PLENARY:
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He
outlined steps for preparing the draft text of the funding
strategy, including submission of views by Parties to the
Secretariat and preparation of a study on a range of issues
regarding: the status of ITPGR Article 18.4 with regard to
financial resources available to the Treaty; resource
availability mechanisms; status of allocation of funds by
developed countries; status of national, bilateral, regional
and multilateral resources; prediction of monetary benefits
derived from commercialization; estimation of target fund
achieved during the next five to ten years and strategies to
achieve that target; and estimates of a target fund required
to cover Treaty activities and operational costs. Left photo: Ricardo Carrasco
Torres (Colombia) |
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The
EU agreed using the G-77 proposal for further development of
the funding strategy by the Secretariat, requesting that their
suggestions be also taken into account. Above photo L-R: Dutch
delegates, Dirk de Jong, René Lefeber and Hans
Hoogeveen in consultation during a break in plenary.
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JAPAN
supported the proposal, on the understanding that drafting the
funding strategy does not slow down the MTA process. Above
photo: Hideo Inomata (Japan)
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The
US suggested addressing the item in the first session of the
Governing Body. Above photo: David Hegwood (US)
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IRAN
stressed the need for a process to prepare a draft to
facilitate discussions and suggested that an inter-sessional
working group address the rules of procedure and the funding
strategy. Above photo: Javad Mozafari (Iran)
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In the
afternoon, Chair Harvey presented the Plenary with a
compromise reached by the group of friends of the Chair,
providing for continued work in the inter-sessional open-ended
working group, on the basis of a combination of the G-77 and
EU proposals.
Above photo L-R: The
dais during closing plenary with Alvaro Toledo (CGRFA),
Arturo Martinez (FAO), Mohamed Solh (FAO), Jose
Esquinas Alcazar, Secretary of the CGRFA, Chair
Harvey Clive Stannard
(CGRFA), Martin Smith (CGRFA) and Kent Nnadozie (CGRFA)
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Chair Harvey thanked
Jose "Pepe"
Esquinas Alcazar and Clive Stannard for their
invaluable contribution to the Commission and wished them well
in their retirement.
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Above
photo: The dais giving Jose "Pepe"
Esquinas Alcazar and Clive Stannard of the CGRFA a
standing ovation.
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Above photo: Delegates to the second session of the Commission
on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) acting
as Interim Committee for the International Treaty on Plant
Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR) gave Jose
"Pepe"
Esquinas Alcazar and Clive Stannard of the CGRFA a
standing ovation.
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Above
photo: Chair Harvey signalling his appreciation to
delegates, interpreters, and Secretariat staff for their hard
work and dedication.
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The closing Plenary convened at 11.20 pm, Friday night. Delegates adopted the report, with minor amendments and corrections. The Netherlands, on behalf of the EU, highlighted aspects of the week’s processes that have not been productive, and stressed that spending no time in smaller groups should not become a precedent. He expressed his appreciation to Chair Harvey, the Secretariat and the Earth Negotiations Bulletin for their contribution to the meeting.
Chair Harvey gaveled the meeting to a close at 12.20 am. |
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ENB ITPGR SNAPSHOTS:
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Above photos L-R: Alfred
Mtukuso (Malawi); Uk delegates, Fernando Latorre, Jane
Bulmer and Martyn Ibbotson; Maris Gavino
(The Philippines), Han
Hee Chan
(Malaysia) and Hideo Inomata (Japan) |
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Above photos L-R: Mario Marino
(Italy) in discussion with Jose
Esquinas Alcazar, Secretary of the CGRFA; ENB writer Elsa
Tsioumani interviewing Cheikh Alassane Fall (Senegal); Kristianne Herrmann
(Australia), Brad Fraleigh (CGRFA) and Arturo Martinez (FAO)
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Above photos L-R: Anwar Rashid
(Pakistan) and Abdur Razzaque (Bangladesh); Malaysian
delegates, Wee Beng Ee, Mohammad Gaddafi bin Denis, Wan
Darman Wan Abdullah, Mohammad Shukar Nordin and Mohammad
Fazin Mahmud; Kent Nnadozie (CGRFA)
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Above photo L-R: ENB writer Asmita
Bhardwaj interviewing Saulo Ceolin (Brazil); Chair
Harvey in consultation with the Secretariat and Rapporteur; Stefan
Jungcurt interviewing Dirk de Jong (The Netherlands)
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The ITPGR-2 and CGRFA-10 ENB
Team:
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Above photo L-R: Jose
"Pepe"
Esquinas Alcazar with ENB's Angeles Estrada, Stefan
Jungcurt, Asmita Bhardwaj and Elisa Morgera. |
Above photo L-R: Stefan Jungcurt,
Franz Dejon, Jose
"Pepe"
Esquinas Alcazar, Elizabeth Matos (Angola), Elsa
Tsiuomani, Asmita Bhardwaj, Elisa Morgera and Angeles
Estrada. |
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SIDE EVENT:
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Emile
Frison, Director General of the International Plant Genetic Resources
(IPGRI) (left) presented IPGRI's new strategic direction through its
"Diversity for Well-being." He showed delegates
on-going agricultural diversity projects that promote social, economic
and environmental benefits, two examples mentioned are Tamil Nadu:
Nutrious Millets and African Leafy Vegetables. He also noted the
IPGRI's membership to the Future Harvest Alliance, a global grouping
of research centers focused on rural development and poverty
alleviation through better and sustainable use of agriculture. For
further information on IPGRI and its involvement with Future Harvest
please visit their websites at www.ipgri.cgiar.org
and www.futureharvest.org .
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