20 - 23 September 2022
Sunbird Mount Soche Hotel, Blantyre, Malawi
Rodrigo Ciannella (ICRAF)
r.ciannella@cgiar.org
GEF Integrated Approach Pilot PCU
GEFIAPFS.PCU@cgiar.org
After two years of mostly virtual interactions, we are happy to have hosted the 2022 RFS regional workshop as an in-person event. Key country project representatives, partners and Consultative Committee members were invited to exchange experiences, take stock of lessons learned, and jointly plan for the final steps of this regional initiative. In particular, the workshop provided opportunities to:
Tuesday, September 20th
Registration
Introduction of participants and objectives
Marie Parramon Gurney, Facilitators
Welcome and opening
• Jean-Marc Sinnassamy, Senior Environmental Specialist, GEF Secretariat
• Geoffrey Mamba, Principal Secretary - Irrigation Services, Malawi
• Hon. Lobin C. Lowe, MP, Honourable Minister of Agriculture, Malawi
Overall progress and results
Jonky Tenou, IFAD
Brief on the study assessing RFS impact on resilience
Tom Kiptenai Kemboi, Conservation International
Group photo and coffee break
Resilient Food Systems impacts and lessons: interactive evidence and experience wall
Preparation for Learning Labs
Lunch
Learning Lab 1: Multi-stakeholder engagement processes
• Co-led by Ethiopia and Uganda in collaboration with UNEP, FAO, ICRAF & UNDP-AGRA
Coffee break
Learning Lab 2: Bridging science-policy gaps for enhanced resilience
• Led by Burkina Faso in collaboration with UNEP and African Union Commission
Closing insights
Wednesday, September 21st
Check in and overview of the day
Learning Lab 3: Best practices on Sustainable Land Management for achieving Land Degradation Neutrality
• Co-led by Eswatini and Niger, in collaboration with FAO and ICRAF
Coffee break
Learning Lab 4: Building resilient value chains
• Co-led by Nigeria and Senegal in collaboration with UNDP-AGRA
Interactive Exercise
Learning Lab 5: Advisory services supporting community innovations: integrated landscape management through Farmer Field Schools and Agro-Pastoral Field Schools
• Co-led by Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania, in collaboration with FAO
Lunch
Learning Lab 6: Addressing learning and adaptive management at the RFS
• Co-led by Malawi and Kenya in collaboration with IFAD and ICRAF
Coffee break
GEF Secretariat interactions with country projects and partners
• Led by GEF Secretariat, focused on the added value of the RFS programmatic approach
Briefing on field trips and sign-ups
Munday Makoko, RFS Malawi (ERASP)
Closing insights
Regional Hub planning meeting (Hub partners only)
Thursday, September 22nd: Field trips
Depart Blantyre for Phalombe and Zomba District Council Offices
Briefing by District Planning and Implementation Support Team on ERASP & PRIDE
Travel to Wowo and Matoponi irrigation schemes
Visit and appreciate progress on construction of Wowo and Matoponi irrigation schemes
Visit catchment management sites
Discussions at the EPA and WUA Offices
Lunch
Return to Blantyre
Friday, September 23rd
Feedback from field trips
Interactive Panel: Reflections on Programme learning and successes
Next steps and closing
Jean-Marc Sinnassamy, GEF Secretariat & Jonky Tenou, IFAD
Coffee break
Consultative Committee meeting (CC representatives only)
Lunch
Participants of the Final Resilient Food Systems Knowledge Exchange and Learning Workshop can find information on lodging, transportation, visa requirements for visiting Malawi, and other useful information in this Logistics Note.
Key Resilient Food Systems (RFS) country project representatives, partners and Consultative Committee members were invited to exchange experiences, take stock of lessons learned, and jointly plan for the final steps of this regional initiative at the 2022 Resilient Food Systems Knowledge Exchange and Learning Workshop in Blantyre, Malawi. The final agenda provides the structure of the workshop and its sessions.
The 2022 Resilient Food Systems Knowledge Exchange and Learning Workshop included an interactive experience-sharing wall, featuring impact posters across RFS countries and components of the Regional Hub.
This poster was prepared by the Projet d’Appui à la Résilience des Filières Agricoles (PARFA) in Senegal.
The 2022 Resilient Food Systems Knowledge Exchange and Learning Workshop included an interactive experience-sharing wall, featuring impact posters across RFS countries and components of the Regional Hub.
