Presentation from the Informal Consultation on Livestock Issues between the FAO Animal Production and Health Division and interested Non-Governmental Organizations. 1–2 December 2009 Italy, Rome FAO Headquarters. [Originally posted on http://www.cop-ppld.net/cop_knowledge_base]

1. FAO working with
Civil Society:
building in innovation
Thomas Price
Strategic Planning Unit (ODGS)

2. Context
• FAO has long experience in collaboration with civil
society across disciplines and worldwide
• Has a Corporate Strategy for Cooperation with
CSOs/NGOs
• Areas of collaboration: sharing experience (“best
practice”), technical advice and assistance, policy design
and implementation, global guidelines & agreements
• Overall corporate collaboration: WFS, WFS:fyl, Right to
Food, ICARRD, WSFS, CFS Reform

3. Types of Civil Society
FIAN,
IUF
Oxfam,
ITUC
ActionAid
NGOs Trade
Unions
Civil Society
Producer Others:
IFAP Women,
Via Campesina Organizations
Youth, etc WAGGS,
WFF/WFFP MIJARC,
ROPPA IITC
Address high complexity and diversity within civil society
Some organizations have formal status with FAO and others
have long standing or specific relationships without such status
Nurture direct relations with relevant units and staff

4. Promoting Innovation:
WSFS 2009 and CFS Reform
• Objective: Building effective partnerships
– systemic, systematic & corporate – to
attain food security
• Build a stable relationship for robust,
wide ranging collaboration on policy and
programme
• W SFS: 450 CSOs, 642 participants
• CFS Reform: enhanced Civil Society
participation in the committee

5. Major Conclusions for Future
Collaboration
1. Enhancing Relations: a Civil Society
Platform
2. Representation of the Food Insecure
3. Representation of Farmers & Food
Producers
4. Global Governance of Food &
Agriculture

6. Thank You !

7. Thank You !