WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES & EXPECTED OUTPUTS

IPPC Secretariat

25 June 2013

Libreville, Gabon

International movement of plant pests

Why do we care about the spread of plant pests??

Safe trade / movement of plant material and conveyances

Objectives

The beginning of a “conversation”

the building of a local IPPC community

Knowledge:

The need for information exchange

National reporting obligations

Benefits of reporting

Recognize importance of transparency

Objectives cont.

Communication: Two-way conversation that is meant to build:

awareness

understanding, and

trust

Stakeholders / audiences objective

message

Objectives cont.

Communications cont. Methodology

Traditional: meetings, posters, pamphlets, press

Newer; e-mail, TV, videos, social media, radio, FFS, plays/festivals, “ambassadors”

Establish a national action plan Agreed actions for the duration of the project

information exchange

communication

Agreed milestones / deadlines

Development

On completion, participants should be capable of the following:

IPP: find information, reporting national obligations, understand

how different individuals in their NPPO and in partner organizations

contribute to the NPPO’s information exchange activities

Enter official phytosanitary information on the IPP

Development of a national action plan

Implementation

Upon return to work place, participants and their NPPOs should:

Adjust, if necessary, and submit the agreed action plan to the Secretariat

Carry out the activities identified in their action plans• Deadlines / milestones

Improve their national information exchange programme

Impacts

Workshop results: Increased awareness of IPPC and national reporting obligations

Increased transparency:• access to information necessary for safe trade

• greater understanding of impact of actions

• increased awareness and cooperation n achieving objectives

Increased access to pest information

Spread of plant pests reduced• Protected food security and livelihoods

• Safe (phytosanitary) trade

• Protected biodiversity and environment (including agricultural ecosystem)

Other objectives

What else do we want to achieve through this workshop?

What are your personal objectives?

What is the desired outcome of the workshop for your NPPO?