Rockefeller convening presentation by James Nyoro

1. Climate Change Adaptation and Africa
Agriculture Grantees Convening
James Nyoro,
Managing Director, Africa Regional Office

2. ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
VISION
SMART GLOBALIZATION
MORE EQUITABLE Strategy
Impact RESILIENCE
GROWTH
RF ISSUE AREAS
Global Climate Social
Basic & Economic Urbanization
Health &
Survival Security
Environment
Safeguards
• Transforming
• Asian Cities • Network for
Health Systems • Impact investing
Climate Change urban
• Disease Network • Campaign for
(ACCCRN) innovations
Surveillance American
• AGRA • US Resilience
Workers • ACCCRN
• Impact Networks Policy
• African Agriculture • Rebuilding New • Transportation
Investing • Impact and Climate
investing Change Orleans

3. African Agriculture & Climate Change
Our Strategy
NARI’s & Development Testing Adaptation Develop scientific Building Capacity to
institutions to integrate climate evidence/policy environment allow Africa institutions
Interventions to promote resilience
change measures in practice
to execute best practices
ICPAC
EIAR Tegemeo Institute
Ethiopian Agr.
Research
Institute

4. Objectives of the Convening
Provide a broader understanding of the climate change
resilience strategy, expected outcomes and impacts
1
Review the progress of the grant activities and
identify future opportunities
2
Provide an opportunity for cross learning, net working,
leveraging of funds and develop synergies
3
Tap on the local knowledge and explore
new areas to strengthen the initiative
4

5. Expected Outcomes
Better Identified gaps
understanding Share
of the Climate progress, and make Actualize Next step
Change Smart achievements, specific the moving
for Rural challenges forward
Development & opportunities
recommendations Networks
Strategy

6. When What Who
8:30 - 9:00 am Informal Breakfast All
9:00 - 9:15 am  Introductions and Meeting James Nyoro, Rockefeller Foundation
Objectives
 Introductions of the Rockefeller
Team
9:15 - 9:30 am Participant Introductions All
9:30 - 10:30 am  Overview of the Climate Smart Gary Toenniessen,
Rural Development for Africa Rockefeller Foundation
Initiative Strategy
 Q&A
10:30 -10:45 am Health Break
10:45 - 12:40 pm Presentations on Capacity Building,  National Agricultural Research Organization-
Agenda (15 mins for Policy Engagement and Pilot Uganda - Dr. Ambrose Agona/Dr. Everline
presentation Projects
– Day 1 5 mins for discussion)
Komutunga
 Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Dr. George Wamukoya
 Oxfam - Abera Tola
 Financial Sector Deepening - Michael Mbaka
12:40 - 2:00 pm Lunch Break
2:00 - 3:00 pm Presentations Continued  Forest Trends / Nature Conservation and
Research Centre - Dr. Winston Asante/ John
Mason
 Africa Technology Policy Studies Network -
Dr. Kevin Urama
 World Food Program - Fatima Kassam
3:00 - 3:15 pm Health Break
3:15 - 4:50 pm Session on Enhancing Collaboration:
(15 mins for  Networking  Pamoja Media - Joshua Wanyama
presentation
 Donor Landscaping  Regional Universities Forum for
5 mins for discussion)
 Research Fellow Capacity Building in Agriculture - Prof. Adipala
 Competitive Collaborative Grants Ekwamu
 University of Reading - Dr. Roger Stern
 Rockefeller Foundation - Gary Toenniessen
4:50 - 5:15 pm Day’s Wrap Up Rockefeller Foundation - Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio
5:15 - 6:30 pm Free Time
6:30 – 7:00 pm Drive to Westlands for Dinner
7:00 - 9:00 pm Group Dinner Fogo Gaucho Churrascaria
http://www.fogogauchonbi.com/

7. When What Who
8:00 - 8:30 am Informal Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45 am Recap of Day 1 & Agenda for Day 2 James Nyoro
8:45 - 10:00 am Parallel Sessions on Progress to Date
(10 mins for Group 1 Group 2
presentation 1. Kenya Agricultural Research Institute – 1. Food Agriculture and Natural Resource
5 mins for discussion)
Dr. Jane Wamuongo Policy Analysis Network – Lufingo
2. Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Mwamakamba
Research - Dr. Girma Mamo 2. Tegemeo Institute – Raphael Gitau
3. Institut des Science Agronomique du 3. Clinton Climate Initiative – Jackson
Rwanda – Dr. Daphrose Gahakwa Kimani/Erneus Kaijage
4. Sokoine University of Agriculture – 4. IGAD Climate Prediction and
Dr. Baanda Salim Application Center – Cromwell
Lukorito
10:00 - 10:15 am Health Break
Agenda 10:15 - 11:45 am The Parallel Sessions Continued
– Day 2 1. Makerere University – Prof. Samuel 1. PricewaterhouseCoopers – Simon
Kyamanywa Mutinda
2. Regional Universities Forum for Capacity 2. CARE International – Geoffrey
Building in Agriculture – Prof. Adipala Onyango
Ekwemu /Prof. Majaliwa Mwanjololo 3. NetHope/Accenture - Weather
3. University of Dar es Salaam – Dr. James Information for Development (WIND) –
Lyimo Vicky EasterBrook
4. Egerton University – Prof. Francis Lelo 4. Nature Conservation Research Center
5. Center for International Forestry – John Mason
Research – Dr. Bruno Locatelli
11:45 - 12:30 pm Plenary Session to Discuss Key Highlights from the Parallel Sessions
12:30 -1:30 pm Lunch Break
1:30 - 2:15 pm Breakout Sessions on Challenges and Building Synergies
2:30 - 3:15 pm Plenary Session, Report Back on Challenges Betty Kibaara, Rockefeller Foundation
and Synergies Robert Marten, Rockefeller Foundation
3:15 - 3:30 pm Health Break
3:30 - 4:30 pm Plenary Session on Improving RF strategy, Communications and Impacts
4:30 - 5:00 pm Final Feedback Session & Next Steps
5:00 pm Wrap-Up Session  James Nyoro
 Gary Toenniessen