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An introduction
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This presentation
o Introduces the thematic focus of the Agenda
On improving natural resource use efficiency
o Clarifies the focus and activities of the Agenda
Targeting change of practice
o Presents the current status of the Agenda
In harnessing multi-stakeholder synergies
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Why the Agenda?
o Clash betweenResource Scarcity andDemand Growthdriving
livestock sector evolution
o Potential to dramatically aggravate sectors impact on the
environment, public health, and equity
o Potential to dramatically improve sectors contribution
toenvironmental, public, social, and economic health
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What is the Agenda?
o Agendas focus on production (but sustainableconsumption
important, too)
o Rate of conversion of natural resources into livestock
products and services
o Social, economic and health advantages of livestock needto be
captured
o Size and complexity of the task require multiple actions
bymultiple stakeholders
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What does the Agenda focus on?
o Three initialfoci:
Efficiency gap:Existing technology and institutionalframeworks
can generate large resource use efficiency,economic and social
gains
Grassland: Payment for environmental services can connectpeople
and production systems, raise productivity andenhance
livelihoods
Manure: Recovery of nutrients and energy contained canreduce
nutrient overload and greenhouse gas emissions
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How does the Agenda work?
o Consensual
o Broad-based, voluntary informal stakeholder engagement
o Direction of change No blame games
o Do-no-harm principle
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Science-based
o Action oriented (joint and separate action)
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What does the Agenda do?
o Network and inform
o Stimulate multi-stakeholder interaction and collaboration;
o Enhance the access to and choice of information
o Link demand for knowledge and services to
itssupply/suppliers
o Analyze and guide
o Develop harmonized metrics and methodologies
o Strategic sector guidance
o Inform inter-governmental and other partnership
processes
o Catalyze concrete action
o Concepts into practice
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Who is involved and why?
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All sector stakeholders
o Value added:
Better access to knowledge and transmission
Shared understanding of issues and solutions to build
consensus Avoid duplication
Engage relevant actors: informed decision-making andaccelerated
action
o For FAO:
Inform, guide and enrich FAOs inter-governmentalprocesses
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Where are we?
o Consensus reached about the nature of initiative and
desireddirection of change
o Consensus reached on three focus areas and initial work
programme
o Strong buy-in from many stakeholders and joint messaging(e.g.
in the run-up to Rio +20)
o Consensus reached on initial oversight mechanism
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What is next?
o Constituting meeting in Nairobi
o 22-24 January 2013
o Hosted by AU/IBAR and ILRI
o Initial action programme agreement
o Commitments
o Further buy-in
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The Agenda: Why it matters
o The thematic focus
Offers strong synergies between social and economic gains
andenvironmental impact reduction
o The action-orientation (change in practice) Build on the sense
of urgency to put what we know into practice
o Value added of the multi-stakeholder engagement
Convergence of interests and action will translate into changeof
practices
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