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UNU-INRA Sparkle Enhancing Capacities for UNU-INRA Sparkle Volume 3, Issue 1 Enhancing Capacity for Managing Africa’s Natural Resources Climate Change, Agricultural Trade and Food Security in ECOWAS News Feature on UNU-INRA Climate Change Project ________________ UNU-INRA Participates in OSAA High-Level Experts Group Meeting in New York ________________ Validation Agriculture is the key Centre (ACPC) of the United Nations Economic Workshops Held in sector of the economies of Commission for Africa (UNECA), is implementing a West Africa the Economic Community project on “Climate Change, Agricultural Trade and ________________ of West African States Food Security in ECOWAS”. The aim of the project is Green (ECOWAS), supporting to assess whether agricultural production systems and Economy about 60% of its trade policies in ECOWAS can be adjusted to and the population. However, the alleviate the impact of climate change on food SDGs impact of climate change security and promote sustainable development in the ________________ on the agricultural sector region. As part of the project, the Institute has carried Vetiver seems to be making it out country assessment studies in 13 West African Grass: An difficult for the region to countries including Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte Effective feed its large population. It d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Green has become imperative to Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. critically examine the Technology The comparative analysis of the individual country potential adjustments in ________________ reports revealed that, though the countries have intra West African different characteristics, there are abundant water agricultural trade as a SMEs resources and large amounts of arable land in the response to the changing Mentored on ECOWAS region, which present opportunities for climate and to understand Business increased agricultural production. Food security is further, the linkages Growth improving but a significant proportion of the between agricultural trade ________________ population is food insecure particularly those who and climate change policies depend on markets to access food especially during in ECOWAS. UNU-INRA the dry season. The findings pointed out that the Commits to Green In response to this, UNU- response of the countries to the impact of climate Business Promotion INRA, with support from change will be affected negatively by the high level of ________________ the African Climate Policy poverty, poor infrastructure, and institutions that are Sparkle Vol. 3, Issue 1. Jan-Mar, 2015 not performing optimally because of lack of human Validation Workshops Held in West Africa and material resources and inadequate coordination. The available evidence suggests that, there has been little or no attempt to mainstream climate change concerns into agricultural development and trade policies in the sub-region. NEWS UNU-INRA Participates in OSAA High-Level Experts Group Meeting in New York Workshop Panel UNU-INRA, at the invitation of the Office UNU-INRA held national validation workshops in 12 of the Special Adviser West African countries from January 29 – March 26, on Africa (OSAA) of 2015 to discuss the preliminary findings of country the United Nations, assessment studies on the Institute’s project on participated in a high- “Climate Change, Agricultural Trade and Food level expert group Security in ECOWAS” meeting convened in Held in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, New York, on February Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, 24, 2015. The Office of Senegal, and Togo, the workshops brought together the Special Adviser on key national stakeholders involved in climate change, Africa (OSAA), the agricultural production and trade, and food security Dr Elias T. Ayuk, UNU-INRA African Union issues to review draft country assessment reports on Director Commission (AUC), the studies and make input to improve the data the African quality. Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the United The validation workshops drew on average about 30 Nations Department of Public Information (DPI), and experts in each of the participating countries. These the United Nations Industrial Development included climate experts, meteorologists, Organization (UNIDO) co-convened the meeting on hydrologists, ecologists, agricultural and trade the theme “Towards the Post 2015 Development experts, soil scientists, researchers from relevant Agenda and the African Union Agenda 2063: institutions, government officials from key ministries, Enhancing the Management of Africa’s Extractive non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as well as Industries to Promote Inclusive and Sustainable local and international development partners. Industrial Development, Structural Economic Transformation and Inclusive and Resilient Economic Growth”. Green Economy and the SDGs UNU-INRA was represented by Dr Elias T. Ayuk, the Director of the Institute. The Director’s panel discussion centred on how the post 2015 development agenda can facilitate technology transfer, which is critical for Africa’s industrialisation. He observed that the proposed sustainable development goals are more technology-centric than the millennium development goals. He stressed on the need for a holistic approach to technology development and transfer. In his opinion, the Post 2015 agenda provides unique opportunities to address, among others, global technology governance, economic diversification as The Green Economy Research Fellow of UNU-INRA, the backbone of industrialisation, and implementation Dr Calvin Atewamba participated in a two-day and policy space for technology development. He regional green economy workshop held in Cairo, emphasized that, for the African continent, Egypt, from the 28th February – 1st March, 2015. The commodity-based industrialisation should receive workshop, organized by the United Nations high priority. Sparkle Vol. 3, Issue 1. Jan-Mar, 2015 Environment Programme (UNEP) jointly with the other African countries to consider adopting the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa vetiver technology in treating wastewater. (UNECA) and the African Development Bank, with the support of European Union (EU), was on the SMEs Mentored on Business Growth theme “Inclusive Green Economies (IGE) for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development in Africa: From Inspiration to Action”. A key message at the workshop was the need to increase investments for green economy initiatives in order to facilitate the achievement of the economic, social and environmental goals outlined by the global community in the proposed UN sustainable development goals (SDGs). Research and capacity development also emerged strongly as important areas to focus on in facilitating green economy Participants of the Bootcamp transformation in Africa. The discussions also emphasised the need for businesses to integrate social InfoDev and SNV in partnership with Ashesi and environmental benefits into business models, so as University, Ernst &Young and the United Nations to provide jobs and livelihoods for local communities University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa and thereby contribute to social equity. (UNU-INRA) trained and mentored selected potential green businesses on business planning and marketing Vetiver Grass: An Effective Green Technology strategies, at a two-day session dubbed “Green Innovators Bootcamp” in Accra. The event held from 27th to 28th February, 2015 at Ashesi University College campus, aimed to equip entrepreneurs and small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) with business training, mentorship, expert guidance and practical suggestions to refine and shape their business plans and marketing strategies. The bootcamp formed part of the Ghana Climate Innovation Center project, which when operational, will provide financing, mentoring, training and business advisory services to support emerging Chrysopogon nigritana: African Vetiver Grass Species entrepreneurs and new ventures involved in developing locally appropriate solutions to climate Vetiver grass can be a cheaper and effective green change mitigation and adaptation. The Center will be technology that offers a great opportunity for Africa to hosted and managed by a world-class consortium led revolutionise wastewater management in order to ensure by Ashesi University in partnership with SNV, Ernst sustainable development. This was a key message in a &Young, and UNU-INRA. It is being supported by presentation delivered by Dr Effiom Oku, UNU-INRA the World Bank, Danish International Development Research Fellow for Land and Water Resources at the Agency (DANIDA) and the Netherlands Government. 39th Annual Conference of Soil Science Society of Nigeria, held on the theme “Managing Nigeria Soils for Food and Nutrition Security and Climate Change UNU-INRA Commits to Green Business Promotion Adaptation and Mitigation”. UNU-INRA is advocating for green business models In his presentation on the topic “Enhancing to be incorporated in businesses in Africa to facilitate Wastewater Quality for Irrigation and Soil Pollution the continent’s transition towards a green economy. Prevention: A Climate Smart Solution in an African This is being done through research projects, capacity Grass Species”, Dr Oku shared a key finding from the development programmes and the production of Institute’s research project that revealed that African knowledge products on green economy. In line with species of vetiver grass “Chrysopogon nigritana”
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