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Background to the Research Climate change in 5 EAC member countries (e.g. extreme weather events) Food insecurity and hunger Trade potential REALITY Limited understanding of linkages Lack of holistic national, and regional policies REALITY Study interactions of climate change- food security-trade Fill knowledge gaps Build capacity of stakeholders for holistic policy response MUST Background Objectives Key issues covered Methodology Indicative outline Conclusions 3
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Draft Terms of Reference for the Country Research Studies
Promoting Agriculture-Climate-Trade linkages in the East African Community (PACT EAC)
BY RASHID S. KAUKAB& KRISTA JOOSEP
Arusha, TanzaniaFebruary 24, 2012
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Outline of the Presentation• Background• Objectives• Key substantive issues to be covered• Methodology
– Principles– Plan – Timeline
• Indicative outlines of country research studies– Introduction– Analysis
• Climate change and food security• Trade and climate change• Trade and food security • Climate change-food security-trade policy linkages: nature, new realities, and challenges
• Conclusions and recommendations
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Background to the Research
• Climate change in 5 EAC member countries (e.g. extreme weather events)
• Food insecurity and hunger
• Trade potential
REALITY
• Limited understanding of linkages
• Lack of holistic national, and regional policies
REALITY • Study interactions of climate change-food security-trade
• Fill knowledge gaps
• Build capacity of stakeholders for holistic policy response
MUST
BackgroundObjectivesKey issues covered MethodologyIndicative outlineConclusions
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Main Objectives of the Research
Impact of climate change on food security
Impact of trade in goods and services on climate change
Identify where trade can minimize the negative impacts of climate change on food security
Study interactions of climate-trade-food-security policies
Increase capacity of stakeholders on climate-trade-food-security-linkages
Outline concrete policy recommendations
BackgroundObjectivesKey issues covered MethodologyIndicative outlineConclusions
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Key Issues to be CoveredNational policy frameworks relevant to the climate-trade-food-security linkages
The relevant regional and international policy frameworks and their implications for the national policy frameworks
The negative and positive impact created by climate change in agriculture and overall food security + address through trade
Articulation of elements for holistic and viable solutions
BackgroundObjectivesKey issues covered MethodologyIndicative outlineConclusions
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Exchange ideas 3 researchers; international
experts; research institutions; PAC
Involvement of relevant stakeholders
Field studies, surveys, cases
Interlinkages of three areas
Issues identified by beneficiaries
EAC Secretariat (MoU)
Methodology: PrinciplesBackgroundObjectivesKey issues covered MethodologyIndicative outlineConclusions
Collaborative
Demand-driven
Holistic
Multi-disciplinary
Inclusive
Grassroots-based
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Methodology: Plan
•Expand and annotate research questions
DESKTOP RESEARCH
•Data collection, fact finding, collaboration with experts and partners, field visits, etc.
FIELD WORK
•Consultations with the NRGs; input/feedback loops with the EAC Secretariat
CONSULTATIONS
•Draft presentations + feedback at the RAM and by PAC
PRESENTATION OF DRAFTS
•Studies finalization, comments incorporated
FINAL STUDIES
BackgroundObjectivesKey issues covered MethodologyIndicative outlineConclusions
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Methodology: TimelineBackgroundObjectivesKey issues covered MethodologyIndicative outlineConclusions
Discussion of draft ToRs; Identify
knowledge gaps
Identification of research teams
Approval of draft study
outlines
Collaborative desktop research
February
23-24 February
15 March
16 March -29 April
30 April
Desktop drafts submitted for
comments
Receive comments on desktop
research from NRGs, EAC Sec,
PAC, CUTS
Field work starts e.g. surveys, visits
1 May
30 May
Submission of Action Alert
15 June
Submission of complete
draft studies
Comments made on full draft studies
by NRGs, PAC, etc. Incorporate
RAM comments into final studies
Draft presentation & feedback
at RAM15 July
August
September
15 October
Submission of Final studies
November
2012
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Indicative Outline of Country Research Studies: Introduction
Brief economic, social, and trade profile with particular reference to climate change and food security; Trends and linkages in agriculture production, trade, food security and weather patterns; Status of current knowledge on interlinkages of trade-climate change-food security
Main elements of national policy framework in all three areas: interlinkages, contradictions, gaps, etc
BackgroundObjectivesKey issues covered MethodologyIndicative outlineConclusions
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Indicative Outline of Country Research Studies: Analysis (1)
A. What are the main national food security challenges for stakeholders as imposed by climate change?
B. Who will be affected in the food security system, and how?
C. In the relevant national and regional climate change policy frameworks, what are the gaps and the opportunities to effectively address food security issues?
Climate Change and Food Security Research Questions:
BackgroundObjectivesKey issues covered MethodologyIndicative outlineConclusions
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Indicative Outline of Country Research Studies: Analysis (2)
A. What is known about climate change and its impacts on trade in the country?
B. What are possible negative impacts of trade on climate change? How is climate change going to be an impediment to trade?
C. What are concrete examples of how trade can contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts in the country?
D. What are the national climate change and trade policies in place and how do these policies have an impact on each other?
E. What are the implications of multilateral agreements and negotiations on the national trade and climate change policies?
Trade and Climate Change Research Questions:
BackgroundObjectivesKey issues covered MethodologyIndicative outlineConclusions
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Indicative Outline of Country Research Studies: Analysis (3)
A. How is food security affected by trade at the national and regional level?
B. What are the social and economic implications of multilateral and regional trade policies on food security at the national and sub-national level?
C. What are the national trade policy shortcomings, gaps, and opportunities to achieve food security?
D. What are the concrete examples of trade playing a positive role to achieve food security?
Trade and Food Security Research Questions:
BackgroundObjectivesKey issues covered MethodologyIndicative outlineConclusions
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Indicative Outline of Country Research Studies: Analysis (4)
A. Considering regional and national trade and climate change policies, how do they have an impact on food security?
B. What are the main gaps and contradictions between sectoral policies on the one hand and between national and regional policies on the other?
C. What are the main impediments in the development and implementation of holistic and coordinated policies at the national level to improve food security through trade in the face of climate change?
Trade-Food Security-Climate Change Linkages Research Questions:
BackgroundObjectivesKey issues covered MethodologyIndicative outlineConclusions
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Conclusions and Recommendations
Conclusions:
Summary of substantive linkages; Potential of trade; Existing policy frameworks and their interactions and contradictions; Main shortcomings of these policies and the way forward; The capacity limitations of relevant stakeholders and how they can be improved
Recommendations:
Recommendations to national stakeholders; Recommendations to regional and international stakeholders
BackgroundObjectivesKey issues covered MethodologyIndicative outlineConclusions
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