East Africa Dawit Abebe Feinstein International Center Tufts University Why are regional policies important for pastoralism The opportunities for creating regional policies The emergence of the new AU structure ID: 815556
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Pastoralism and Regional Policy East AfricaDawit AbebeFeinstein International CenterTufts University
Slide2Why are regional policies important for pastoralism?
Slide3The opportunities for creating regional policiesThe emergence of the “new AU” structure AU – RECs – Member StatesThe focus of Regional Economic Communities (EAC, COMESA, IGAD) e.g.Regional economic integration
“Free movement of goods, services and people”Trade focus, especially intra-Africa
Slide4The challenges of regional policy developmentWithin RECs, in-house organizational capacities around pastoralismThe old debatesPastoralism as wasteful, illogical etc
etcResources and processesOrganizational knowledge e.g. COMESA strong capacities around cereal commodities, not livestock.
Slide5A capacity-building processCOMESA Regional Policy Framework for Food Security in Pastoralist Areas
CAADP Pillar 3
Process
Slide6Livestock and Pastoralism Specialist in COMESA
Slide7COMESA RLPF1st RLPF:
May 21st 2008 Issues discussed and recommendations:
Commodity-based trade in animal resources Mainstreaming pastoralism and livestock development into all CAADP pillars
Participants: CAADP focal persons from Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia; FAO/IGAD/LPI; ASERECA; AU/IBAR; FANRAPAN; UNZA; EAC; representatives of private sector and NGOs.
2
nd
RLPF:
4
th
– 5
th
March 2009
Issues discussed and recommendations:
Food security in Pastoralist areas: Market and mobility
Participants: CAADP focal persons from Ethiopia & Kenya; AU/IBAR/ EAC/ FANRAPN; FAO-IGAD-LPI; GART; UNOCHA; WISP; Representative of Pastoral Communities from Kenya and Ethiopia
Slide8COMESA Policy Briefs/PapersCOMESA Regional Livestock and Pastoralism Forum – Overview of pastoralism in the COMESA regionCOMESA/CAADP Policy Brief 1 – Commodity-based Trade in Livestock Products
COMESA/CAADP Policy Brief 2 – Cross Border Livestock TradeCOMESA/CAADP Policy Brief 3 – Economic Diversification in Pastoralist AreasCOMESA/CAADP Technical Briefing Paper 1 – Contingency Planning and Preparedness Auditing
COMESA/CAADP Technical Briefing Paper 2 – Triggers for Early Response
Slide9Pastoralism and Policy TrainingsLivestock, Economics and TradeGarissa, Sept 08Mobility, Land Tenure, Conflict and Civil Society
Adama and Awash, Nov 08Drought, Livelihoods and Food SecurityNairobi, June 2009
Slide10Trainers and resource peopleTufts University – Dawit, Yacob, Francis, AndyIIED – Peter, Ced, Roy
Kesarine – MikeSave the Children US - Adrian
Resource people:Equity Bank, Kenya – Raphael NgeraGarissa Market – Dr. Ahmed Mohammed
Save the Children US, Ethiopia – Doyo Hargessa, Abdi Sheik Harun
Elders – Liben Jilo, Ahmed Mohammed, Tafai Sakula
DFID/GoK – Sammy Keter
Oxfam GB Turkana – Eris Lothike
MPIDO – Soikan Meitiaki
Somali communities in Garissa, Kerayu and Afar communities in Awash, Maasai communities near Magadi.
Slide11Outcomes (after 2 years)The COMESA Policy Framework for Food Security in Pastoralist AreasDraft December 2009
- Cross-border livestock trade and related policy and legislative options- Cross-border movements and pastoralist mobility- Livelihoods-based drought response
But, draft still not endorsed by COMESA Council by March 2011
Change of senior staff or ‘internal champions’
Higher management not on board
Persistence of negative attitudes
Slide12Where as we now?AU Policy Framework for Pastoralism in Africa endorsed (October 2010) - very pro-pastoral; a strong platformIGAD regional frameworks evolving e.g. animal health
COMESA draft pastoral policy framework exists but not endorsedPan-African and regional policy processes likely to continue
Slide13ChallengesOrganizational capacities and resourcesThe trade focus of RECs vs. the need to address various issues – land, services etc.National security agendas wrt cross-border movementsNational tax revenue priorities e.g. export vs. domestic revenues
‘Countries lagging behind’ in terms of understanding of pastoralism and policy options