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Alex M. Banda,

FANR Directorate

SADC Secretariat

8th January 2011

BRIEFING ON FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIRECORATE’S

PROPGRAMMES

Presented

to

Workshop on Institutional and Strategic Frameworks for Sustainable Development

Addis Ababa

7th to 11th March 2011

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1.0 Background

1980 – SADC established in Lusaka as Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference (SADCC);

1992 Transformed into SADC - Treaty signed giving the organisation a legal character.

SADC Mission – promote sustainable and equitable economic growth and socio-economic development through efficient productive systems, deeper co-operation and integration, good governance and durable peace and security.

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SADC TREATY

ARTICLE 5: OBJECTIVES are to:

1. Achieve development and economic growth, alleviate poverty, enhance the standard and quality of life of the people of Southern Africa;

2. Promote self-sustaining development on the basis of collective self-reliance, and the interdependence of Member States;

3. Achieve sustainable utilization of natural resources and effective protection of the environment;

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The SADC Region

15 Member States

Population 258 million

GDP US$ 471 billion

Population growth rate about 3%

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Restructuring Of SADC

In 2001 SADC restructured from country-based coordination of sectoral activities and programmes with 21 Coordinating Units to a centralized approach with 4 Clusters

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2.0 SADC Programmes

The RISDP (and SIPO (SIPO for the Politics and Defence))

Provide direction on the regional priorities for the 15 years since 2005;

Indicative in nature.

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Implementation of RISDP

Four Technical Directorates:

Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR),

Trade and Industry, Finance and Investment (TIFI)

Infrastructure and Services (I & S);

Social and Human Development & Special Programmes (SHD & SP)

Directorates/Units for Cross-cutting Issues: Gender, and Strategic Planning

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Directorate of Trade, Industry, Finance and Industry (TIFI)

Overall Objective:

The Directorate’s overall objective is to facilitate and coordinate trade and financial liberalization, competitive and diversified industrial development and increased investment for deeper regional integration and poverty eradication in the SADC region

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Intervention Areas

Pursuing market integration through the establishment of the Free Trade Area, the SADC Customs Union and the SADC Common Market;

Attainment of macroeconomic convergence; Development and strengthening of financial and

capital markets; Attainment of deeper monetary cooperation; Increasing levels of investment in SADC including the

Foreign Direct Investment; Enhancing SADC competitiveness in industrial and

mining and other productive activities for effective participation in the global economy; and

Ensuring compliance with international trade agreements.

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Food Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR) Directorate:

Overall Objective

To develop, promote, coordinate and facilitate harmonization of policy and programmes in food, agriculture, natural resources and environment.

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Intervention Areas

Ensure food availability; Ensure access to food; Improve safety and nutritional value of food; Ensure disaster preparedness for food security; Ensure equitable & sustainable use of

environment and natural resources; and Strengthening institutional frameworks and

capacity building.

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Infrastructure and Services (I&S) Directorate

Overall objectives:

Ensure the availability of sufficient, least-cost energy, transport, water and sanitation infrastructure, ICT and telecommunications services that will assist in the attainment of economic efficiency and the eradication of poverty, whilst ensuring the environmentally sustainable use of energy resources;

Facilitate the development of tourism, as well as marketing the region as a single multifaceted tourism destination to achieve sustainable social and economic development, equity, balance, improve the quality, competitiveness and standards of service of the tourism industry in the region;

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Overall Objectives Cont’d

Harmonise regional policies, regulatory and legislative regimes and other policy instruments enshrined in the requisite regional Protocols and relevant Annexes, as well as global and international conventions and standards;

Create an enabling environment to facilitate investment in infrastructure, through harmonised institutional, legislative and regulatory policy development.

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Intervention Areas ensure the availability of sufficient, least-cost energy

services that will assist in the attainment of economic efficiency and the eradication of poverty, whilst ensuring the environmentally sustainable use of energy resources.

take advantage of international technological developments and develop national telecommunications networks for the provision of reliable effective and affordable telecommunications services in order to ensure adequate high quality and efficient services; achieve universal service and to enhance interconnectivity in the region and globally.

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I&S intervention areas cont’d

Ensure that tourism is aggressively promoted for the region to be a “single but multifaceted tourism destination capitalising on common strengths and highlighting individual Member State’s unique tourism attractions”, and to facilitate intra-regional travel through the “easing or removal of travel

support the development of the Free Trade Area (2008), followed by a Customs Union (2010) and ultimately a Common Market (2015) in SADC through transport infrastructure development, harmonisation of policies and capacity building

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Social and Human Development & Special Programmes Directorate (SHD & SP)

Overall Objective

The overall objective of the Directorate is “to contribute to the reduction of human poverty and to improve the availability of educated, well informed, skilled, healthy, flexible, culturally responsive, productive and efficient human resources for the promotion of SADC’s equitable economic growth, deeper integration and its competitiveness in the global economy.”

