open-ended working group for developing the voluntary guidelines for sustainable soil management
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Open-Ended Working Group for Developing the Voluntary Guidelines
for Sustainable Soil Management (OEWG-VGSSM)
Rome, 11-13 April 2016 FAO Headquarters
OEWG Mandate • 3rd GSP Plenary Assembly (Rome, June 2015) - welcomed Concept Note on VGSSM - supported next steps, i.a. its submission to FAO Council - comments made on the need of OEWG
• 153rd session of FAO Council (Rome, December 2015)
- discussed revised Concept Note on VGSSM, providing for OEWG - noted with satisfaction process underway for development of VGSSM - encouraged GSP work on proposed way forward for finalization of draft VGSSM
OEWG Composition NAME COUNTRY
Gudrun Schwilch Switzerland
Erika Michéli Hungary
Anna Benedetti Italy
Marie-Francoise Slak FranceIvan Konstantinopolskiy Russian FederationCarla Pascale Medina Argentina
Daniel Vidal Pérez BrazilCarlos Henríquez Henríquez Costa RicaOlegario Muñiz Cuba
Jorge Luis Nieves Frausto MexicoZHANG Bin ChinaKazunori Kohyama Japan
Azulita Salim Malaysia
Narumon Wiangwang ThailandAhmad Farooq PakistanMajid Shoar IranAhmed Shalaby EgyptMahmoud Alferihat JordanMateo Sogo Micue Equatorial GuineaTarekegn Tsegie Haile EthiopiaMr. Kanga Ivory CoastJzile Goodman South AfricaCarolyn Olson USAKirsten Hannam Canada
Nat Tuivavalagi Federated States of Micronesia
Azaria Lesa –Ah Kau Fiji
NAME INSTITUTION
Guillaume PeyroutouInternational Fertilizers Industry Association (IFA)
Laura Capolongo World Farmers Association
Livia Ortolani IFOAM
Axel Hebel UNCCD
Evangelos KOUMENTAKOSCOPA-COPEGA
Robert Delve IFAD
Mohamed Bakarr GEF
Cargele Masso IITA
Walter Engelberg GIZ
Christian Witt Gates Foundation
Member Countries
Other partners
OEWG Principles of Work
•Comprehensive Geographic Coverage •Diverse Background Mix •Multi-Stakeholder Approach •Striving for Technical Accuracy •Balance of Positions and Consensus •Constructive and Friendly Spirit
OEWG Process • Written inputs from OEWG Members on Zero Draft VGSSM via e-mail
(21 March – 11 April 2016)
• Plenary discussion: general comments on structure/scope (11 April 2016)
• Plenary discussion: detailed comments on content (12 April 2016)
• Plenary discussion: finalization of the draft VGSSM (13 April 2016)
• Final comments by OEWG Members on draft VGSSM via e-mail (15-20 April 2016)
• Incorporation of comments received and publication of draft VGSSM by GSP Secretariat
(by 9 May 2016)
OEWG Discussions • VGSSM Structure – revised to address global developments, enabling environment and
match usual FAO practice • Target Audience – dealt with in Section 1.4
• Roles and Responsibilities – addressed in detail in Section 4
• Terms and Definitions – agreed upon
• Accuracy of Specific Data – flagship publications (e.g. SWSR, SOLAW, etc.) and research used to verify • Complementing Particular Guidelines – jointly done during Plenary session
• Process of Further Approval – addressed in Section 1 (Introduction)
Result: broad overall satisfaction from draft VGSSM expressed by OEWG Members
T H A N K Y O U !