WANA’s Face to Face Regional Consultation -GCARD-2010-
November 10-12, 2009
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Alexandria, Egypt

Tuesday, November 10 (Day 1)

08:00- 9:30 Registration of participants

Opening/Inaugural Session
Chairperson: Dr. A. El-Beltagy

09:30 – 10:00 Welcome address
On behalf of AARINENA Dr. A. Al-Bakri
On behalf of GFAR Dr. A. El Beltagy
On behalf of Bibliotheca Alexandrina Dr. I. Serageldin

10:00 – 11:00 Invited lecture Dr. I. Serageldin

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break (Group Photo)

Session I: Plenary,Global and Regional Perspective
Chairperson: Dr. M. Duwayri
11:30 – 12:00 Progress on GCARD: The Global Scenario Dr. M.Holdernes /Dr. A. Maru
12:00 – 12:15 GCARD: AARINENA Perspective till date Dr. I.Hamdan
12:15—12:40 Progress on the WANA Regional Review: Dr. M. S. Habbab
Synthesis of the Regional Report
12:40--- 13:00 Key researchable issues in the region Dr. M. Majadalwi
on the E-consultations
13:00-13:30 Question and Answer Session on the Regional
Review and E-consultation findings

13:30 – 14:30 Lunch

14:30 – 15:00 Setting the stage for the WANA Regional Group Discussions,
Facilitator: Mrs. Susanna Smets

o Explaining the process: Facilitated Group Work
o Identifying the Groups, Division of Groups and Assigning space
o Key Issues to be discussed in each group

15:00---16:00 Work Group Session A : Thematic Issues:

1-Food Security, Productivity and Post Harvest
2-Natural Resources Management
3-Livestock, Range lands and Fisheries
4-Marketing

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break

16:30--- 17:30 Work Group Session B Thematic Issues Continue

19:00 – 22:00 Reception Dinner

 

Wednesday, November 11 (Day 2)

Session II: Plenary
Chairperson: Dr. Ahmed Al-Bakri
Reporter: Mrs. S. Smets

9:30-11:00 Plenary Session to discuss the Outputs from Group Discussions in Day 1

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

Chairperson: Dr.Majd Jamal

11:30 -12:30 CGIAR Strategic and Results Framework and Dr. Stephen Hall
Mega Programs

12:30 – 1:30 Group Session C: To discuss Cross Cutting Issues:
facilitator: Mrs. S. Smets

1- Poverty and Socioeconomic Policy
2-Dissimination and Scaling out (including GIS)
3-Research Management and Capacity Development
4. Climate Change

What and which are the research needs identified for the region as related to your group that can have the most development impact benefiting the poor?

In answering this question the Workshop Groups should consider the following:
a. Discuss and finalize the key researchable issues and their priorities identified from the regional review and the E- consultation as related to your group for delivering greatest development impacts?
b. In relation to “researchable themes”, the mechanisms and partnerships that are required in innovation pathways turning research into development impacts at a larger scale such as the country and region.

c. Draw on integration with other thematic areas

13:30 -14:30 Lunch

14:30-16:00 Group Session D on cross cutting Continued (Susanna and 4 facilitators)

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break

16:30- 17:30 Group Facilitators report preparations (Susanna and 4 facilitators)

 

Thursday ,November 12 (Day 3)

Session III: Plenary: Chairperson: Dr. A. Abu-Hadid

9: 30- 11:00 Plenary Session : Presentation of Group Session on day 2 (Cross Cutting outcomes and discussion )

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

Final Session : Chairperson: Dr. Mark Holderness
Reporter Mrs. S. Smets

11:30 – 12:45 Plenary Session

1. What and which are the priorities among the research needs identified for the region from Working Group that can have the most development impact benefiting the poor?
2. What are the needed actions at the Regional and Global levels?
3. Concluding comments and closing of Consultations.

12:45-13:00 Wrap up and Closing

13:00 -14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:00 Visit to Bibliotheca Alexandrina

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15:00-17:00 AARINENA Executive Committee Meeting (closed Meeting).