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SHD&SP Intervention Areas

increase the availability of educated and highly skilled personnel through equivalent and harmonized education and training systems of Member States.

to attain an acceptable standard of health for all citizens to reach specific targets within the objective of "Health for All" in the twenty first century by 2020 in all Member States through the primary health care strategy.

to stimulate the demand for labour, or increase the rate of labour absorption in the economy

Prevention and control of HIV and AIDS

Promotion of Science and Technology development

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Role of SADC in Ensuring Sustainable Development

Harmonization of policy and regulatory frameworks Facilitation of the development of regional strategies and

programmes Facilitation of the development of Infrastructure of regional

nature Promotion of free movement of citizens across the region Capacity Building Resource Mobilization Facilitation of development and strengthening of regional

support Institutions Fostering Exchange of Information Early Warning and Disaster Preparedness Reporting Facilitating international collaboration with ICP and

implementation of MEA

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Harmonization of Policy and Regulatory Frameworks

Regional Protocols: (Dating back from 1992)

Protocol on Trade Protocol on Health Protocol on Tourism Protocol on Gender and Development: Protocol on Education and Training Protocol on Shared Water Courses 1995, Revised 2000 Protocol on Facilitation of Free Movement of Persons. Protocol on Forestry Protocol on Wildlife Protocol on Fisheries Protocol on Environment (Under Development Protocol on Combating Illicit Drugs

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Harmonization of Policy and Regulatory Frameworks cont’d

Regional Policies:

SADC Regional Environment policy and Strategies

Gender Policy

Policy on HIV & AIDS

SADC Regional Water Policy 2005

SADC Regional Agriculture Policy – Under Development-Advanced stage

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Harmonization of Policy and Regulatory Frameworks cont’d

Regional Strategies and Action Plans:

IUU Commitment of Intent- (Ministerial statement of commitment)

Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (Supported by IUCN and UNCBD)

Sub-regional Environment Action (Plan supported by NEPAD)

Gender Mainstreaming tool kit

Climate Change Strategy (under development)

Environment mainstreaming tool kit - under development, supported by UNECA)

Harmonized Seed System

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Coordination of implementation of Regional Programmes

A number of programmes have been undertaken. Examples include:

Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (Supported by AfDB)

Integrated Water Resources Management Demonstration. Projects have been implemented in Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zambia focusing on poverty alleviation, lessons learned on these projects to be shared as best practice with other Member States.

Development TFCAs e.g. KAZA (currently 19, only 10 are operation)

Regional Programmes on REDD, Fire Management, Waste Management, Climate Change (under development)

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Infrastructure Development

A number of road corridors linking different Member States commissioned

A number of power generation plants commissioned-contributing to the regional power pool

Rehabilitation of rail lines across Member States Facilitating expansion airports aimed at promoting region

interconnectivity SADC Regional Information Infrastructure (inter State fibre

connectivity cable). Under-sea cables completed WACS, GL 01, ACE and Main

One (West Coast), as well as Seacom, Teams, Sat-3-Safe (East Coast).

Note! EIA is mandatory on all projects

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Promotion of Trade and free movement of SADC citizens across the region

Designation of the Free Trade Area and removal of other trade barriers

Customs Union on course

Money/Currency union still being worked out

SADC UNIVISA development is on course.

SADC Visa Exemption is also on course.

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Fostering Exchange of Information

Regional Databases Developed-AIMS, LIMS, REDD etc

SADC Website with various links Water Communication Strategy Various networks e.g. Network of

Environmental educators Various Technical Committees

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Capacity Building

A number of Institutions supported to facilitate capacity Building

SADC Regional Environmental Education Programme

Formal and Informal education

TFCAs

SADC Plant Genetic Resources Centre

CCARDESA- (Final Stages of institutionalization)

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Early Warning and Disaster Preparedness

Vulnerability Assessments

Provision of Health information and alerts

Climate outlooks-Quarterly issues

DRR Committee

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Reporting and Information Dissemination

Vulnerability Assessments under the RVAA

Food Security updates

Annual Reports e.g. Food Security Reports

Environment Outlook reports

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Facilitation of collaboration with ICP and implementation of MEAs

Coordination of ICP Forums

Facilitating development of regional position on the various MEAs

Fostering inter-organizational coordination e.g. tripartite arrangements COMESA/EAC/SADC, NEPAD, UNECA, AMCEN, AU etc

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Opportunities to foster SD

Abundant natural resources including enormous resources of coal & hydro and mineral wealth

The strong policy frameworks and enabling environment for infrastructure development

Active participation by Member States as implementing entities including private sector participation

High potential for agriculture, water and energy infrastructure development

Acceptance that infrastructure is needed in Africa by major potential investors (World Bank, ADB etc.) and Support from International cooperating partners

Rapid growth in technology including mobile communication & wireless technologies

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Lessons Learnt and challenges

Lack of functional national institutions to effectively coordinate issues of regional nature

Difficulties in harmonisation of regulatory and policy frameworks including integration of national and regional plans

Inter REC co-operation

Number of MEAs overwhelming for both Member States and RECs

Disconnect between MEAs and RECs in some instances

Rapid pace of technological change

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Lessons Learnt cont’d

Lack of capacity for project preparation and packaging

Low and unsustainable water and electricity tariff

Lack of capacity to develop, implement, operate and maintain infrastructure systems

Funding for both project development and implementation

Bridging the divide – rich vs poor, urban vs rural

Complex project financing deals driven by lenders

Climate change

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Thank you for your attention!

Merci bo coup!

Obrigado!