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