ACTIVITY 1.5. Support the in-country process for policy and institutional evidence-based analysis, using the diagnostic tool developed within the CAADP (Pillar 1) framework, that will lead to: the assessment of the characteristics, effectiveness, and capacity of the agriculture and water sector institutions; the analysis of the legal and policy framework. Diagnostic tool applied for policy and institutional analysis Diagnostic tool application report available Availability of data ACTIVITY 1.6. Support the in-country process for financial analysis, that will lead to realistic estimates and assessment of available means of finance from governments, donors and the private sector within short, medium and long-term time frames. Financial analysis conducted Financial analysis report available Availability of data ACTIVITY 1.7. Preparation of a comprehensive country investment profile Investment profile produced Investment profile available Availability of data Document is easily accessible ACTIVITY 1.8. Conduct a training on the above “evidence-based analysis tools” for staff members of the relevant ministries and national organizations involved in the process. Training conducted Training records available Commitment of trainees Trained officers able to carry out functions OUTPUT 2 Investment profile for the identification of AWM priorities at national level is produced and national capacity is built in Egypt in the context of the CAADP-Compact process to tackle in particular knowledge, institutional, governance, regulatory and financial barriers to sustainable agricultural water management. Investment profile for Egypt produced Training workshop implemented The investment profile available Training records available Availability of data Trained officers able to carry out functions Document is easily accessible ACTIVITY 2.1. Assist to reach an agreement with development partners on their inputs and involvement in view of ensuring coordination and synergy in support to the CAADP Compact process. Signed agreements between and development partners The signed agreements available Willingness of donors A shared view is reached Agreements are actually implemented ACTIVITY 2.2. Under the coordination of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation and the Ministry of Water and Irrigation in Egypt, establish a Task Force composed of members from the ministries, FAO national representation and representatives from the private sector and civil society organizations. National Task Force established Task Force agreement Commitment of task force members
ACTIVITY 2.3. In close collaboration with the government officials, formulate a detailed work plan and a strategy for the delivery of the assistance in preparing the country’s CAADP compact, in synergy with relevant Pillar institutions' activities. Work plan and strategy for the preparation of the CAADP Compact produced Work plan and strategy available Commitment of government officials ACTIVITY 2.4. Update the technical, financial and policy and institutional evidence-based analysis, using the diagnostic tool developed within the CAADP (Pillar 1) framework Diagnostic tool applied for technical, financial and policy and institutional analysis Diagnostic tool application report available Availability of data ACTIVITY 2.5. Update the National Investment Brief Investment profile updated Updated investment profile available Availability of data Document is easily accessible ACTIVITY 2.6. Conduct a training on the above “evidence-based analysis tools” for staff members of the relevant ministries and national organizations involved in the process. Training conducted Training records available Commitment of trainees Trained officers able to carry out functions OUTPUT 3 A National Agriculture Investment Plan (NAIP) refined for Swaziland to specifically re-emphasize Agricultural Water Management, detailing out specific programs that will achieve sector goals, objectives and targets as stipulated in the CAADP Compacts. The National Agriculture Investment Plan (NAIP) is refined Refined NAIP available Availability of data Document is easily accessible ACTIVITY 3.1. Establish a country team, in liaison with the national CAADP Task Forces, composed of members from the ministries, FAO national representation and representatives from the private sector and civil society organizations, with the role to coordinate the post-Compact process related to Agricultural Water Management. Country team established Country team agreement Commitment of country team members ACTIVITY 3.2. Organize a national workshop with all cooperating partners and lead by the national government to detail, taking the from the signed CAADP Compact, key investment areas in AWM and translate them into concrete programme packages. National Workshop conducted National Workshop records available Commitment of partners ACTIVITY 3.3. Conduct an up to date financial and economic analysis, whenever not available, using the financial diagnostic tool developed within the CAADP framework with the objective to highlight the financing gap to be filled through the NAIP. Diagnostic tool applied for financial Diagnostic tool application report available Availability of data
