PROMOTING INTER-REGIONAL COOPERATION: NEFC

EXPERIENCE

NEFC

Pape Djiby Koné

NEFC Secretary

Hoda S. Rashed

NEFC Chair

NEFC

THE NEAR EAST REGION

NEFC RELATION WITH OTHER FAO SM

RELATION WITH NERC MAIN RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS JOINT SESSIONS

LESSONS LEARNT

THE NEAR EAST REGION

NEFC

• 80% LFCCs

• 70% Rangelands

• Water deficient

• Desertification • 85% Wood energy

• NWFP contribution to rural livelihood

ABOUT NEFC

NEFC

• Near East Forestry Conference (Amman, 1952)

• Establishment of Near East Forestry Commission (Rome, 1953)

• First Session of NEFC (Teheran, 1955)

• 18TH Session (Khartoum, 2008)

NEFC MEMBERSHIP

NEFC

• Central Asia 6 countries

• Western Asia 11 countries

• Mediterranean 1 country

• North Africa 9 countries

Total: 27 out of the 30 N.E. member countries

NEFC

HOW DOES IT FUNCTION?

NEFC

• Regular sessions

• Inter-sessions

• NEFC Task Force

• NEFC Secretariat

RELATIONS WITH OTHER STATUTORY MEETINGS

NEFC

• AFWC

(9 Countries)

• EFC

(1 Country)

• APAFC

(1 Country)

• SM

(13 Countries)

RELATIONS WITH NERC

NEFC

NEAR EAST REGIONAL CONFERENCENEAR EAST REGIONAL CONFERENCE

ALAWUC

NEFC

NEFC MAIN RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS

NEFC

• ASSESSMENT OF OVER 50 YEARS

• POSITION PAPERS

• TECHNICAL BROCHURES

• VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES

• FOREST HEALTH NETWORK

• FORESTRY AND RANGE SECTORS DIALOGUE

JOINT SESSIONS

NEFC

• Participation of Chairpersons (Khartoum, 2003; Accra, 2004)

• Joint inter-sessions meeting (Rabat, 2007)

• Joint AFWC-NEFC sessions (Khartoum, 2008)

- joint preparatory visit

- pre-session meetings

- joint official functions

- Secretariat coordination

- joint regular sessions

LESSONS LEARNT

NEFC

• PREPARATIONS

• HOST COUNTRY INPUTS

• PARTICIPATION

• COORDINATION

• REPORTING

• FOLLOW-UP

Selection of host country

Official arrangements with host country

Preparation of agenda and side events

LESSONS LEARNT

NEFC

• PREPARATIONS

• HOST COUNTRY INPUTS

• PARTICIPATION

• COORDINATION

• REPORTING

• FOLLOW-UP

Meeting facilities (Joint & separate mtgs…)

Official functions (opening/closing, etc…)

Official delegation

Chairmanship

LESSONS LEARNT

NEFC

• PREPARATIONS

• HOST COUNTRY INPUTS

• PARTICIPATION

• COORDINATION

• REPORTING

• FOLLOW-UP

Registration of dual members’ delegations

interpretation

Side events

LESSONS LEARNT

NEFC

• PREPARATIONS

• HOST COUNTRY INPUTS

• PARTICIPATION

• COORDINATION

• REPORTING

• FOLLOW-UP

Secretariats respective prerogatives

Lines of communication

- with host country

- with common members

Logistical inputs

LESSONS LEARNT

NEFC

• PREPARATIONS

• HOST COUNTRY INPUTS

• PARTICIPATION

• COORDINATION

• REPORTING

• FOLLOW-UP

Common and separate chapters

Timing for release

Language (ex: North Africa)

LESSONS LEARNT

NEFC

• PREPARATIONS

• HOST COUNTRY INPUTS

• PARTICIPATION

• COORDINATION

• REPORTING

• FOLLOW-UP Common and separate recommendations

Recommendations to COFO

Recommendations to countries

CONCLUSIONS

NEFC

• NEFC is the only regional mechanism on forestry (and range)

• Support by member countries resemble to support to Forestry Institutions (very Weak)

• Expectations on Secretariat higher than in other regions

• Secretariat under staffed and under funded

• Most countries unable to attend meetings without sponsors

CONCLUSIONS

NEFC

• Increasing interest and commitment of regional foresters

• Growing interest on regional platform for forestry dialogue

• Emerging inter-regional collaboration (LFCC, FNPP…)

• Real opportunities through silva mediterranea committee and inter connections with AFWC and EFC

THANK YOUTHANK YOU

NEFC