IISD RS @ CGRFA 13 and Special Information Seminar on Climate Change and Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, 16 July 2011 and 18-22 July 2011, Rome, Italy

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Special Information Seminar on Climate Change and Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: State of Knowledge, Risks and Opportunities
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Thirteenth Session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA 13)

16 July 2011 and 18-22 July 2011 | FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy

Highlights for Wednesday, 20 July 2011

CGRFA 13 delegates heard a report on progress in the contact group on the Global Plan of Action (GPA) for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) in the morning, and addressed animal genetic resources; access and benefit-sharing; biodiversity of micro-organisms and invertebrates for food and agriculture; targets and indicators; aquatic genetic resources; human and financial resources for multi-year programme of work (MYPOW) implementation; and MYPOW review. The contact group on the updated GPA for PGRFA met during the afternoon and in the evening.

The Circo Massimo in Rome.

Daily web coverage (click on the following links to see our daily web pages)

18 July - 19 July - 20 July - 21 July - 22 July

Report of the Contact Group

Francois Pythoud (Switzerland)

Brad Fraleigh (Canada) presenting the report of the contact group on the updated Global Plan of Action.

Modesto Fernández (Cuba), speaking on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC).

Animal Genetic Resources

Irene Hoffmann, FAO

Solita R. Sicat (Philippines), speaking on behalf of the Asia Group.

Ali Al-Shurai (Yemen)

Erdenejargal Tumurbaatar (Mongolia)

Thomas Meier (Germany)

Mohamed Lemine Ould Haki (Mauritania)

Harvey Blackburn (United States of America)

Yves Plante (Canada)

M'Naouer Djemali (Tunisia)

Xie Shuang Hong (China)

Abdul Raziq Kakar (Pakistan), Society of Animal, Veterinarian and Environmental Scientists (SAVES) and the LIFE Network

Cleopas Okore (Kenya)

Mohammed D. Magaji (Nigeria)

Contact Group on the Updated Global Plan of Action

Cosima Hufler (Austria), speaking on behalf of the European Regional Group.

Brad Fraleigh (centre), Contact Group Co-chair, with representatives of the CGRFA Secretariat.

Hisato Okuizumi (Japan), speaking on behalf of the Asian Group.

The view of the Contact Group.

Side Event on Biocultural Community Protocols and the Ark of Livestock Biodiversity

Paul Boettcher, FAO, introduced the linkages between the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources, the Nagoya Protocol, and the Convention on Biological Diversity, noting that a common element is recognition of the traditional knowledge and cultural expressions of livestock keepers.

Hanwant Singh Rathore (India), Lokhit Pashu Palak Sansthan (LPPS), illustrated the many opportunities for developing natural products of indigenous camel breeds in Rajasthan into marketable items such as dung paper, wool shawls, ice cream, and soap.

Jacob Wanyama (Kenya), Africa LIFE Network, noted that despite growing international interest in the conservation of animal genetic resources, there is little recognition of the role of livestock keepers as custodians of indigenous livestock breeds at the national and local levels.

Ilse Köhler-Rollefson (Germany), League for Pastoral Peoples (LPP), emphasized that biocultural community protocols can help establish community ownership over traditional breeds and associated grazing areas, as well as clarify to policy makers the direct linkages between animal genetic resources and local socio-cultural contexts.

Examples of products made from the dung and wool of local camel breeds from Rajasthan, India.

L-R: Ilse Köhler-Rollefson, LPP, Hanwant Singh Rathore, LPPS, Jacob Wanyama, Africa LIFE Network, and Abdul Raziq Kakar, SAVES

Around the Meeting

Waiting for the meeting to begin.

Javad Mozafari Hashjin (centre), CGRFA Chairperson, and Dan Leskien (right), CGRFA Secretariat, in discussions with representatives from Canada.

Debating outstanding issues in the corridors.

Informal discussions outside the meeting room.

Poring over the ENB daily.

Sharing a laugh about the photos on the ENB webpage.

A painting outside of the Iran Room at FAO.

Daily web coverage (click on the following links to see our daily web pages)

18 July - 19 July - 20 July - 21 July - 22 July

Related Links

CGRFA 13 resources

Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Website

CGRFA 13 meeting website

Provisional annotated agenda and time-table

Programme of the Special Information Seminar

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