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Power Grid Model is an open source project from Linux Foundation Energy and provides a calculation engine that is increasingly essential for DSOs. It offers a standards-based foundation enabling real-time power systems analysis, simulations of electrical power grids, and sophisticated what-if analysis. In addition, it enables in-depth studies and analysis of the electrical power grid’s behavior and performance. This comprehensive model incorporates essential factors such as power generation capacity, electrical losses, voltage levels, power flows, and system stability.
Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
-An interactive brainstorming session to discuss and propose new feature requests.
-An opportunity to connect with fellow Power Grid Model enthusiasts and users.
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Innovation platform experiences from the PROGEBE project on in-situ conservation of endemic ruminant livestock in West Africa
1. Innovation platform experiences from the
PROGEBE project on in-situ conservation of
endemic ruminant livestock in West Africa
Pamela Pali
ILRI Internal meeting on Innovation Platforms,
Nairobi, 6-7 December 2012
2. Presentation Outline
• PROGEBE Background
• Expected outcomes
• Key lessons learnt from three innovation
platforms
• Way forward
3. PROGEBE
• To remove barriers to the in-situ conservation
of priority endemic ruminant livestock (ERL)
species
• N’dama cattle, Djallonke sheep and West
Africa Dwarf goat.
• Gambia, Senegal, Mali, and Guinea in 3
sites/country
• 10 year project began in Q1 2005
4. PROGEBE Expected Outcomes (1)
• Enhanced productivity pure ERL through
selective breeding and production
improvements to strengthen food security,
increase incomes and enhance incentives for in-
situ conservation
• Incentive schemes to foster optimal
volarization of ERL established, and better
marketing and distribution of products
5. PROGEBE Expected Outcomes (2)
• Increased share o f ERL breeds in herds of
selected project pilot sites
• Models for community based land use planning
and sustainable natural resource management
to ensure conservation of ERL eco systems
• A system of regional co-operation and
exchanges relevant to ERL
6. Information exchange
Develop, test and implement models for community-based
conservation, and management approaches, related
strategies for preserving unique genetic trait/habitat
complexes - 2011
PROGEBE intends to develop and implement a sub-regional
system for cooperation, coordination, and information
exchange relevant to endemic livestock.
ILRI has proposed the establishment of innovation
platforms (IPs) at the site and (sub)-national levels as a
mechanism for enhancing communication, co-ordination
and knowledge sharing amongst key actors in PROGEBE.
7. Process of IP establishment in PROGEBE
Site Establishment
Senegal, Pre establishment process
Bandafassi 1.Training on IP’s and M&E of IP’s
Gambia, 2.Development of guide (ILRI)
Niamina East 3.Development of country TOR’s (NCU) (backstopping meetings)
Establishment process
Guinea, 1.Awareness meetings at site level
Dinguiraye 2.Approval of TOR & financing by RCU
3.Discussions during IP Establishment
a. Project Background, IP awareness
b. Identification of relevant stakeholders
c. IP issues based on the best bet options study
Mali, In addition for Mali…..
Yorobougoula Establishment process
(Madina Diassa) 1.1st meeting: Awareness about IP’s
2.2nd meeting: identification of additional and relevant actors and the
constraint analysis
3.3rd meeting:
a. Identification of other actors relevant to the IP,
b. Discussions with relevant actors,
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c. ‘institutionalization of the IP’
8. Background to IP Establishment
• PROGEBE action site: Bandafassi, Senegal
• Established: 26/09/12; 2nd: 24/11/12
• IP focus: : To improve in animal health (Meat production &
productivity)
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• PROGEBE action site: Niamina East, The Gambia
• Established: 24/09/12; 2nd: ??
• IP focus: To increase milk production and marketing
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• PROGEBE (and MOBIOM) action site: Yorobougoula (Madina
diassa), Mali
• Established:1st meeting: 09/08/2012; 2nd : 16/08/2012; 3rd :
13&14/09/2012
• IP focus: To increase small ruminants, legumes & grain marketing
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• PROGEBE action site: Dinguiraye, Guinea
• Established: To be established in mid November 2012
• IP Focus: ?? 8
10. Pre IP & IP Establishment
• ‘Difficult’ to conceptualize IP concept (abstract)
• Facilitation to understand concept requires:
– Several (3) awareness meetings with stakeholders
– Which should occur within a short time span
– Require strong and local facilitators (including local
champions/ innovative farmers)
– Considerable time, financial investments
– Could also build capacities of stakeholders first
– Language – several languages (Bambara, French etc)
• Facilitators should have:
– Have conflict management skills
– Have facilitation skills
• Building on existing opportunities is key 10
11. The Gambia
Site: Niamina east
Milk VC IP focus
Key Issues
1.Disease control
2.Institutional capacity building Other Stakeholders
3.Intensive training of cattle owners on stapling 1.Site Staff (Department of Agriculture)
technologies and feed producers/suppliers on 2.Site based NGOs
alternative source production and management 3.Local radio station
4.Establishment and maintenance of market linkages 4.Local councillors and community leader (s)
13. IP issue
Single meeting is insufficient to discuss
IP issue
Evidence based:
Best bet option studies,
Baseline studies,
Constraint analysis
Distinguish difference between the IP
issue and constraints
Pay attention to the prioritization
process of the issue
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14. Constraint analysis
Evidence based:
Best bet option studies,
Baseline studies,
Constraint analysis
Need to be validated
By stakeholders at each subsequent meeting
Focused
With each meeting, continuous validation can help
focus the constraints that the IP can deliberate on in
one cycle
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15. Stakeholder Analysis
Stakeholder buy in is critical to:
Understand their interest & contribution
Prevent jeopardy (hijacking) of the IP issue
Continuous validation of stakeholder
composition relevant to the IP issue
Policy stakeholders are key
Stakeholder analysis (SNA) is required at
different points in the IP cycle.
