INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE CENTRAL AND WEST AFRICAN REGIONAL PROGRAMME IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, FOREST ECONOMY AND THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO REGIONAL FORUM ON THE ENVIRONMENT COALITION FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FOREST LANDSCAPES CONFRONTING CLIMATE CHANGE AGENDA (8 June 2011) Brazzaville, 5 8 July 2011
TUESDAY 5 JULY 2011 Moderator : Fatou SARR, IUCN Regional Adviser 08 00 09 00 Registration of participants Secretariat of the forum SESSION I : OPENING CEREMONY OF THE REGIONAL FORUM ON THE ENVIRONMENT 09 00 10 00 Welcome address of the Regional Director Aimé Nianogo Statement of the President of the Regional Committee of IUCN Members in Central and West Africa (CREMACO) Honourable Mamadou Diallo Statement of the Director General of IUCN Julia Marton - Lefèvre Opening Speech of the Minister of Sustainable Development, Forest Economy and the Environment of Congo H.E. Henri DJOMBO 10 00 10 15 Keynote address of the Forum (background, objectives,..) Aimé Nianogo 10 15 10 45 COFFEE BREAK SESSION II : POLICY, ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 10 45 11 15 Environmental policy and governance in the Congo Basin : achievements, inadequacies and perspectives Kenneth Angu Angu 11h15 11h45 Coordination and planning policies at continental level : example of the management of water resources Charles Ngangoué, Adviser of the African Ministers Council for Water (AMCOW) 11 45 12 00 Discussion Kenneth / Charles
TUESDAY 5 JULY 2011 (Cont d) SESSION III : MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE CHANGE IN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING 12 00 12 30 Experiences of Central Africa COMIFAC Share experiences gained in Central and West Africa with 12 30 13 00 Experiences of West Africa ECOWAS regards to mainstreaming climate change in the development planning process. 13 00 13 30 Discussion 13 30 14 30 LUNCH BREAK 14 30 14 45 Fight against coastal erosion in West Africa Mathieu Ducrocq Discuss on experiences gained in West Africa 14 45 15 15 Capitalisation on adaptation good practices in the various ecological regions of Burkina Faso 15 15 16 00 Discussion 16 00 16 30 COFFEE BREAK SESSION IV : ECOSYSTEMS, HUMAN WELLBEING AND FUNDING Moussa Ouédraogo 16 30 17 00 Ecosystems and food security To be identified Share an array of analysed good practices. 17h00-17h30 Strategies and opportunities for funding the conservation of ecosystems and biodiversity in Central Africa : Case of the AfDB 17h30 18h00 Strategies and opportunities for funding the conservation of forests : Case of the Congo Basin Forest Fund 18h00 18h30 Discussion END OF WORK FOR DAY 1 Bamba Diop, African Development Bank To be identified Understanding the funding mechanisms of forest conservation and access to their resources
WEDNESDAY 6 JULY 2011 Moderator : Honourable Mamadou DIALLO, President of CREMACO SESSION V : WORLD CONGRESS ON CONSERVATION 09 00 09 30 The Forum Meeting of Members Véronique Zurcher 09 30 10 00 Discussion SESSION VI : THE 2013-2016 GLOBAL FOUR-YEAR PROGRAMME 10 00 10 30 The One Programme approach Fatou Sarr, Conseillère de l UICN 10 30 11 00 PAUSE CAFE 11 00 12 00 Draft IUCN programme for 2013-2016 Cyrie Sendashonga, Jean-Yves Pirot and J-M 12 00 13 00 Discussion 13 00 14 30 LUNCH BREAK 14 30 16 30 Working groups on the draft 2013 2016 global fouryear programme and its articulation with the regional component and the commitment declaration for the One Programme (5 groups : central areas 1 and 2, thematic areas 3,4 and 5) Garreau Cyrie Sendashonga, Jean-Yves Pirot and Jean-Marc Garreau 16 30 18 00 Restitution of working groups Cyrie Sendashonga, Jean-Yves Pirot and J-M Garreau END OF WORK FOR DAY 2 General information on the World Congress of Nature of 2012 in Jeju (Republic of Korea) Opportunities for Members to participate in the Forum of the Congress. Conduct of the Assembly of Members and expectations Present the commitment declaration of three pillars of IUCN and discuss its implementation. Present and discuss the framework for situation analysis, define challenges, priorities and objectives. Gather the comments of Members on the global four-year programme to be submitted for approval by the 2012 Congress. Discuss on the involvement of Members in the implementation of the four-year programme at world, regional and national levels. Formulate proposals of motions on the programme, including the regional component.
