The 12th IDDRSI Platform Steering Committee Meeting

The partners of the IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI), including the IGAD Member States, Development Partners, UN Agencies, the African Development Bank, the World Bank, Non-State Actors and the IGAD Secretariat, held the 12th meeting of the IDDRSI Platform Steering Committee (PSC) on 18^th March 2021. The meeting took place at the Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort, Mombasa and had an option for online participation for those that were unable to travel to Mombasa. The hybrid meeting of the PSC was opened by H.E Eugene Wamalwa, Cabinet Secretary for Devolution and ASALs of the Republic of Kenya as Guest of Honour; and was chaired by H.E. Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, the IGAD Executive Secretary and Chairman of the IDDRSI Platform Steering Committee. The PSC meeting was attended by representatives of IGAD Member States, Development Partners, UN Agencies and Civil Society organizations on the IDDRSI Platform Steering Committee

The meeting received a report of updates on the progress in the implementation of the recommendations from the 11^th meeting of the PSC; the food and nutrition security situation in the IGAD region; the desert locust invasion; and the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting also received and considered reports from IGAD Member States on progress in the implementation of IDDRSI; as well as statements from several Development Partners, including AfDB, World Bank, UNDP and FAO.

Subsequently, the 7th meeting of the IDDRSI Platform General Assembly was held on 19^th March 2021 by the IGAD Member States, Development Partners, East African Community, UN agencies, Non-state actors (NSAs) and the IGAD Secretariat. The meeting was opened by Hon. Eugene Wamalwa, Cabinet Secretary , Ministry of Devolution and ASALs in the Republic of Kenya; and was attended by Hon. Eltahir Ismail Mohamed Harbi, Minister of the Republic of Sudan; Hon. Dr Seyoum Mesfine, State Minister of the Peace Ministry of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; Mr. Ibrahim Elmi, representative of the Minister of Agriculture, Water, Fisheries Resources and Livestock of the Republic of Djibouti; H.E. Dr Workneh Gebeyu, Executive Secretary of IGAD and Chairman of the IDDRSI Platform Steering Committee; and Members of the IDDRSI Platform Steering Committee. Also in attendance online were representatives of the African Development Bank, World Bank, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, European Union, USAID, East African Community, UN Agencies and Civil Society Organizations, as well as Members of the IGAD Civil Society Organization Forum.

Remarks and Statements

Opening Remarks

Regional IDDRSI Implementation Narrative Progress Reports

Report on the Progress of Implementing the Recommendations of the 11th Platform Steering Committee Meeting

Country IDDRSI Implementation Narrative Progress Reports

Presentations

Project Proposals

Enhancing Resilience to Drought and Related Disasters for communities in the Karamoja Cluster.

12th Platform Steering Committee Recommendations

Recommendations of the 12th IDDRSI Platform Steering Committee Meeting

7th General Assembly Communique

IGAD DROUGHT DISASTER RESILIENCE & SUSTAINABILITY INITITATIVE (IDDRSI)
IDDRSI PLATFORM STEERING COMMITTEE & GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETINGS
THEME: CONSOLIDATING THE PATH TO RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
18 – 19 March 2021, Mombasa, Kenya & Online

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

Thursday, 18 March 2021: 12^th IDDRSI Platform Steering Committee Meeting
08:30 – 09:00***	Registration at venue, while online participants log onto site hosting the meeting
Opening session 09:15 – 10:00	Master of Ceremony: Anthony Awira Introductory remarks: Director, PCPD, IGAD: Ahmed Habbane Welcome: Executive Secretary, IGAD & Chair, IDDRSI Platform Steering Committee: Workneh Gebeyehu Remarks by representative of Development Partners – Global Alliance: USAID: Jennifer Maurer Opening remarks: Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Devolution & ASALs, Kenya: Eugene Wamalwa Group Photo
Updates session 10:00 – 10:45	Presentation of the Agenda: Master of Ceremony – Anthony Awira Adoption of the agenda – Chairperson: Workneh Gebeyehu Report on the Implementation of the 11th PSC Meeting Recommendations: Christine Bukania Food and Nutrition Security in the region: Artan Guleid/Charity Mumbua Desert locust situation in the region: Farshad Tami Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on resilience in the HOA region: Fatuma Adan
10:45 – 11: 00	Health/Coffee / Tea Break
Country reports 11:00 – 12:15	Reports from IGAD Member States (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan & Uganda) Discussion
Development Partners 12:00 – 13:00	Remarks from Development Partners AfDB; World Bank; Sweden; European Union, USAID, BMZ / GIZ, Switzerland, UNDP, FAO, – Others
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Break
Cross-border Development Session 14:00 – 16:15	Strengthening Resilience in Cross Border areas employing the Cluster Approach: Tesfaye Beshah Report on regional resilience – enhancing projects Dereje Wakjira HOA Initiative and its synergy with on-going resilience-enhancement in cross-border areas Erwin De Nys Report on the Cross-border Development Facilitation Unit, Moroto, Uganda: Dominic Kathiya
16:15 – 16:45	Health/Coffee / Tea Break
Conclusions 16:45 – 17:30	General Discussion Next steps and agreed actions Recommendations for the General Assembly
17:30	Close

IGAD DROUGHT RESILIENCE PLATFORM
7^TH IDDRSI PLATFORM GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING
Consolidating the Path to Resilience and Sustainability
Friday, 19^th March 2021, Sarova White Sands Hotel, Mombasa.

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

TIME	SESSION	RESPONSIBLE
09:00 – 09:30 am	Registration & Log on IGAD Secretariat/PCPD
OPENING SESSION: Master of Ceremony
OPENING SESSION 09:30 – 10:45 am	Introductory remarks- Master of Ceremony – Camlus Omogo
	Welcome remarks – Governor, Mombasa County – Hassan Joho
	Remarks – NGO Forum
	Remarks – Representative of Development Partners – Patrick Wilson, USAID Deputy Mission Director, Kenya & East Africa
	Welcome remarks: Executive Secretary, IGAD – Workneh Gebeyehu
	Recital of poem on Resilience: Student from Mwambara Primary School, Kwale County
	Keynote address: Remarks by Governor of Mandera County – Ali Roba
	Launching of programming proposals for the Karamoja Cluster – Remarks by the LC5 Chairperson, Moroto – Andrew Keem Napaja
	Remarks Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Sudan – Eltahir Ismail Mohamed Harbi
	Opening remarks Cabinet Secretary for Devolution & ASALs, Kenya – Eugene Wamalwa
10:45 – 11:00 am	COFFEE / TEA BREAK
WORKING SESSION II: Reports and progress updates on the implementation of IDDRSI Chairperson: Cabinet Secretary, Devolution and ASALs, Kenya.
11:00 – 12:30 Noon	Adoption of the agenda
	Presentation of the report and recommendations from the 12th IDDRSI Platform Steering Committee meeting /Draft Communiqué – Christine Bukania
	Statements from Ministers from IGAD Member States (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda)
	Statements from Development & Implementing Partners
WORKING SESSION III: Presentation, discussion and adoption of the Draft Communiqué Chairperson: Cabinet Secretary, Devolution and ASALs, Kenya
12.30 – 13.30 pm	Presentation of the Communiqué (Presented by James Oduor)
	Discussion
	Adoption of the Communiqué
	Any Other Business
13.30 – 14.30	LUNCH BREAK

14.30 – 16.30	PRESS CONFERENCE

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