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Draft Terms of Reference for the Country Research Studies

Promoting Agriculture-Climate-Trade linkages in the East African Community (PACT EAC)

BY RASHID S. KAUKAB& KRISTA JOOSEP

Arusha, TanzaniaFebruary 24, 2012

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Outline of the Presentation• Background• Objectives• Key substantive issues to be covered• Methodology

– Principles– Plan – Timeline

• Indicative outlines of country research studies– Introduction– Analysis

• Climate change and food security• Trade and climate change• Trade and food security • Climate change-food security-trade policy linkages: nature, new realities, and challenges

• Conclusions and recommendations

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Background to the Research

• Climate change in 5 EAC member countries (e.g. extreme weather events)

• Food insecurity and hunger

• Trade potential

REALITY

• Limited understanding of linkages

• Lack of holistic national, and regional policies

REALITY • Study interactions of climate change-food security-trade

• Fill knowledge gaps

• Build capacity of stakeholders for holistic policy response

MUST

BackgroundObjectivesKey issues covered MethodologyIndicative outlineConclusions

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Main Objectives of the Research

Impact of climate change on food security

Impact of trade in goods and services on climate change

Identify where trade can minimize the negative impacts of climate change on food security

Study interactions of climate-trade-food-security policies

Increase capacity of stakeholders on climate-trade-food-security-linkages

Outline concrete policy recommendations


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Key Issues to be CoveredNational policy frameworks relevant to the climate-trade-food-security linkages

The relevant regional and international policy frameworks and their implications for the national policy frameworks

The negative and positive impact created by climate change in agriculture and overall food security + address through trade

Articulation of elements for holistic and viable solutions


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Exchange ideas 3 researchers; international

experts; research institutions; PAC

Involvement of relevant stakeholders

Field studies, surveys, cases

Interlinkages of three areas

Issues identified by beneficiaries

EAC Secretariat (MoU)

Methodology: PrinciplesBackgroundObjectivesKey issues covered MethodologyIndicative outlineConclusions

Collaborative

Demand-driven

Holistic

Multi-disciplinary

Inclusive

Grassroots-based

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Methodology: Plan

•Expand and annotate research questions

DESKTOP RESEARCH

•Data collection, fact finding, collaboration with experts and partners, field visits, etc.

FIELD WORK

•Consultations with the NRGs; input/feedback loops with the EAC Secretariat

CONSULTATIONS

•Draft presentations + feedback at the RAM and by PAC

PRESENTATION OF DRAFTS

•Studies finalization, comments incorporated

FINAL STUDIES


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Methodology: TimelineBackgroundObjectivesKey issues covered MethodologyIndicative outlineConclusions

Discussion of draft ToRs; Identify

knowledge gaps

Identification of research teams

Approval of draft study

outlines

Collaborative desktop research

February

23-24 February

15 March

16 March -29 April

30 April

Desktop drafts submitted for

comments

Receive comments on desktop

research from NRGs, EAC Sec,

PAC, CUTS

Field work starts e.g. surveys, visits

1 May

30 May

Submission of Action Alert

15 June

Submission of complete

draft studies

Comments made on full draft studies

by NRGs, PAC, etc. Incorporate

RAM comments into final studies

Draft presentation & feedback

at RAM15 July

August

September

15 October

Submission of Final studies

November

2012

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Indicative Outline of Country Research Studies: Introduction

Brief economic, social, and trade profile with particular reference to climate change and food security; Trends and linkages in agriculture production, trade, food security and weather patterns; Status of current knowledge on interlinkages of trade-climate change-food security

Main elements of national policy framework in all three areas: interlinkages, contradictions, gaps, etc


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Indicative Outline of Country Research Studies: Analysis (1)

A. What are the main national food security challenges for stakeholders as imposed by climate change?

B. Who will be affected in the food security system, and how?

C. In the relevant national and regional climate change policy frameworks, what are the gaps and the opportunities to effectively address food security issues?

Climate Change and Food Security Research Questions:


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A. What is known about climate change and its impacts on trade in the country?

B. What are possible negative impacts of trade on climate change? How is climate change going to be an impediment to trade?

C. What are concrete examples of how trade can contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts in the country?

D. What are the national climate change and trade policies in place and how do these policies have an impact on each other?

E. What are the implications of multilateral agreements and negotiations on the national trade and climate change policies?

Trade and Climate Change Research Questions:


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A. How is food security affected by trade at the national and regional level?

B. What are the social and economic implications of multilateral and regional trade policies on food security at the national and sub-national level?

C. What are the national trade policy shortcomings, gaps, and opportunities to achieve food security?

D. What are the concrete examples of trade playing a positive role to achieve food security?

Trade and Food Security Research Questions:


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A. Considering regional and national trade and climate change policies, how do they have an impact on food security?

B. What are the main gaps and contradictions between sectoral policies on the one hand and between national and regional policies on the other?

C. What are the main impediments in the development and implementation of holistic and coordinated policies at the national level to improve food security through trade in the face of climate change?

Trade-Food Security-Climate Change Linkages Research Questions:


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Conclusions and Recommendations

Conclusions:

Summary of substantive linkages; Potential of trade; Existing policy frameworks and their interactions and contradictions; Main shortcomings of these policies and the way forward; The capacity limitations of relevant stakeholders and how they can be improved

Recommendations:

Recommendations to national stakeholders; Recommendations to regional and international stakeholders


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