Policy Network and Engagement Workshop
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Date
27.06.23 > 28.06.23
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Time
09:00 am > 05:00 pm UTC+03:00
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Location
ILRI Campus, Nairobi, Kenya
Background
Supporting effective policy design, implementation and evaluation is an intrinsic part of many CGIAR initiatives. In some countries multiple initiatives are working in the same policy environments. In the absence of effective coordination, this may reduce the ability of initiatives to support policy making and implementation at different levels, as well as contribute to growing policy incoherence at a country level.
The CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) co-creates demand-driven policy solutions with national institutions, supporting countries to transform food, land and water systems for development and sustainable futures. Co-created with national and international partners, the main objectives of NPS are to build policy coherence, integrate policy tools, and respond to policy demand and crises at national and subnational levels.
NPS is currently active in Colombia, Egypt, India, Laos, Kenya, and Nigeria (with Ethiopia and Rwanda recently added). In these countries we are addressing both current policy demands and future development needs. This two-day Policy Network and Engagement Workshop to be held in Nairobi, 27-28th June, aims to:
- Identify and map the landscape of policy engagement across CGIAR initiatives;
- Explore best practices to support policy environments and share knowledge; and
- Build more effective and joined-up working methods with policy communities at national and regional levels, including a clearer CGIAR policy-engagement approach.
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Day 1: Tuesday, June 27th |
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09.00-09.45 |
Registration |
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ILRI |
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Session 1: Setting the scene. |
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09.45-10.00 |
Opening: |
Are we in alignment? What can we do to ensure mutual benefit? |
Alan Nicol, Michael Victor |
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10.00-10.15 |
Welcome: (Kenya Country Convener / NPS Lead) |
Contextualizing the event from an initiative/country perspective |
Joseph Karugia / Clemens Breisinger |
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10.15-10.30 |
Icebreaker: |
Building awareness and trust across the group |
Juan Carlos Sanchez |
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10.30-11.30 |
Group activity: Current realities and core issues in CGIAR policy engagement under the initiatives |
Initiative participants get an early chance to share policy engagement experiences through a generative session identifying big challenges and identifying what we need to explore |
Joyce Maru |
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11.30-12.00 |
Break |
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Session 2: Deep dives – initiatives and countries |
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12.00-13.00 |
Examining initiative experiences – Six initiatives share Sustainable Healthy Diets – Belay Terefe Fragility, Conflict, and Migration – Radikha Singh Seed Equal – Chris Ojiewo Low-Emission Food Systems – Laura Cramer Digital Innovation – Ram Dhulipala Climate Resilience – Anna Belli |
Six deep dives on policy work under different initiatives – a TV interview mode! And an NPS Teaser… |
Juan Carlos Sanchez |
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13.00-14.00 |
Lunch |
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14.00-15.00 |
Examining country experiences – Five countries and regions share their policy engagement experience (through country conveners or initiative teams) India – Arun Padiyar Kenya – Joseph Karugia Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia – Avinesh kishore Diversification in East and Southern Africa – Idil Ires Fragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africa – Maha Al-Zu’bi |
Four deep dives on policy experience at a country level |
Alan Nicol |
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15.30-16.00 |
Key learning points from countries and initiatives – group activity |
What are the initial pointers from shared country and initiatives experiences? Bringing together the contours of the landscape presented to us. |
Leonard Kirui |
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16.00-16.30 |
Break |
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Session 3: Innovations and tools |
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16.30-17.15 |
Open Space – Jonathan Mockshell (Alliance-Bioversity CIAT) – NPS Political Economy Sourcebook |
An opportunity to present and discuss key policy tools and approaches, and other experiences. |
Juan Carlos Sanchez |
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17.15-17.30 |
Close and preparing for Day 2 |
Summary of progress and next steps in the meeting |
All |
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17.30-19.00 |
Cocktail reception at ILRI Campus (poolside) |
Networking |
All |
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Day 2: Wednesday, |
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Session 4: Building policy coherence |
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09.00-09.30 |
Recap of |
What are the major learning points so far, and where and how do these take us into Day 2? |
Alan Nicol / Michael Victor |
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09.30-10.15 |
Understanding policy landscapes: |
Deep Dive into what NPS is doing on policy and contextualizing this in light of Day 1 discussions |
Juan Carlos Sanchez Joyce Maru Jackie Abalo Leonard Kirui |
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10.15-11.00 |
Facilitated discussion |
Joining the dots on policy coherence at country level |
Alan Nicol |
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11.00-11.30 |
Break |
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Session 5: Further innovations and experiences |
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11.30-12.00 |
Open Space: |
An opportunity for innovations to be shared and new ideas to be disseminated |
Joyce Maru |
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12.00-13.00 |
Further initiative and country experiences: Six additional countries and initiatives share their policy experience: Genebanks – Gloria Atieno Gender Equality – Els Lecoutre Livestock and Climate – Fiona Flintan Agroecology – Frank Place FRESH – Elyse Iruhiriye Asian Mega-Deltas – Deepa Joshi |
Further facilitated insights into country and initiative experiences |
Michael Victor / Juan Carlos Sanchez |
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13.00-14.00 |
Lunch |
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Session 6: Towards a new consolidation of policy |
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14.00-15.00 |
Group activity: Shaping a common CGIAR policy engagement approach – increasing coherence and developing a dashboard: Where should we take this in terms of principles, approaches and what to do next? What to take forward to fill gaps? What recommendation at a 1CG level re. the new business cycle? |
Working towards a more integrated and coherent approach to policy engagement – what would it look like and how could it work? |
Alan Nicol Michael Victor |
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15.00-15.30 |
Discussion and feedback from groups |
Consolidating thinking and forging a new approach |
Joyce Maru |
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15.30-16.00 |
Break |
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16.00-17.00 |
Next steps and ways forward Where can NPS take this new learning and thinking in |
Final session identifying milestones and steps towards a strong policy community within CGIAR and a firmer policy focus and approach under the Second Business Cycle |
All |
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17.00-17.15 |
Closing remarks |
Reflections on the event |
Alan Nicol/ Joseph Karugia |
Photo Credit: ILRI/Barrett
This work is part of the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS). CGIAR launched NPS with national and international partners to build policy coherence, respond to policy demands and crises, and integrate policy tools at national and subnational levels in countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. CGIAR centers participating in NPS are The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (Alliance Bioversity-CIAT), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI),International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), International Water Management Institute (IWMI), International Potato Center (CIP), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and WorldFish. We would like to thank all funders who supported this research through their contributions to the CGIAR Trust Fund.