and economic analysis ACTIVITY 3.4. Conduct an up to date policy and institutional analysis, whenever not available, the institutional and policy diagnostic tool developed within the CAADP framework with the objective to highlight how the NAIP would complement and strengthen the current institutional and policy frameworks. Diagnostic tool applied for policy and institutional analysis Diagnostic tool application report available Availability of data ACTIVITY 3.5. Conduct a training on the “diagnostic tools” for staff members of the relevant ministries and national organizations involved in the process. Training conducted Training records available Commitment of trainees Trained officers able to carry out functions ACTIVITY 3.6. Refine the National Agriculture Investment Plan to integrate a comprehensive Agricultural Water Management. National Agriculture Investment Plan refined Refined National Agriculture Investment Plan available Availability of data Document is easily accessible OUTPUT 4 Defined investment projects in agricultural water for Malawi and prepared bankable project documents to foster the investment flow into high-priority areas, based on the National Agriculture Investment Plan (NAIP), so called Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (2011-2015) Bankable project documents prepared Bankable project documents available Investment projects are implemented ACTIVITY 4.1. Establish a country team, in liaison with the national CAADP Task Forces, composed of members from the ministries, FAO national representation and representatives from the private sector and civil society organizations, with the role to coordinate the post-Compact process related to Agricultural Water Management. Country team established Country team agreement Commitment of country team members ACTIVITY 4.2. Organize a national workshop with all cooperating partners and lead by the national government to detail key Agricultural Management projects, based on the priority areas outlines in the National Agriculture Investment Plan. National workshop conducted National Workshop records available Commitment of partners ACTIVITY 4.3. Using the financial diagnostic tool developed within the CAADP framework, support the identification of financial and economic indicators, by project, to facilitate the scheduling of investments. Diagnostic tool applied for financial analysis Diagnostic tool application report available Availability of data ACTIVITY 4.4. Conduct a training on the above “financial diagnostic tools” for staff members of the relevant ministries and national organizations involved in the process. Training conducted Training records available Commitment of trainees
Trained officers able to out functions ACTIVITY 4.5. Formulate bankable investment projects that should include all necessary information for donors to decide on the allocation of financial flows. Bankable project documents prepared Bankable project documents available Investment projects are implemented OUTPUT 5 Partnerships in Malawi, the Sudan, and Swaziland fostered around common AWM priorities at national level, including in cooperation with Pillar institutions. Partnership agreements signed Signed partnership agreements available Commitment of partners ACTIVITY 5.1. Convene a national level policy-dialogue in the Sudan and Egypt to discuss and validate the evidence based analyses with all relevant stakeholders. National level policy-dialogue conducted in the Sudan and Egypt Policy-dialogue records available Commitment of stakeholders ACTIVITY 5.2. Convene a national level policy-dialogue in Swaziland to validate the refined National Agriculture Investment Plan (NAIP), particularly focusing on the AWM chapter, with all relevant stakeholders. National level policy-dialogue conducted in Swaziland Policy-dialogue records available Commitment of stakeholders ACTIVITY 5.3. Promote discussion between decision makers (donor community, governments private sector and NGO) taking into consideration previous commitments and organize two donors’ roundtables, one in Malawi and one in Swaziland, to promote external investment to pre-finance agricultural water management projects. Meetings are held with decision makers Meeting Minutes Commitment and participation of decision makers ACTIVITY 5.4. Encourage traditional and non-traditional donors, and other relevant bodies in the countries concerned, to strengthen the alignment of their resources with CAADP-AWM priorities and plans, contributing to the securing of commitments by development partners to work with national governments and the private sector to meet the requirements of the regional and national CAADP agenda. Meetings are held with donors Meeting Minutes Commitment of donors ACTIVITY 5.5. Widely disseminate the results of the analysis through the design and publishing of posters, brochures and information materials. Information materials produced Information materials published Information materials the targeted groups
OUTPUT 6 Increased regional integration, coordination and partnership between AgWa and COMESA. AgWA’s activities within COMESA increase Signed collaboration agreements between AgWA and COMESA Commitment and interest of COMESA in working together with AgWA ACTIVITY 6.1. Convene an AgWA-COMESA roundtable to ensure harmonization between AgWA’s activities and COMESA’s strategic priorities, in particular around issues related to policy, strategy, lines of interventions. AgWA-COMESA Roundtable conducted AgWA-COMESA Roundtable records available Commitment of participants ACTIVITY 6.2. Formulate an agreed-upon AgWA-COMESA work plan, in close collaboration with all regional partners, detailing AgWA’s role and procedures to ensure the flexible alignment with the COMESA agricultural priorities and outlining a clear plan of action for future regional support. AgWA-COMESA work plan formulated AgWA-COMESA work plan available AgWA-COMESA work plan is actually implemented