Enhancing Regional Disaster Preparedness for Food Security
Identifying issues, lacking aspects, and actors' verdict in disaster preparedness for improved food security. Recommendations to engage SADC leaders and stakeholders effectively.
Enhancing Regional Disaster Preparedness for Food Security
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Group 2 Presentation Disaster Preparedness for Food Security
Output 1: Evidence • Identify & list issues • Food reserve facility • Early warning systems • Food safety nets • What are those missing out? Due to not looking at livelihoods approach to EWS • Nutrition, water & sanitation, education
Output 1: Evidence • Identify & list issues • “Inclusivity” – broaden participation & methodology standardisation – basic role aspects • Decentralisation - increase relevance at district/provisional level • Linkages – what other information is very necessary to add up • Livelihoods approach to EWS
FEWSNET FAO WFP Concern Worldwide Oxfam CARE WVI Action Aid SAfAIDS SA CONGO Grain SA SAFEX SA Government USAID DFID EU Save US Output 2: Actors
Verdict! • Lack of political will on joint action for the region – “SADC leaders are hypocrites” • Lack of capacity to implement disaster preparedness – why FRF taking long?
Output 3: Potential Engagement • InformaI ways of meeting with Council of Ministers of Agriculture – they eat don’t they? Dinner • Strengthen engagement with national SADC committees • Push for SACONGO to sign MoU with SADC, learn lessons on how Gender CSOs have done it – women power!!