3rd AFRICA ANIMAL WELFARE CONFERENCE Animals, Environment and Sustainable Development in 21st Century Africa: An Interlinked Approach Programme September 2-4, 2019 United Nations Economic Commission for Africa UNECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia www.aawconference.org aawconference 2019 1 3rdAfrica Animal Welfare Conference Amb. Nehemiah Rotich: Conference Patron Ethiopia 2019 and Board Chair- Africa Network for Animal Theme: Animals, Environment and Sustainable Development in Welfare 21st Century Africa: An Interlinked Approach Good Will Messages: Anteneh Roba: CEO - International Fund for September 2 – 4, 2019, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Africa UNECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Mike Baker: Chief Executive - The Donkey PROGRAMME Sanctuary Day 1: Monday September 2, 2019 Fred Ochieng: CEO – Brooke East Africa 8.30 -10.00 am: Arrival and Registration Wolf Gordon Clifton: CEO - Animal People OPENING SESSION Emma Slawinski: Director of Campaigns Moderator: Bojia Duguma and Josiah Ojwang and Communications - Compassion in World 10.00-10.10 am Opening Remarks: Bojia Duguma Farming Conference Overview and Objectives: Kahin- Tennyson Williams: Africa Regional Director di Lekalhaile - World Animal Protection 10:10-10:20 am: Theme Exposition: Animals, Environment Dr. Samuel Wakhusama: Sub-Regional Rep- and Sustainable Development in 21st Century resentative for Eastern Africa - World Organi- Africa: An Interlinked Approach: Dr. Mwen- zation for Animal health (OIE) da Mbaka, External Affairs Advisor, World Prof. Ahmed Elsawalhy: Director; African Animal Protection Union Inter-Africa Bureau for Animal Re- 10:20-10:30 am: A global Agreement for regenerative Agricul- sources (AU-IBAR) ture – Emma Slawinski, Director of Cam- 11:05-11:20am: Key Note Address paigns and Communications, Compassion in Dr. Michael Cheruiyot: Senior Deputy Direc- World Farming tor of Veterinary Services – Republic of Kenya 10:30-10:40 am: Dr. Alemayehu Mekonnen: Chief Veteri- nary Officer, Federal Democratic Republic of 10:40 -11:05 am Welcome Remarks: Ethiopia Henry Ndede: Special Advisor, Governance Affairs Office - Environment United Nations Environment Programme Official Opening: Dr. Gebreegziabher Gebreyohannes, State Minister for Agriculture, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia www.aawconference.org aawconference 2019 2 www.aawconference.org aawconference 2019 3 Panel Chair: Wachira Kariuki, Director of 11:20-11:30 am: Group Photo Advocacy and Legal Affairs, Africa Network 11:30 – 12:00pm Tea/Coffee Break for Animal Welfare 12:00 – 1:00pm SESSSION 1: DONKEY SKIN TRADE 1 AFRICA REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES: Moderator: Dr Annie Lewa; Senior Projects and Pro- Simon Pope: Skins Campaign Manager, Donkey Sanctuary grammes Officer, African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) Under the Skin Report 2 Dr. Ntombi Mudenda; President, Zambia 12:00 – 1:00pm Biosecurity and Disease Risks of Donkey Skin Veterinary Association Trade: A global perspective – Dr Getachew Mulugeta, Researcher, The Donkey Sanctuary Dr. Josiah Kantiyok; Registrar, Veterinary Council of Nigeria Donkey Slaughter: Animal welfare and so- cio-economic analysis in Kenya- Dr Solomon Dr. Magda Shokry Abdelsaid Youssef; OIE Onyango, Partner Representative for WTG in Animal Welfare Focal Point, Egypt Africa and OIE Animal Welfare Focal Point, Kenya Dr. Clive P. Marwick; President, South Afri- can Veterinary Council, South Africa Policy and Strategy Inclusion of Working Dr. Imame Thiam; President, Veterinary Equids in Development: A Key Step to ensure Council of Senegal. sustainable Equid Welfare – Dr Bojia Dugu- Dr. Faouzi Kechrid; President, African Veter- ma, Country Representative, Donkey Sanctu- inary Association ary Ethiopia Dr. Indraph M. Ragwa; CEO – Kenya Veteri- 1:00-2:00 pm LUNCH nary Board Moderator: Josiah Ojwang SESSION 2: LINKING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: AND ANIMAL WELFARE: REGIONAL AND GLOBAL PERSPEC- Andrew Rowan, Board Chair and Chief Pro- TIVES gram Officer, Wellbeing International, USA PANEL DISCUSSION (2:00 – 3:30 pm) 3.30 – 4.00pm: TEA/COFFEE SESSION 3 4:00-5:00 PM: ATTAINMENT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOP- MENT THROUGH IMPROVED ANIMAL WELFARE www.aawconference.org aawconference 2019 4 www.aawconference.org aawconference 2019 5 Session Chair: David Gies, Founder Africa Network for Animal 5.20-5.30pm Space-based technology and One Health: De- Welfare (ANAW) - USA and Board Member livering an integrated approach - Joe Ryding 4:00-4:10pm Animal Welfare Systems: design for sustain- 5.30-5.50pm Plenary Session /QA able benefit - Dr. Isabel Meyer SESSION 5 4.10-4.20pm Community Conversations to Improve An- ANIMAL LAW imal Welfare and Livelihoods in Ethiopia Session Chair: Michael O’Brien-Onyeka, Senior