of Day Two: Eric Patrick
2. Session 7: International Experiences
- ‘The evolution of China’s approach to drought risk management’Dr. Jingfeng Xin, Head Water Resources and RS Applications Department, Remote Sensing Center, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR)
- ‘The role of applied research for drought management: a South Asian perspective Dr. Vladimir Smakhtin, Principal Scientist – Hydrology and Water Resources, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Panelists:
- Mr. Hongjun Miao, Consultant, United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
- Mr. Aseem Andrews, Drought and Development Network Manager, UNDP DDC
3. Session 8: Resources for Practitioners: Knowledge Networking and Good Practices
- ‘Integrated Resources Information Networks (IRIN)’ Mr. Yusuf Hassan, Deputy Coordinator, UNOCHA / IRIN
- ‘ReliefWeb: Tools and services for drought practitioners’ Mr. Jens Laerke, Public Information Officer, UN OCHA Regional Office, Central East Africa (Presenting for Relief Web)
- ‘African Drought Risk and Development Network’ Mr. Aseem Andrews, Drought and Development Network Manager, UNDP DDC
- ‘Knowledge Networking for Drought: Linking Humanitarian Action to Development’’ Ms. Jeanine Cooper OCHA, Central and East Africa
- Questions and discussion
- Participant evaluation form
4. Questionnaire results discussion
- Brief summary of questionnaire results, Mr Ken Westage, BCPR
- Questions and discussion
5. Session 9: Role of the media and Advocacy for drought resilience building
- ‘Early Warnings are no news’ Mr. Wyger Wentholt, Oxfam Novib Regional Media & Advocacy Officer for the Horn, East- and Central - Africa region
- ‘Media Role in Disaster Risk Management’ Mr. Kepher Otieno, Journalist, The Standard newspaper
Panelists:
- Mr Adam Mynott, Nairobi Bureau Chief, BBC
- Mr. Peter Smerdon, Senior Public Affairs Officer, World Food Programme
- Mr. Ib Knutsen, Information Officer, UN ISDR
- Questions and discussion
6. Conclusions and Way Forward, Eric Patrick, UNDP DDC
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