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36th RPCA annual meeting
RPCA annual meeting
On 03/12/20 - Virtual event
The 36th annual meeting was held virtually in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. It took stock of the 2020-21 agro-pastoral campaign, the food and nutrition situation and the responses to the 2020 food crisis. It also provided an opportunity to assess the implementation of the recommendations of the second PREGEC Charter evaluation and discussed next steps. Members of the Senior Experts Group of the Global Alliance for Resilience (SEG-AGIR) discussed Burkina Faso’s experience in building resilience. The SWAC/OECD Secretariat presented some governance and co-ordination tools. They aim to strengthen the coherence and effectiveness of interventions and the governance of food and nutrition security more broadly.
Summary
Key documents
- Summary of conclusions
- Agenda
- Opening remarks, by Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, SWAC Honorary President, CEO, AUDA-NEPAD
- Sahel and West Africa: food and nutrition situation 2020-21
- Nigeria: food and nutrition situation 2020-21
- Maps & Facts: Food and nutrition crisis 2020, Analyses & responses, SWAC/OECD Secretariat
- State of implementation, recommendations of the 2nd PREGEC Charter evaluation
Presentations
- 2020/2021 season provisional figures and the regional market situation, by Sy Martial Traoré, CILSS
- International market situation, byMartin Djerandodje Naindouba, FAO, West Africa Regional Office (French)
- Acute food and nutrition insecurity situation in the Sahel and West Africa, by Issoufou Baoua, CILSS
- Gender and food security, by Azara Remalia Nfon Dibie Sanogo, Oxfam (French)
- Implementation of National Response Plans (NRPs) in 2020 & responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, by Ector Sédar Houssou, CILSS (French)
- Country responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and the desert locust threat, by Sy Alain Traoré, ECOWAS Commission (French)
- State of implementation of Burkina Faso’s National Resilience Priorities and best practices for resilience, Halimatou Halidou Yacouba. SE-CNSA, Burkina Faso (French)
- Application of the PREGEC Charter: state of play of the implementation of the recommendations of the 2nd evaluation and next steps, Ousman Tall, SWAC/OECD Secretariat
- Analytical tool for assessing leadership in the governance of food & nutrition security, Ousman Tall, SWAC/OECD Secretariat
- The Food & nutrition projects database: update & next steps, Julia Wanjiru, SWAC/OECD Secretariat
Background
The region experienced a severe food and nutrition crisis in 2020, exacerbated by persistent security tensions and the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, heavy flooding during the rainy season led to the loss of human lives and enormous damage, particularly in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal, further weakening the livelihoods of vulnerable populations.
In response to this food crisis, the region’s stakeholders quickly reacted, notably through setting up a Regional Task Force, led by ECOWAS together with UEMOA and CILSS, in order to monitor and inform responses. In support of the Task Force, the RPCA set up a technical unit to facilitate information sharing among stakeholders and disseminate the work of the Cadre harmonisé Technical Committee. Furthermore, the SWAC/OECD Secretariat, in collaboration with CILSS, set up an information platform on the RPCA website. This helps stakeholders “work together in a co-ordinated manner” and contributes to improving the effectiveness of interventions.
Maps & Facts: Food and nutrition crisis 2020, Analyses & responses
Food and nutrition situation
Sahel and West Africa: Food and nutrition situation 2020-21
The results of the Cadre harmonisé analyses indicate that, for the second year in a row, the region must prepare for a major food and nutrition crisis in 2021. Some 16.7 million people require immediate food assistance. This could increase to approximately 23.6 million during the next lean season, from June-August 2021, if appropriate measures are not taken. The prevalence of global acute malnutrition exceeds the threshold of 10% (“high” per WHO) in northern Burkina Faso, central and northern Mali, eastern and western Chad, and most regions of Niger. This unprecedented food and nutrition situation is the result of a combination of socio-economic, security and health shocks. Inflation continues to have a serious impact on Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia and Guinea.
Senior Experts Group (SEG-AGIR)
Members of the Senior Experts Group of the Global Alliance for Resilience (SEG-AGIR) discussed Burkina Faso’s experience in building resilience.
Application of the PREGEC Charter
RPCA members assessed the implementation of the recommendations of the second PREGEC Charter evaluation and discussed next steps.
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FNS governance tools
The SWAC/OECD Secretariat presented some governance and co-ordination tools. They aim to strengthen the coherence and effectiveness of interventions and the governance of food and nutrition security more broadly.
Presentations
- Analytical tool for assessing leadership in the governance of food & nutrition security, Ousman Tall, SWAC/OECD Secretariat
- The Food & nutrition projects database: update & next steps, Julia Wanjiru, SWAC/OECD Secretariat
In the media
- Le Monde Afrique: En Afrique de l’Ouest, la faim avance avec le djihadisme et ses violences (French)
- Le Point Afrique: Djihadisme et crise alimentaire, épées de Damoclès sur le Sahel (French)
- Le Point Afrique: « Attention à la crise humanitaire et sécuritaire au Sahel ! », op-ed by Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Executive Secretary, AUDA-NEPAD, (French)
- Le Figaro: Afrique de l’Ouest : la crise alimentaire «la plus grave des dernières décennies », selon des experts,(French)
- AfricaNews: Growing Food Insecurity Threatens West Africa
- CGTN: West Africa facing worst food insecurity in a decade
- Yahoo Finance: Covid-19, violence “paroxystique”… l’Afrique de l’Ouest face à une crise alimentaire historique, (French)
- Ouest-France: L’Afrique de l’Ouest connaît la crise alimentaire « la plus grave de ces dernières décennies », (French)
- Terre-net:Afrique de l’Ouest : De meilleures récoltes agricoles cette année après de fortes précipitations, (French)
- Terre-net: Sécurité alimentaire, Afrique de l’ouest : la faim avance avec le jihadisme et ses violences, (French)
- La Libération: Crise alimentaire. L’Afrique de l’Ouest connaît l’une des crises alimentaires et nutritionnelles « les plus graves de ces dernières décennies », (French)
- CAPITAL: Covid-19, violence “paroxystique”… l’Afrique de l’Ouest face à une crise alimentaire historique, (French)
- LeNouvelliste: Afrique de l’Ouest: la crise alimentaire «la plus grave de ces dernières décennies », (French)
- Vatican News: Crises sécuritaire et sanitaire plongent l’Afrique de l’Ouest dans la faim, (French)