Vice President, -Mamusha Lemma Conservation International 5:50-6:20 pm: Sustainability and Welfare: The Role of Ani- 4:20- 4:30pm The SDG ABC’s: How Animal Protection Im- mal Law: Tony Gerrans – Executive Director, pacts All 17 Sustainable Development Goals Human Society International – Africa. - Wolf Gordon Clifton, Executive Director, Challenges of conservation in Africa: Dr. John Animal People Waithaka - Board Chair – Kenya Wildlife 4.30-4.40pm Thriving Together: Linking animal welfare to Service (KWS) meaningful development strategies: Kathleen Optional Dinner event at Kaleb Hotel - 7:00 - 9:00 pm Moore - Deputy Vice President- Animal Res- Dialogue on Alternative Livestock Production Systems cue, International Fund For Animal Welfare (Please sign up at registration before 11:00 am on Day one) (IFAW) ***********************END OF DAY ONE*********************** 4.40-5.00pm Plenary Session /QA SESSION 4 Day 2: Tuesday September 3, 2019 5:00-5:40 IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE; TECHNOLO- 8.00 – 9.00am: Registration GY; RESEARCH AND TRAINING ON ACHIEVEMENT OF SUS- TAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Session Chair: Michael O’Brien-Onyeka, Senior Vice President, SESSION 6: UN Environment Conservation International Session Chair: Isaiah Otieno, Civil Society Support Officer, UN 5.00-5.10pm A Rush toward Industrial Animal Agricul- Environment ture? Cases, Consequences, Caution and New 9.00-10.00am Outcomes of the fourth UN Environment As- Commitments: Mia MacDonald- Executive sembly: Alexander Juras, Chief, Civil Society Director, Brighter Green Unit, UN Environment 5.10-5.20pm Enhancing Animal Welfare by Integrating a 10.00 – 10.30am Expectations for UNEA 5: Henry Ndede, Spe- Multidisciplinary One Health Approach in cial Advisor, Governance Affairs Office, UN Training and Research: A Case Study of Uni- Environment, versity of Nairobi Veterinary Training - James 10.30- 11.00am Tea/Coffee Nguhiu www.aawconference.org aawconference 2019 6 www.aawconference.org aawconference 2019 7 SESSION 7: 2.10-2.20 PM Creating a partnership against cruel traps and UN Environment snares: Jose Louies, Chief – Wildlife Crime Session Chair: Control Division, Wildlife Trust of India Alexander Juras, Chief, Civil Society Unit, UN Environment 2.20-2.30 PM Anti-poaching: Damien Mander, Founder, 11.00-11.30am Opportunities for Civil Society to engage with International Anti-poaching Foundation UNEA and UN Environment: Isaiah Otieno, 2.30 –2.50 PM Q & A Civil Society Support Officer, UN Environ- 2.50-3.20 PM Communicating Animal Welfare: Intersection ment between Wildlife and Domestic Animals: Dr. 11.30 –1.00pm Roundtable discusión: UNEA, UNEP, AU- Paula Kahumbu, CEO - Wildlife Direct IBAR and Regional Economic Councils as SESSION 9: DONKEY SKIN TRADE 2 strategic partners to achieve animal welfare 3.20-4:10 PM and sustainable Development in Africa. Session Chair: Fred Ochieng; CEO, Brooke East Africa Panelists: Henry Ndede, Special Advisor, Governance Affairs Office, UN Environment; 3.20-4.10pm Donkey Skin Trade and Implications for Josphat Ngonyo, Executive Director, Africa Africa Network for Animal Welfare; Janice Cox, Community voices on implication of Donkey World Animal NET; Zerubbabel Getachew, skin trade on livelihoods and coping strategies Government of Ethiopia; Dr. Annie Lewa, - Short video Senior Projects & Programmes Officer; Afri- Community interventions on donkey skin can Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal trade, opportunities and challenges - Samuel Resources (AU-IBAR), Fazal Issa Abdulrah- Theuri, Advocacy and Innovations Advisor, man, UNEP MGFC Representative, Tanzania Brooke East Africa and Eston Muriithi, Pro- 1.00-2.00 PM Lunch Break gram Manager, Kenya Network for Dissemi- SESSION 8 nation of Agricultural Technologies 2.00-3.20 PM: BUSHMEAT AND ANTI-POACHING Status of donkey slaughter in Kenya and its Session Chair: Kathleen Moore, Deputy Vice President- Animal implication on community livelihoods – Dr. Rescue, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) Tabitha Karanja, Kenya Agriculture and Live- stock Research Organization (KALRO) 2.00-2.10 PM Prevalence of Bushmeat Consumption: Dr. Dennis Bahati, Program Manager, Africa Donkey use and resilience building; a case of Network for Animal Welfare and David Gies, Somaliland – Maurice Kiboye; Country Di- Founder Africa Network for Animal Welfare rector for Kenya and Somalia VSF-Germany (ANAW) - USA and Board Member Implication of donkey hide trade for Ethio- pian donkey population: Desta Arega, CEO Brooke Ethiopia www.aawconference.org aawconference 2019 8 www.aawconference.org aawconference 2019 9 Moderator guided Q&A session Day 3: Wednesday September 4, 2019 4.10-4.40pm Tea/Coffee 8.30– 9.00am: Registration SESSION 10 AU-IBAR/OIE/IGAD 4:40-5:40PM Session Chair: Prof. James Nkansah-Obrempong, Africa Interna-