THURSDAY 7 JULY 2011 Moderator : The representative of the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Forest Economy and the Environment of the Republic of Congo SESSION VII : 2013 2016 REGIONAL FOUR - YEAR PROGRAMME 08 30 09 00 Introductory statement on IUCN s vision for Central and West Africa in the next five years. Presentation of the framework and structure of the 2013 2016 regional four-year programme 09 00 10 30 Working groups on the priorities of the regional thematic programmes (Water and Wetlands ; Protected Areas and Biodiversity ; Forest Conservation ; Management of Coastal and Marine Resources) Jean-Marc Garreau and Aliou Faye Jean-Marc Garreau, Aliou Faye and Jacques Somda 10 30 11 00 COFFEE BREAK 11 00 11 15 Restitution of working groups Jean-Marc Garreau, Aliou Faye and Jacques Somda SESSION VIII : PREPARATION OF MEMBERS FOR THE 2012 WORLD CONGRESS ON CONSERVATION 11 15 11 5 Motions and recommendations : Procedures and loopholes on policy recommendations. 11 45 13 Elections of the Council Voting accreditations and procedures Discussion 13 00 14 00 LUNCH BREAK Jean-Yves Pirot and Cyrie Sendashonga Véronique Zurcher and Monique Yigbedek Present and discuss situation analysis, define challenges, priorities and objectives and funding mechanisms of the 2013 2016 regional four-year programme. Retain together with Members and Commission Members regional intervention priorities, for each of the thematic avenues of the regional programme Show the importance of motions for Members and enable them to better understand procedures for them drawing up and current loopholes in terms of recommendations for action. Help Members to master IUCN governance mechanisms, as well as the conditions of representation and voting techniques. Discuss on reforms of the procedures of motions proposed by the IUCN Council
THURSDAY 7 JULY 2011 (Cont d) 14 00 15 00 Working groups to select motions to be presented to the WCC SESSION IX : EXERCISING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES MEMBERS Adviser to be identified and Cyrie Sendashonga Adopt regional and global draft motions to submit at the 2012 World Congress on Conservation 15 00 15 30 Presentation on IUCN governance and revising the Statutes 15 30 16 00 Discussion 16 00 16 15 Setting up of a Regional Council (introductory statement and discussion) 16 15 16 30 COFFEE BREAK 16 30 18 00 Meeting of Members, Commissions and Advisers (reserved solely for Members, Commission Members and Advisers) END OF WORK FOR DAY 3 Adviser Aimé Nianogo President of CREMACO Build the capacity of members in the formulation of recommendations to improve on governance and reforms, including proposals to amend the Statutes Gather possible proposals on improvements, reforms and amendments of the Statutes of IUCN. Inform and gather the views of Members on the constitution of a Regional Council, stages in the constitution, its composition and mandate ). Discuss about the vision, the Council, draft motions, and discuss recommendations for the regional programme.
FRIDAY 8 JULY 2011 Moderator: Jean-Yves Pirot, Programme Support and Operations SESSION X : RELATIONS BETWEEN THE IUCN PROGRAMME AND THE AGENDA OF MAJOR EVENTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT 09 00 09 30 The IUCN Programme and the world agenda on the environment and sustainable development Julia Marton-Lefèvre and Cyrie Sendashonga Challenges and information on the role and contribution of IUCN in major events on the environment at global (RIO 2012, World Forum on Water, CBD, UNFCCC, IPBES) and regional levels are shared. 09 30 10 00 Priority environmental challenges and perspectives at Aimé Nianogo regional level 10 00 10 30 Discussion Julia Marton-Lefèvre and Aimé Nianogo 10 30 11 00 COFFEE BREAK SESSION XI : SECOND PLENARY OF MEMBERS AND ADVISERS (NOT OPENED TO SECRETARIAT STAFF, EXCEPT AT THE REQUEST OF MEMBERS.) 11 00 13 00 Candidatures to elective position at the 2012 WCC Designation of a spokesperson for the closing session President of CREMACO 13 00 14 30 LUNCH BREAK SESSION XIII : SHARING OF EXPERIENCES AND COMMUNICATION ON THE ENVIRONMENT 14 30 15 30 Sharing of experiences of National Committees : Burkina Faso; Cameroon ; Congo ; Guinea Bissau ; Mali 15 30 15 40 Regional Committee of Central and West African Members (CREMACO) Designate future candidates to the Council and to other elective positions of the Congress Designate the spokesperson who will make a speech on behalf of Members at the closing session ; Senegal Present a balance sheet of activities and Vice - President of perspectives CREMACO 15 40 16 00 Communication and visibility of CREAMCO (strategies, products, channels, targets ) 16 00 16 30 COFFEE BREAK Félicité Mangang Share the communication plan of CREMACO
SESSION XIV : CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE ASSEMBLY OF MEMBERS 16 30 17 30 Presentation a summary report of deliberations General Rapporteur Statement of the Spokesperson of Members To be identified Thank you speech of the Regional Director Aimé Nianogo Speech of the Director General of IUCN Julia Marton-Lefèvre Closing speech of the Minister of Sustainable Development, Forest Economy and the Environment H.E. Henri Djombo 18 30 CLOSING COCKTAIL