An introduction

This presentation

o Introduces the thematic focus of the Agenda On improving natural resource use efficiency
o Clarifies the focus and activities of the Agenda Targeting change of practice o Presents the current status of the Agenda In harnessing multi-stakeholder synergies

Why the Agenda?

o Clash between Resource Scarcity and Demand Growth driving livestock sector evolution
o Potential to dramatically aggravate sectors impact on the environment, public health, and equity o Potential to dramatically improve sectors contribution to environmental, public, social, and economic health

What is the Agenda?

o Agendas focus on production (but sustainable consumption important, too)

o Rate of conversion of natural resources into livestock products and services o Social, economic and health advantages of livestock need to be captured o Size and complexity of the task require multiple actions by multiple stakeholders

What does the Agenda focus on?

o Three initial foci: Efficiency gap: Existing technology and institutional frameworks can generate large resource use efficiency, economic and social gains
Grassland: Payment for environmental services can connect people and production systems, raise productivity and enhance livelihoods Manure: Recovery of nutrients and energy contained can reduce nutrient overload and greenhouse gas emissions

How does the Agenda work?

o Consensual
o Broad-based, voluntary informal stakeholder engagement

o Direction of change No blame games

o Do-no-harm principle o Science-based o Action oriented (joint and separate action)

What does the Agenda do?

o Network and inform o Stimulate multi-stakeholder interaction and collaboration; o Enhance the access to and choice of information o Link demand for knowledge and services to its supply/suppliers

o Analyze and guide o Develop harmonized metrics and methodologies o Strategic sector guidance o Inform inter-governmental and other partnership processes
o Catalyze concrete action o Concepts into practice

Who is involved and why?

o All sector stakeholders o Value added: Better access to knowledge and transmission Shared understanding of issues and solutions to build consensus Avoid duplication Engage relevant actors: informed decision-making and accelerated action o For FAO: Inform, guide and enrich FAOs inter-governmental processes

Where are we?

o Consensus reached about the nature of initiative and desired direction of change
o Consensus reached on three focus areas and initial work programme o Strong buy-in from many stakeholders and joint messaging (e.g. in the run-up to Rio +20) o Consensus reached on initial oversight mechanism

What is next?

o Constituting meeting in Nairobi o 22-24 January 2013 o Hosted by AU/IBAR and ILRI o Initial action programme agreement o Commitments o Further buy-in

The Agenda: Why it matters

o The thematic focus Offers strong synergies between social and economic gains and environmental impact reduction o The action-orientation (change in practice) Build on the sense of urgency to put what we know into practice o Value added of the multi-stakeholder engagement Convergence of interests and action will translate into change of practices

Jeroen.Dijkman@fao.org