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IGAD REGIONAL PLATFORM FOR ENDING DROUGHT EMERGENCIES

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE IN THE HORN OF AFRICAMombasa, Kenya

19, APRIL 2012

By Yufnalis Okubo

IGAD Legal Counsel

Office of the Executive Secretary


The Intergovernmental Authority on Development Member Countries

DjiboutiEritreaEthiopiaKenyaSomaliaSudan South SudanUganda


Background

• IGADD established in 1986 in response to droughts, food insecurity and environmental degradation with a mandate to mitigate drought effects and combat desertification

• IGAD created in 1986-primarily to address issues of desertification and to mitigate the impact of drought on food security and rural livelihood..


Food Security Situation in the IGAD Region

• IGAD revitalized in 1996 and given new mandate

• IGAD mission is to assist Member States achieve regional integration through closer cooperation in the areas of:-

Agriculture and Environment

Economic Cooperation and Social Development

Peace and Security

• Over 78% of the population is dependent on agriculture

• Agriculture is small-scale and dependent on rainfall


IGAD Agro-ecological Zones


IGAD recent food availability trend

Million metric tons of cereals

Food balance items 2006 2008 2011

Domestic supply 20.7 29.3 34.4

Requirements 25.7 33.1 39.5

Surplus/deficit -5.0 -3.8 -5.1

Food aid imports 1.7 1.1 1.6

Source:- Compiled from FAO/GIEWS


PRINCIPLES OF IGAD STRATEGY

• Subsidiarity• Role of IGAD

Facilitate dialogue among policy and decision makers

Formulate/initiate/implement regional actions Lobbying/advocacy/resource mobilisation

• Targeting the most vulnerable• Protecting the environment• Partnering with non-state actors• Ensuring gender equity and equality


TYPES OF IGAD INTERVENTIONS / OUTPUTS

• Policy development/harmonisation

• Information generation/sharing

• Capacity building

• Science and technology


On-going programmes/projects

1. Pro-poor livestock policy initiative (LPI-EU/FAO)2. Livestock marketing capacity building (FAO)3. Certification of Somali livestock (SOLICEP/AU-IBAR/FAO)4. Climate prediction (ICPAC/USAID/WMO)5. Hydrological cycles observation system (HYCOS/EU)6. Inland water resources management (EU)7. Water resources assessment & mapping (ADB/OSS)8. Water harvesting pilot phase (ADB)9. Social protection for food security (REFORM/EU)10.Disaster preparedness facility (EU)11.Cross-border food trade (REFORM/COMESA)12.Sanitary & Phyto-sanitary capacity building (PANSPSO-

AU/IBAR)13.Infrastructure - roads, railways, energy (EU)14.HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB cross-border control (IRAPP/WB)


Proposed programmes/projects

1. Regional capacity for agric. pest and disease control

2. Collaborative agricultural research3. Agricultural inputs programme (seeds, fertilisers)4. Early warning system for food security5. Developing market access information systems6. Drought emergency preparedness7. Veterinary governance (AU-IBAR)8. Adoption of Sheikh Technical Veterinary School

(EU)9. Establishment of IGAD livestock centre (EU)10.Aquaculture development11.Illegal unreported unregulated (IUU) fishing

control12.Promoting intra-regional fish trade


Early Warning

• In October 2010, the IGAD Centre for Climate Prediction and Applications (ICPAC) sounded an alarm –

• “The short and long rains were going to be below normal in most areas of the IGAD region - there was going to be a drought


IGAD

• There were renewed calls by IGAD and its member states

• The IGAD Summit & EAC decision of September 2011 gave IGAD the directive to spearhead the initiative to enhance drought disaster resilience


IGAD

• Objective of this initiative:-to develop a new framework to manage disasters in the region in the form of Horn of Africa Regional Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Strategy, calling for stakeholders to Act Now-Act Together, and Act Differently to meet the substantial and growing risk reduction needs of vulnerable communities.

