• Mr. Obed Letsela, Lesotho Highlands Development Authority
  • Mr. Eliab Simpungwe, Wageningen University and Research Centre/ Fort Cox College of Agriculture and Forestry
  • Provisional agenda




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    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


    • H.E. Mr. Rob Vermaas, Ambassador of the Netherlands to Ethiopia

    • Mrs. Rosebud Kurwijila, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission

    • Dr. Louise O. Fresco, Assistant Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization

    • 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



    • Case: Senegal River Basin, with special emphasis on Diawling, Mauritania

    Working Group Theme 2: The new economy of water for food and eco-systems



    • Case: Flow scenarios for the Senqu (Orange) river ecosystem, Lesotho

    Working Group Theme 3: The enabling environment



    • 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



    • 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



    • Case: Waza Logone Floodplain, Cameroon

    Working Group Theme 3: The enabling environment



    • 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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