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High-Level Conference on
Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa: The Challenges of Climate Change
Sirte, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 15-17 December 2008
OUTCOMES• Soaring Food Prices
• Slow Agriculture Growth
• Climate Change and Environmental Degradation
• Increasing Energy Prices
Follow up to FAO-HLC on World Food Security – June 2008
Sirte 2004 Actions/Outputs as its entry point
Sirte, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. 15-17 December 2008
Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa: The Challenges of Climate Change
THE CONFERENCE
The principal aim of the Conference will be to examine the issue of water resources in Africa in the context of higher demand from the agriculture and energy sectors and climate change.
The Conference, which will be held in a context of food crisis driven by soaring food prices, will be an opportunity to discuss water control projects within the framework of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme.
The Conference will examine investment needs and management problems for harnessing of water and irrigation at village level, for the rehabilitation of large-scale hydro-agricultural works and for the development of major river basins.
FOCUS ON:FOCUS ON:
Concrete Programmes and Concrete Programmes and Plans for ActionPlans for Action
Assessment of Assessment of their financial their financial costcostin terms of in terms of
feasibility feasibility studies and studies and implementatiimplementation of workson of works
Sirte, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. 15-17 December 2008
Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa: The Challenges of Climate Change
THE STRUCTURE
All Days: Water Technology Fair, Poster Sessions and Parallel Events
Working Session 1
Prospects for food and energy demands by 2030-2050
• Plenary Session – Scene Setting• Working Groups - Addressing water energy and the challenges of climate change• Plenary Session – Discussing Results
• Registration• Speeches by
-Host Country, -Director General, -AU, -AMCOW, -AfDB,-ECA
Day 1: Opening Ceremony
Final
Declaration
Drafting
Session
Roundtable 2Partnership for the financing of water and energy investment projects
Roundtable 1Saving Lake Chad
Day 3
Closing Ceremony
High-Level SegmentApproval of Conference Declaration and Action Plan
Working Session 3
Financing Mechanisms and implementation strategies
• Plenary Session – Scene Setting• Working Groups – Addressing the relative merits of finance modalities in relation to national and regional priorities• Plenary Session – Discussing Results
Working Session 2
Defining the investment envelope
• Plenary Session – Scene Setting• Working Groups – Addressing overall investment needs in relation to specific regional contexts• Plenary Session – Discussing Results
Day 2
Throughout the Conference: Finalization of the Declaration and Action Plan
Sirte, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. 15-17 December 2008
Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa: The Challenges of Climate Change
PRODUCTS
Case Studies
National Investment Briefs
Thematic Papers
Regional View Papers
Final Declaration and Plan for Action
Setting the scene of each working session
Stocktaking of national strategies, national investment projects and donors’ projects in the agriculture and energy sectors
Thematically structured as the Conference themes, they summarize the results of each of the regional workshops and will be the input to the Regional Working Sessions
Pinpointing specific issues in order to stimulate discussion during the working sessions
A stocktaking of the major issues regarding to water for Agriculture and Energy and the impacts of Climate Change.
A declaration by Governments of Africa and development partners to put together an Action Plan and engage into investment programmes for water development in support of agriculture and energy at short, medium and long term.
Partnership Agreements for food and energy security in Africa.
Sirte, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. 15-17 December 2008
Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa: The Challenges of Climate Change
OUTCOMES
Sirte, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. 15-17 December 2008
Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa: The Challenges of Climate Change
THE VENUE
The Sirte Congress Place, with a covered surface of about 44,000 m2, comprises a great number of conference halls and services:
• A Press Room with 95 seats.
The Great Congress Hall: with a capacity of 3,660 seats, it is equipped with one of the most advanced audio-visual systems and simultaneous translation.
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The Presidential Conference Hall has a capacity of 24 presidential seats plus 168 seats destined to the members of their delegations.
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• Four Conference Rooms, with 700 seats each.
• Two Conference Rooms, with 48 seats each.
• Two coffee halls and a restaurant.