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Held under the patronage of the
Commissions of the Economic
Community of West African
States (ECOWAS) and the West
African Economic and Monetary
Union (UEMOA), the restricted
meeting of the RPCA brings
together the region’s key food
and nutrition security
stakeholders. The Permanent
Interstate Committee for Drought
Control in the Sahel (CILSS) and
the Sahel and West Africa Club
Secretariat (SWAC/OECD) are
organising the meeting.
10 aPRiL: RESTRICTED GROUP
WORKING TOWARDS A STRONGER
AND MORE DYNAMIC NETWORK
11 aPRiL: FINAL RESULTS OF THE
2016-17 CAMPAIGN & FOOD AND
NUTRITION SITUATION
The sahel and West africa have, once again, recorded a good agricultural campaign in 2016-17.
cereal production is estimated at 67.2 million tonnes, an increase of nearly 17% compared to the
five-year average. The production of almost all other crops is also on the rise: tubers (166.7 million
tonnes), peanut (8.3 million tonnes), cowpea (7.4 million tonnes), soybeans (1.5 million tonnes). The
restricted rPca meeting will validate these results and will take stock of the food and nutrition
situation. The positive outlook should not, however, lead authorities to neglect the region’s persistent
food and nutritional security difficulties, especially in conflict zones such as the lake chad basin.
of the 9.6 million people in need of food and
nutritional assistance (March-May 2017), some
7 million people are located in nigeria, including
44 000 people in phase 5 (famine), mostly in Borno
State. Responses to the crisis remain insufficient at
all levels - national, regional and international.
Considering the gravity of the situation, the RPCa
released in december 2016, a declaration calling
upon the international community to provide an
immediate response to the food and nutrition
emergency in north-eastern nigeria and the
broader Lake Chad basin, and to develop more
structural responses. The april meeting will now
provide an opportunity to analyse the food and
nutrition situation, evaluate the impact of
emergency responses and mobilise stakeholders.
The RPCa will also host the Senior Experts Group
meeting of the Global alliance for Resilience
(SEG-aGIR). Half of the region has validated its
“national Resilience Priorities” (nRP-aGIR). The
meeting will encourage the remaining countries to
make rapid progress on their nRP-aGIR and will
mobilise stakeholders to support the countries in this
exercise. The preliminary results of a mapping study
of food & nutrition security and resilience interventions will be presented. These results will contribute to
the important discussion around strengthening
synergies across interventions for greater efficiency
and impact of collective action on resilience.
This meeting will also offer many opportunities for
dialogue, informal exchanges and networking
between Sahelian and west african leaders, and the
international community.
12 aPRiL: SENIOR EXPERTS
GROUP MEETING (SEG-AGIR)
cover photo : Family in front of local
food storage, northern Burkina Faso,
© Wanjiru, SWAC/OECD.
SAHEL AND
WEST AFRICA
UEMOA
Club
Secretariat
Monday 10 April 2017
Restricted session: Towards a more dynamic network
Chair: eCOWAS-UEMOA-CILSS
Moderator: MR SIBIRI JEAN ZOUNDI, SWAC/OECD Secretariat
09:00-12:30 Sequence 1: TOWARDS A STRONGER AND MORE DYNAMIC NETWORK
09:00-09:30 Introductory presentations, MR SIBIRI JEAN ZOUNDI, Swac/OECD Secretariat
Review of recommendations made at the 31st RPCA annual meeting
RPCA reforms requested by Members
09:30-10:30Discussion
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-11:30Discussion (cont.) and agreed next steps on the reforms requested
11:30-12:30 Sequence 2: SECOND EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF THE PREGEC CHARTER
11:30-11:45 Introductory presentations
Feedback on activities carried out by the civil society dialogue platform to ensure application
of the PREGEC Charter MR DJIBO BAGNA, ROPPA President (10 mn) Evaluation process and possible themes for the 2017 external evaluation
MR SIBIRI JEAN ZOUNDI, Swac/OECD Secretariat (5 mn)
11:45-12:30 Discussion and consensus on the theme of the 2017 external evaluation and roadmap
12:30–14:00 Lunch break
14:00-15:30 Sequence 3: COMMUNICATION AND IMPACT OF THE NETWORK
14:00-14:30 Introductory presentation, MS JULIA WANJIRU, Swac/OECD Secretariat
Communications strategy (impact assessment, branding, dissemination tools, website)
Next steps
14:30-15:30Discussion
15:30-15:45 Coffee break
15:45–17:00 Sequence 4: other business
15:45-16:15 Brainstorming and agreement on the theme of the 33rd RPCA annual meeting
16:15-17:00 Global network for managing food crises
Objectives and network operations, overview of the first report Representative FAO/WFP (10 mn)
Role of the RPCA MR MAHALMOUDOU HAMADOUN, CILSS (5 mn)
16:30-17:00 Discussion
Tuesday 11 April 2017
08:00-09:00 Welcome and registration of the participants
09:00-10:00 Opening Ceremony
Mr François-Xavier de Donnea, SWAC President
MR DJIBO BAGNA, Spokesperson for civil society and the private sector
H.E.Mr Kassoum Denon, Minister of Agriculture, Mali, CILSS Co-ordinating Minister
H.E.mr cheikhe hadjibou soumare, President, UEMOA Commission
H.E.Mr Marcel Alain de Souza, President, ECOWAS Commission
Mr DOUGLAS FRANTZ, OECD Deputy Secretary-General
10:00-10:30 Group photo and coffee break
10:30-17:30 Session 1: AGRICULTURAL, FOOD AND NUTRITION SITUATION
Chair: DR Djimé ADOUM, CILSS Executive Secretary
This session will validate the final results of the 2016-17 agricultural campaign and take stock of the food
and nutrition situation, in particular in north-eastern Nigeria and the broader Lake Chad basin, where
food and nutritional assistance as well as structural recovery and resilience actions are urgently needed.