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16. Institutionalization of IP
In Mali, IP was given a name
Platform for the Promotion of Agriculture and
Livestock "Hope for the Community“
The objective of the IP was to:
Promote the production and marketing of small
ruminants, grains and legumes, with the adoption of
innovations that promote the sustainable integration of
agro-pastoral systems in the community.
Institutionalization is required for recognition
to :
Access formal credit
Access to resources such as funding
If the IP is institutionalized:
So what after the IP issue is resolved?
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17. Monitoring and Evaluation of IP
• Allocation of M&E person (SC) for IP activities
(or an M&E committee)
• RCU push: Integrating the IP M&E systems and
the PROGEBE system to prevent dual M&E
systems key
• RCU Push: Demand from RCU to show the ‘value
added’ by the IP and to show consistency of
participation in the IP activities
• Routine M&E (by site co-ordinators) & End of
cycle evaluation (MTE), MTE should occur after
an IP cycle (six months)
• Learning from information and knowledge
transfer and stakeholder interaction 17
19. Conclusions
1. Buy in by RCU proved critical to push
the IP establishment – need for
evidence
2. Evidence depends on the NCU + SCU
and how quickly they follow up on
issues and RCU on the financial side
3. Constant dialogue between RCU, NCU
and SCU
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Editor's Notes
Outcome 1: Production and productivity of ERL is sustainably improved. Outcome 2: Commercialization and marketing system of ERL and livestock products are strengthened Outcome 3: Natural resources in project pilot sites conserved and sustainably managed for the benefit of ERL eco systems services and human livelihoods Outcome 4: Legal, policy and institutional frameworks established at the local, national, and sub-regional level for in-situ conservation of endemic ruminant livestock. Outcome 5: A sub-regional system is established for cooperation, information exchange, and coordinated support for the conservation of endemic livestock Outcome 6: Project effectively managed and implemented in the four targeted countries
Pascal Sanginga, April 2000
Pascal Sanginga, April 2000
Pascal Sanginga, April 2000
Strong and local facilitators could include local champions and innovative farmers in the community, but could also be an extension person/veterinary personnel – they were viewed as very important persons in the communities Conflict management is critical to prevent opportunistic behaviour by influential persons such as the policy makers as was the case with Bandafassi but it is also important later during the IP functioning Building on existing funding and other opportunities is key as was the case with Mali, it allowed for diversity in the implementation process of the IP but also cost effective. Facilitation skills are also key because e.g in Senegal while all other stakeholders were knowledgeable about the IP issue, the farmers were very sceptical and were most vocal during the side meetings where other stakeholders were absent, but at the same time, in the larger meeting with all stakeholders, the policy makers were very critical of PROGEBE a skilled facilitator would have converged the discussions Pascal Sanginga, April 2000
Prioritization of the constraints distinguishes between the constraint analysis and a needs assessment Pascal Sanginga, April 2000
Pascal Sanginga, April 2000
In Bandafassi the bankers understood the importance of the IP’s and would continuously state the role they could play in the IP Pascal Sanginga, April 2000
RCU were very willing to facilitate the IP’s to access funding if they would register formally Pascal Sanginga, April 2000
Person allocated could be a member of the stakeholder group (or committee) and could solely be responsible for the routine M&E Routine M&E would include activity report, IP register, AAR, and the MTE would include Stakeholder analysis, knowledge sharing mechanisms, KAP study. All the above studies should have occurred when the IP is being established MTE has to be facilitated initially to derived lessons learnt M&E is seen as a burden therefore it has to be dis segregated into 2 distinct categories: routine M&E and the end of cycle evaluation The IP is a medium for information and knowledge exchange therefore learning from the information and knowledge exchange Pascal Sanginga, April 2000