Public Disclosure Authorized ABSTRACT Public Disclosure Authorized The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), in collaboration with the World Bank, hosted a Regional Forum on Climate Risks and Food Security Resilience at the Taj Pamodzi Hotel in Lusaka Zambia from October 25-26, 2018. This was followed by a Field Visit to the SADC Plant Genetic Resources Center (SPGRC), on October 27, 2018. REGIONAL FORUM ON CLIMATE Public Disclosure Authorized RISKS AND FOOD SECURITY RESILIENCE Proceedings of the Forum | October 25-27, 2018 | Lusaka, Zambia Public Disclosure Authorized Regional Forum on Climate Risks and Food Security Resilience Lusaka Zambia 25-27 October 2018 i | P a g e Contents Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................................... ii Acronyms ..................................................................................................................................................... iii Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................... vi Background ................................................................................................................................................... 1 Forum Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 1 Anticipated Outcomes ................................................................................................................................. 1 Summary of Outcomes ................................................................................................................................. 2 Summary of Sessions.................................................................................................................................... 4 DAY ONE – October 25, 2018 ................................................................................................................... 4 Proceedings .......................................................................................................................................... 4 DAY TWO – October 26, 2018 ................................................................................................................ 14 Proceedings ........................................................................................................................................ 15 Key Takeaways and Next Steps ............................................................................................................. 21 Closing Session ....................................................................................................................................... 23 DAY THREE – October 27, 2018: Field Visit to the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Plant Genetic Resources Centre (SPGRC) .............................................................................................. 23 Annexes ...................................................................................................................................................... 26 Annex 1: Concept Note for a Regional Summit on Climate Adaptation and Food Systems Resilience in East and Southern Africa .................................................................................................................... 27 Annex 2: Program - Regional Forum on Climate Risks and Food Security Resilience October 25-26, 2018, Taj Pamodzi Hotel, Lusaka, Zambia ............................................................................................. 30 Annex 3: List of Participants - Regional Forum on Climate Risks and Food Security Resilience - October 25-26, 2018, Taj Pamodzi Hotel Lusaka, Zambia ..................................................................... 34 Annex 3a: Biography of Speakers .......................................................................................................... 38 Annex 4: Opening Statement by Her Honor Mrs. Inonge Wina, Vice President of the Republic of Zambia .................................................................................................................................................... 46 Annex 5: Statement by the COMESA Secretary General ...................................................................... 49 Annex 6: Welcome Remarks by Simeon Ehui, Director, Agriculture Global Practice .......................... 52 Annex 7: Keynote Address by Adebisi Araba, Regional Director, Africa, CIAT .................................... 56 Annex 8: Briefing - Concerns and Preparedness for a New El Niño Onset in Sub-Saharan Africa in Late Fall 2018 - September 10, 2018 ...................................................................................................... 61 i | P a g e Acknowledgements The Regional Forum Climate Risks and Food Security Resilience was generously supported through a grant from the Food Price Crisis Response Trust Fund, a World Bank-managed program designed to help countries prepare for climate risks and better manage food price volatility. The trust fund was financed by Australia, Canada, Korea and Spain. Front page picture - Editorial credit: Luisa Puccini / Shutterstock.com Disclaimer The proceedings of the forum are made public to support broader knowledge sharing. However, the findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. ii | P a g e Acronyms AADMER ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response ACBP Africa Climate Business Plan ACTESA Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa AHA Centre ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance AIFS ASEAN Integrated Food Security Framework AMAF ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations ASEAN CRN ASEAN Climate Resilience Network ARC Africa Risk Capacity ARM Agriculture Risk Management (ARM) AU African Union CA Conservation Agriculture CAT Catastrophe CEO Chief Executive Officer COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa COMSHIP COMESA Seed Harmonization Programme CSA Climate Smart Agriculture CSIP Climate-Smart Investment Plan CSOs Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) DDOs Drawdown Options DINA Drought Impact and Needs Assessment DRR Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) EA Early Action EAFF East African Farmers Federation ENSO El Niño Southern Oscillation EAP East Asia Pacific EW Early Warning EWS Early Warning System iii | P a g e FAF Food, Agriculture and Forestry FANRPAN Food Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network GDP Gross Domestic Product Ha Hectares HSNP Hunger Safety Net Program IAPRI Indaba Agriculture Policy Research Institute IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ICT Information Communication and Technology IDA International Development Association IFAD International Fund for Agriculture Development IFC International Finance Corporation IFP Investment Project Financing IFPRI International Food Policy Research Institute IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IS-EWS Information and Early Warning Systems KLIP Kenyan Livestock Insurance Program MET Meteorological MRVs Measurement Reporting and Verification Systems MSP Managed IT Service Providers NDCs Nationally Determined Contributions NDP National Development Plan OpEx Operating Expenditure Costs PARM Platform for Agriculture Risk Management PPCR Pilot Program for Climate Resilience Q&A Question and Answer RAB Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Board SACAU Southern Africa Confederation of Agriculture Unions SASOP Standard Operating Procedure for Regional Standby Arrangements and Coordination of Joint Disaster Relief and Emergency Response Operation SD Sustainable Development iv | P a g e SEADRIF Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility SFM Sustainable Forest Management SPA-FS Strategic Plan of Action on Food Security USD United States Dollars WASH Water Sanitation and Hygiene WRS Warehouse Receipt System v | P a g e and Ms. Ina Rutenberg, World Bank Country Executive Summary Director for Zambia. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern A number of presentations were delivered, Africa (COMESA), in collaboration with the during the Forum, to frame the 8 key thematic World Bank, hosted a Regional Forum on sessions highlighting: experiences and lessons Climate Risks and Food Security Resilience at learned from the 2015-16 El Niño; the World the Taj Pamodzi Hotel in Lusaka Zambia from Bank’s Ag-Observatory; innovative approaches 25-26 October 2018. This was followed by a to mitigating production risks at farm level, Field Visit to the SADC Plant Genetic Resources including scaling up of Climate-Smart Center (SPGRC) on the peripheries of Lusaka, on Agriculture (CSA); innovations in financing 27th October 2018. climate/disaster risk initiatives; and initiatives designed to strengthen climate resilience and The Regional Forum brought together food security in the ASEAN region. participants from 13 out of the 21 COMESA Member States: Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Technical contributions and experiences from Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Rwanda, the ASEAN region were particularly useful to Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, participants from COMESA member States,