Provisional agenda

Agenda
Day 1: Thursday November 4th
08.30 – 09.30 Registration
09.30 – 10.20 Opening Session
Chair of the session: H.E. Prof. Dr. Tekalign Mamo, State-Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
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H.E. Mr. Rob Vermaas, Ambassador of the Netherlands to Ethiopia
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Mrs. Rosebud Kurwijila, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission
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Dr. Louise O. Fresco, Assistant Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization
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H.E.General (lot. generalis - umumiy, bosh) - qurolli kuchlardagi harbiy unvon (daraja). Dastlab, 16-a.da Fransiyada joriy qilingan. Rossiyada 17-a.ning 2-yarmidan maʼlum. Oʻzbekiston qurolli kuchlarida G. Mr. Addisu Legesse, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
10.20 – 10.35 Break
10.35 – 12.45 Plenary Session 1: Introduction to the Conference
Chair of the session: H.E. Prof. Dr. Tekalign Mamo, State-Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Co-chair of the session: To be identified
10.35 – 10.50 Objectives and working methodology of the conference
Chair of the session
10.50 – 11.15 Presentation report SG UN: Realizing the promise and potential
of African agriculture
Dr. Prem Bindraban, On behalf of the InterAcademy Council
11.15 – 11.25 Clarifications
11.25 – 11.45 Introduction Theme 1: Fostering implementation, know-how for action
Prof. Dr. Lekan Oyebande, University of Lagos Akoka-Yaba, Nigeria
11.45 – 12.05 Introduction Theme 2: The “new economy” of water for food and eco-systems
Mr. Ben Ampomah, Water Resource Commission, Ghana
12.05 – 12.25 Introduction Theme 3: The enabling environment
Prof. Dr. Eric Odada, Pan African START Secretariat, University of Nairobi, Kenya
12.25 – 12.45 Discussion
12.45 – 14.15 Lunch
14.15 – 16.00 Plenary Session 2: Presentation of Cases 1, 2 and 3
Chair of the session: H.E. Mr. Mesfin Tegene, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Water Resources
Co-chair of the session: To be identified
14.15 – 14.45 Presentation of Case 1: Senegal River Basin, with special emphasis on Diawling, Mauritania
Mr. Amadou Jam Ba, Diawling National Park
14.45 – 15.15 Presentation of Case 2: Flow management options for the Senqu (Orange) river ecosystem, Lesotho
Mr. Obed Letsela, Lesotho Highlands Development Authority
15.15 – 15.45 Presentation of Case 3: Water governance at transboundary level: the case of the Nile Basin Initiative
Mr. Musa Mohammed, Transboundary River Affairs Department, Nile Basin Initiative in Ethiopia, on behalf of the Nile Basin Secretariat
15.45 – 16.00 Arrangements for working groups
Chair of the session
16.00 – 16.15 Break
16.15 – 18.15 Working Group Discussions, Session 1
Working Group Theme 1: Fostering implementation, know-how for action
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Case: Senegal River Basin, with special emphasis on Diawling, Mauritania
Working Group Theme 2: The new economy of water for food and eco-systems
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Case: Flow scenarios for the Senqu (Orange) river ecosystem, Lesotho
Working Group Theme 3: The enabling environment
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Case: Nile Basin Initiative
19.00 – 20.30 Dinner
Day 2: Friday November 5th
09.00 – 10.30 Plenary Session 3: Presentations Working Groups
Chair of the session: H.E. Mr. Mesfin Tegene, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Water Resources
Co-chair of the session: To be identified
09.00 – 10.30 Presentations Working Groups session 1 (including discussion)
10.30 – 10.45 Break
10.45 – 12.30 Plenary Session 4: Presentation of Cases 4, 5 and 6
Chair of the session: H.E. Prof. Dr. Tekalign Mamo, State-Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Co-chair of the session: To be identified
10.45 – 11.15 Presentation of Case 4: Competing claims: establishment of catchment organisations for water resource management, Tanzania/ Revival of the Boran institutions, Kenya
Mr. L. Kongola, Ministry of water and livestock development, Tanzania/ Daoud Tari Abkula, FONI
11.15 – 11.45 Presentation of Case 5: Waza Logone Floodplain, Cameroon
Mr. Paul Noupa, Ministry of Environment and Forests / IUCN Central Africa
11.45 – 12.15 Presentation of Case 6: Multi-stakeholder platforms and implementation of water law, South Africa
Mr. Eliab Simpungwe, Wageningen University and Research Centre/ Fort Cox College of Agriculture and Forestry
12.15 – 12.30 Arrangements for working groups
Chair of the session
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 16.00 Working Group Discussions, Session 2
Working Group Theme 1: Fostering implementation, know-how for action
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Case: Competing claims: establishment of catchment organisations for water resource management, Tanzania / Revival of Boran Institutions, Kenya
Working Group Theme 2: The new economy of water for food and eco-systems
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Case: Waza Logone Floodplain, Cameroon
Working Group Theme 3: The enabling environment
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Case: Multi-stakeholder platforms and implementation of water law, South Africa
16.00 – 16.15 Break
16.15 – 18.15 Plenary Session 5: Presentations Working Groups
Chair of the session: H.E. Prof. Dr. Tekalign Mamo, State-Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development
Co-chair of the session: To be identified
16.15 – 16.45 Presentation E-Conference
Dr. Gerardo van Halsema, Food and Agriculture Organization
16.45 – 18.15 Presentations Working Groups session 2 (including discussion)
19.00 – 19.45 Reception
19.45 – 21.00 Dinner hosted by the Governments of Ethiopia and the Netherlands
Day 3: Saturday November 6th
09.00 – 11.00 Plenary Session 6: Report to The Hague Conference
Chair of the session: H.E. Mr. Mesfin Tegene, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Water Resources
Co-chair of the session: To be identified
09.00 – 09.30 Summary outcomes day 1 and 2, and general lessons learnt
09.30 – 11.00 Draft Report to The Hague Conference
11.00 – 11.15 Break
11.15 – 12.15 Closing Session
Chair of the session: H.E. Prof. Dr. Tekalign Mamo, State-Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development
11.15 – 11.45 Statement:
HRH Prince Willem Alexander, Prince of Orange, Crown Prince of the Netherlands
11.45 – 12.00 Address:
Dr. Louise O. Fresco, Assistant Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization
12.00 – 12.15 Closing remarks:
H.E. Mr. Sheferaw Jarso, Minister, Ministry of Water Resources
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
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