10:30-11:45 Introductory presentations
Results of the 2016-17 agro-sylvo-pastoral campaign and regional markets
Mr issifou alfari & MR Martial Traoré, CILSS
Additional information on the international market environment
Results of the Cadre harmonisé: Food and nutrition situation
Response plans 2015-16: Overview and lessons learned
MR JEAN SENAHOUN, FAO
MR ISSOUFOU BAOUA, CILSS
MR ECTOR HOUSSOU, CILSS
Partners' actions UNICEF, WFP and others (15 mn)
11:45-12:30 Discussion
12h30-13h00 side-EVENT
Preliminary results of the Regional observatory of family farms in West Africa
MR DJIBO BAGNA, ROPPA President
13:00-14:00
Lunch break
14:00-16:00 Parallel Sequence 1: Discussion between States and IGOs on the policy
and financial implications of the food and nutrition situation
Moderator: ECOWAS, UEMOA
Reminder of country recommendations, Mr Issoufou BAOUA, CILSS
Country round-up
Discussion and summary of main implications
14:00-16:00Parallel Sequence 2: Technical and financial partners’ discussion
Moderator: USAID, ECOWAP Donor Group Co-ordinator
Overall food and nutrition situation and hotspots
Discussion and summary of main implications
16:00-16:15 Coffee break
16h15–17h30 Plenary: State of play on commitments and recommendations
Interventions from states and IGOs
Interventions from technical and financial partners
Discussion and summary of commitments and recommendations
wednesday 12 APRIL 2017
09:00-17:15
Session 2: SENIOR EXPERTS GROUP OF THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE
FOR RESILIENCE (SEG-AGIR)
Co-Chairs: MR TCHAMBAKOU AYASSOR, Commissioner for Agriculture, Environment
and Water Resources (AEWR), ECOWAS and MR IBRAHIMA DIEME, Commissioner
for the Department of Food Security, Agriculture, Mining and Environment (DSAME), UEMOA
Half of the countries have validated their “National Resilience Priorities” (NRP-AGIR) and the remaining
countries will be encouraged to make rapid progress. Furthermore, key findings from the mapping study,
which identifies food & nutrition security and resilience interventions, will be discussed. This work will
contribute to the political dialogue on strengthening synergies among resilience interventions for greater
efficiency and impact.
09:00-09:30 Introductory presentation
Overall state of play in the region MR ISSA BIKIENGA, CT-AGIR
and MR DJIBO BAGNA, Spokesperson for civil society and the private sector
09:30-13:00Sequence 1: Finalising the Nrp-AGIR Process and mobilising stAKEholders
09h30-10h15 Implementation of NRPs
Country presentations, Ministers or representatives (5 mn per country):
Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger and Togo
10:15–10:30
Coffee break
10:30-11:10 Accelerating the NRP formulation process in the remaining countries
Country presentations, Ministers or representatives (5 mn per country):
Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone
11:10–12:30Discussion
12:30-13:00side-EVENT
Parliamentary Front against Hunger: the Latin American and Caribbean experience
for the benefit of West Africa
13:00-14:30 Lunch break
14:30-16:15 Sequence 2: STRENGTHENING CONVERGENCE, SYNERGY AND COMPLEMENTARITIES
OF RESILIENCE INITIATIVES
14:30-15:00Introductory presentation
Mapping study on food security, nutrition and resilience interventions:
preliminary results MR KALIFA TRAORÉ, ICON-Institute & MR SALIFOU KONATÉ, LANNAYA Consult
15:00–15:15 Discussion
15:15–15:30 Coffee break
15:30-16:15 Closing ceremony
Chair: Mr François Xavier de Donnea, SWAC President
Summary of conclusions
Mr Seyni Hamadou, Director of Agriculture, UEMOA
Closing remarks
MR DJIBO BAGNA, Spokesperson for civil society and the private sector
TFP-AGIR Co-ordination Platform Representative
Mr Simeon EHUI, Manager, Agriculture Global Practice for Africa, World Bank
USAID, ECOWAP Donor Group Co-ordinator
MS ALLEGRA BAIOCCHI, Regional Representative, UNOCHA, West and Central Africa
DR IBRAHIM ASSANE MAYAKI, NEPAD Chief Executive Officer
H.E.MR KASSOUM DENON, Malian Minister of Agriculture, CILSS Co-ordinating Minister
H.E.MR CHEIKHE HADJIBOU SOUMARÉ, President, UEMOA Commission
H.E.MR MARCEL ALAIN DE SOUZA, President, ECOWAS Commission
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