Southern Africa Issue Identification Workshop
Midrand, 10-11 April 2003
Workshop Objectives
To identify the key issues of concern and information needs for national and regional planning with regard to food provision in the context of Global Environmental Change.
Acknowledgements
The workshop organisers gratefully acknowledge financial assistance from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Global Programs (NOAA-OGP), and the assistance of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) for hosting the workshop and assisting with local arrangements.
Programme
(Detailed timings and breaks have been deleted for this web report version)
Thursday 10 April
Session I: Introduction
Welcome and Introductions - Dr Ted Stilwell, DBSA and Professor Peter Gregory, GECAFS Chair
Meeting objectives - John Ingram, GECAFS Executive Officer
Session II: Major issues relating to the Southern African Food System
Chair: Dr Richard Makandawire, NEPAD Advisor for Agriculture
Key global change impacts concerns for Southern African food production systems: changes in climate & water availability -Professor Roland Schultz, University of Natal
Discussion
Environmental consequences of current Southern African food production: land degradation; greenhouse gas emissions; water resource depletion, biodiversity impacts - Dr Stephen Nanthambwe, SADC Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Programme (FANR)
Discussion
Session III: Global Environmental Change and Food Systems (GECAFS)
Chair: Professor Coleen Vogel, University of Witwatersrand & Chair, IHDP
GECAFS Overview - Peter Gregory
Discussion
Working Group Session I
To identify and prioritorise research needs for policy formulation in relation to Southern African food provision
Synthesised Working Group Reports and Discussion Chair: Professor Peter Gregory
Friday 11 April
GECAFS Summary - Peter Gregory
Session IV: Information needs of policy-making process at national & regional level in relation to GEC and the Southern African Food System
Production (arable, livestock, fisheries) issues
Harvesting, Storage and Processing issues - Dr Tungamirai Rukuni,Crop Post-Harvest Programme, University of Zimbabwe
Distribution issues and consumption patterns (PowerPoint presentation & Word document)- Dr Martin Muchero, SADC Food Security Technical and Administrative Unit (FSTAU)
Discussion
Working Group Session II
To identify and prioritorise research needs for policy formulation in relation to Southern African Food Systems within the context of global environmental change.
Synthesised Working Group Reports and Discussion;Next Steps
Chair: Professor Peter Gregory