• This Mandate: was subsequently confirmed by the Summit meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in January 2012


IGAD –AfDB meeting of September and November 2011 - 1

The study identified six key elements that greatly influence livestock production, health and marketing and thus pastoral livelihoods. The factors identified include:-

• Inadequate precipitation and thus availability and access to water

• Land use patterns and land tenure • Natural resources management

including range management and exploitation of natural resources therein


The IGAD –AfDB meeting of September and November 2011 - 2

• Access to affordable financial resources and availability of essential infrastructure and utilities

• Localized and regional conflicts including conflicts over shared resources

• Development of supportive institutional, policy and legal frameworks


November 2011 IGAD-AfDB and Jan 2012 IGAD meetings

• These meetings discussed the ways and means of enhancing drought resilience in vulnerable areas of the IGAD region and especially the ASALs

• It was agreed that the IGAD Secretariat establishes a regional platform - hereafter referred to as “IGAD Regional Drought Disaster Platform”


The Emergence of the Regional Platform

• IGAD – AfDB meeting of Nov 2011 tasked IGAD to establish a “regional platform”

• In Jan 2012 IGAD presented an outline of a “regional platform with four level in its management structure”

• The participants reduced the levels to three to reduce the distance between the decision and the action and to reduce operation costs


IGAD REGIONAL PLATFORM

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MS, IGAD, AUC, EAC/ COMESA, Devt. Partners, NGOs, Private

Sector, Pastoralist &

Famers organisation,

Steering committe

e – 30 members

Platform Managemen

t Unit

General Assembly

Organizational structure



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MS coordinating

organ eg. RED FS,

Ethiopia or ASCU, Kenya

MS Managemen

t Unit

Line ministries, Authorities and quasi

govt. organization

s

Linkages with member state structures and organs



• Implementation arrangement

i. Member Statesii. IGAD satellite organs a. IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and

livestock Development (ICPALD) b. Conflict Early Warning Mechanism

(CEWARN) c. IGAD Centre for Climate Prediction and

Applications (ICPAC)iii. The private sector and civil society

organizations



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IGAD Regional Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Platform

Purpose: Mobilize resources, coordinate and monitor interventions and knowledge

management

Steps to operationalize the regional platform


IGAD RP.Rational,Objectives and strategyRationale: •Frequent droughts and famine crisis in ASAL•Efforts were focused on disaster preparedness and emergencies measures• Need to prevent disasters and end drought emergencies •Objectives: Strengthen drought resilience strategies and investments at the member states’ and regional level

•Strategy: To establish an inclusive regional mechanism mobilize resources for priority national and regional interventions aimed at enhancing drought resilience and facilitate knowledge management including sharing lessons learnt and best practices.


Purpose: Mobilize resources, coordinate and monitor interventions and knowledge management

• Create an inclusive regional mechanism which will be able to …..

•.... formulate common goals and strategies;• …inclusively arrive at priority regional interventions /programmes with MS impact; • ... mobilize financial and human resources; •...coordinate and monitor interventions at regional level; •…share experiences, good practices and knowledge to improve performance.


Operationalizing the Platform

• Nomination of an interim Steering Committee – Jan 2012

• IGAD Secretariat to call a meeting of the interim Platform Steering Committee to discuss on the operationalization of the IGAD Regional Platform and plan for the constitution and inauguration of the Platform General Assembly


IGAD RP

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Interim platform steering committee

“Constituting” a meeting of

the General Assembly

Task: Preparations and provisions for the first constituting General Assembly of the

Platform

Outcomes: a) Confirm platform organs

b) Review the five years Platform strategic plan

c) 2012-2013 Work pland) Provide guidance for the

mechanisms and strategic tasks

Step one

Step two




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Regional programming

Step three:

Start to provide the platform’s services

Regional knowledge management

Regional capacity development



IGAD RP

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Design project(s) / programme(s) based on identified regional priorities

Through an inclusive consultative process establish financing mechanisms and finance mobilization strategies (e.g. 20 Mio. EUROS with KfW)

Evaluation, Lessons learnt, Adjustments, Replication, scaling up of good practices

Regional programming

...........the platform’s services


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Communication strategy and facilities

Intranet of the platform (e-platform only for members)

Internet – portal of the platform (incl. Outreach, newsletter, etc.)

Regional knowledge management



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Provide Capacity development on interdisciplinary drought resilience for

different stakeholder groups

Regional node for capacity development with IGAD member states’ “centres of

excellence”

Pan-African and global partnerships for science-policy interface (triangle

cooperation)


Regional capacity development


I

• I........the way forward including operationalization

of the Regional Platform


The End

Thank you!

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