Partners Meeting June 24, Francis Hale

FANRPAN Communication and Advocacy

Communication Websites Networking and Project Engagements FANRPAN Award Dialogues

Websites

Websites

Websites

Websites Official dissemination point for Africa - wide Civil Society Climate Change Initiative for Policy Dialogues (ACCID) Project Rallying point of practitioners and CSOs working on Climate Change Weekly distribution of newsflash – ACCID Digest - since May Distribution to 800 core practitioners and CSO members - Requests for inclusion - Endorsements

Networking and Project Engagements 1.Madrid, SpainHigh level Meeting on Food Security for All 2.Delhi, IndiaDelhi Sustainable Development Summit 3.ParisGlobal Donor Platform for Rural Development International Organisation 4.New York, USAIntergovernmental Preparatory Meeting – UNCSD 5.Copenhagen, DenmarkBeyond Kyoto-Addressing the challenges of Climate Change 6.Copenhagen, DenmarkInternational Scientific Congress on Climate Change 7.Copenhagen, Denmark30th Session on the Subsidiary body and UNFCC Convention Subsidiary bodies 8.Bonn, GermanyIFPRI Climate Change – CGIAR Science Forum 9.Washington DC Conference on Regional Integration and Africa Food Security 10.Bonn, GermanyIFPRI Climate Change Project Meeting 11.Iowa, USAWorld Food Prize 12.India, Thailand and ChinaAustralian Habitat Studies, International Executive Workshop 13.Caribbean The Caribbean Week of Agriculture UN/Global Engagements

Networking and Project Engagements Continental Engagements 1.NEPAD Offices World Bank/ NEPAD Work Program of the Sec General's High Level Task Force on Food Security 2.Nairobi, KenyaACCID Workshop: Post Poznan Conference, feedback and Training 3.Nairobi, Kenya COMESA Climate Workshop 4.Windhoek, NamibiaAfrican Agriculture in the 21st Century: Meeting the Challenges, Making a Sustainable Green Revolution High level Meeting 5.Nairobi, KenyaAGRA Regional Markets Conference 6.Accra, GhanaFARA NSF 3 Annual Programme Planning Meeting 7.Midrand, South AfricaCAADP Partnership Platform Meeting 8.Lusaka, ZambiaRegional Conservation Agriculture Tour 9.Accra, GhanaIFS / AWARD / CGIAR Proposal & Scientific Writing Training 10.Kadoma, ZimbabweCOMESA Climate Change Meeting 11.United KingdomMedia Tour on “Farming First” principles 12.New York, USAUnited Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (17th CSD) 13.Nairobi, KenyaAGRA International conference on market development and poverty alleviation 14.Nairobi, KenyaPre – AMCEN and AMCEN 15.Libya13th AU Summit, 18th Ordinary Session

Networking and Project Engagements Regional Engagements 1.Lilongwe, MalawiMeeting with the President H.E Bingu wa Mutharika 2.Lusaka, ZambiaRUFORUM Ministerial Meeting 3.Harare, Zimbabwe SDC Workshop on Food Security 4.Pretoria, South AfricaNode Coordinators’ Common Vision Meeting 5.Durban, South AfricaSACAU Policy Dialogue and AGM 6.Johannesburg, South AfricaHyper Endemic Pillar Working Group Meeting 7.Lusaka, ZambiaCOMESA Climate Change Partners Meeting 8.Johannesburg, South AfricaIDASA Public Expenditure and Smallholder Agriculture workshop 9.Gaborone, BotswanaSADC – REDD 10.Livingstone, ZambiaACTESA Workplan and CAADP Compact Workshop 11.Nairobi, KenyaKenya Private Sector Alliance Conference on Environment 12.Johannesburg, South AfricaCSO – PAP Dialogue 13.Vic. Falls, ZimbabweCOMESA Policy Organs meeting and Summit of Heads of State and Government 14.ZambiaIFS AWARD Training 15.Pretoria, South Africa HSRC Seminar Series - Darfur: The problem and the way out of it 16.NamibiaCropLife East and Southern Africa Hub Meeting 17.Pretoria, South AfricaFANRPAN Partners’ Meeting

Communication and Advocacy Teams Background - Stakeholders working in silos - Suspicion between state and non-state actors Researchers, CSOs, Private Sector Government Way Forward - Identification and mobilisation of eminent people - Formation of thematic advocacy teams - Engage in policy formulation processes

FANRPAN Food Security Policy Leadership Award Inaugural Winner 2008 – His Excellency. Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika – President of the Republic of Malawi

FANRPAN Food Security Policy Leadership Award Next Steps JulyReceiving nominations Call to Partners - Mobilisation of accompanying prizes Current sponsors: CropLife International Microsoft Corporation AugustAnalysis and Adjudication SeptemberAward announcement - Maputo, September 2009

Annual Stakeholder Dialogue - 1 to 5 September Maputo, Mozambique “The true contribution of Agriculture to African Economies” – country studies Multi-stakeholder Sessions - Farmers, Researchers, Government (Ministers) Private Sector Launch of Publications Networking and Partnerships