This poster was prepared by Component 1.1, Land and Water Division (FAO; UNCCD), EU Land Governance Programme (FAO).
The 2022 Resilient Food Systems Knowledge Exchange and Learning Workshop included an interactive experience-sharing wall, featuring impact posters across RFS countries and components of the Regional Hub.
This poster was prepared by the Integrated Landscape Management to Enhance Food Security and Ecosystem Resilience in Nigeria project.
The 2022 Resilient Food Systems Knowledge Exchange and Learning Workshop included an interactive experience-sharing wall, featuring impact posters across RFS countries and components of the Regional Hub.
This poster was prepared by the Integrated Landscape Management to EnhanceFood Security and Ecosystem Resilience project, Ethiopia.
The 2022 Resilient Food Systems Knowledge Exchange and Learning Workshop included an interactive experience-sharing wall, featuring impact posters across RFS countries and components of the Regional Hub.
This poster was prepared by Regional Hub Component 4, Programme Coordination Unit, World Agroforestry (ICRAF).
The 2022 Resilient Food Systems Knowledge Exchange and Learning Workshop included an interactive experience-sharing wall, featuring impact posters across RFS countries and components of the Regional Hub.
This poster was prepared by the Family Farming Development Programme (ProDAF) in Niger.
The 2022 Resilient Food Systems Knowledge Exchange and Learning Workshop included an interactive experience-sharing wall, featuring impact posters across RFS countries and components of the Regional Hub.
This poster was prepared by the Enhancing the Resilience of Agro-Ecological Systems Project (ERASP) project in Malawi.
The 2022 Resilient Food Systems Knowledge Exchange and Learning Workshop included an interactive experience-sharing wall, featuring impact posters across RFS countries and components of the Regional Hub.
This poster was prepared by Component 2 of the Regional Hub.
The 2022 Resilient Food Systems Knowledge Exchange and Learning Workshop included an interactive experience-sharing wall, featuring impact posters across RFS countries and components of the Regional Hub.
This poster was prepared by the Ghana Sustainable Land and Water Management project.
The 2022 Resilient Food Systems Knowledge Exchange and Learning Workshop included an interactive experience-sharing wall, featuring impact posters across RFS countries and components of the Regional Hub.
This poster was prepared by the Participatory Natural Resource Management and Rural Development Project (Neer-Tamba Project) in Burkina Faso.
The 2022 Resilient Food Systems Knowledge Exchange and Learning Workshop included an interactive experience-sharing wall, featuring impact posters across RFS countries and components of the Regional Hub.
This poster was prepared by the Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in Karamoja Sub-region project in Uganda.
The 2022 Resilient Food Systems Knowledge Exchange and Learning Workshop included an interactive experience-sharing wall, featuring impact posters across RFS countries and components of the Regional Hub.
This poster was prepared by the Smallholder Market-Led Project/Climate Smart Agriculture for Resilient Livelihoods, Eswatini project.
The 2022 Resilient Food Systems Knowledge Exchange and Learning Workshop included an interactive experience-sharing wall, featuring impact posters across RFS countries and components of the Regional Hub.
This poster was prepared by the Support for Sustainable Food Production and Enhancement of Food Security and Climate Resilience in Burundi's Highlands project in Burundi.
The 2022 Resilient Food Systems Knowledge Exchange and Learning Workshop included an interactive experience-sharing wall, featuring impact posters across RFS countries and components of the Regional Hub.
This poster was prepared by the Upper Tana Nairobi Water Fund, Kenya.
The 2022 Resilient Food Systems Knowledge Exchange and Learning Workshop included an interactive experience-sharing wall, featuring impact posters across RFS countries and components of the Regional Hub.
This poster was prepared by Component 2.2, Increasing uptake of INRM for sustainability and resilience in production landscapes and agro-ecosystems through advisory services and “farmer field schools”, of the RFS Regional Hub.
The 2022 Resilient Food Systems Knowledge Exchange and Learning Workshop included an interactive experience-sharing wall, featuring impact posters across RFS countries and components of the Regional Hub.
This poster was prepared by the Land Degradation and Food Security (LDFS) in Kondoa District Council, Dodoma region in Tanzania project.
The 2022 Resilient Food Systems Knowledge Exchange and Learning Workshop included an interactive experience-sharing wall, featuring impact posters across RFS countries and components of the Regional Hub.
This poster was prepared by Component 3 Conservation International, The Resilient Food Systems Project, Uganda (UNDP-Uganda), from the RFS Regional Hub.
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