UNEP Biosafety Programme in Africa th August 2016 Nairobi, Kenya

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1 UNEP Biosafety Programme in Africa th August 2016 Nairobi, Kenya

2 Cartagena Protocol Provisions Transboundary Instrument (Scope) i. Approach guided by Party obligations ii. Transboundary and national issues to be handled iii. Environmental vs. Health Issues iv. Safeguards vs. Trade/Development issues v. Focus of Partnerships vi. The no reservation clause

3 Programme Guidance Capacity Building to support a UNEP administered MEA/UNEP PoW Focus on Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety The SCBD BS Strategy and COP/MOP Guidance The GEF Strategy on Biosafety

4 Core Program 5: Biosafety Implementation of NBF for remaining countries i. Assessed in the stock-taking analysis recommend a national approach ii. Support to Regional or sub-regional projects based on cost effective sharing resources and coordination between biosafety frameworks iii. Stocktaking assessments should support potential for: coordinating biosafety frameworks, interchange of regional expertise, and capacity building of common priority or thematic areas

5 UNEP Biosafety Portfolio Implementation Projects (National vs. Regional) Thematic Projects (Global or Regional) National Reporting Projects (129 Parties) 3 rd Cycle Development Project Case by Case

6 Implementation Projects Biosafety Portfolio of Projects AFRICA Global Projects New Project (in Preparation) 1 Egypt BCH III Congo Democratic Republic 2 Tunisia Kenya 3 Ghana Nigeria 4 Liberia South Africa (thematic project) 5 Nigeria Namibia 6 Cameroon Tanzania 7 Rwanda 8 Ethiopia 9 Mozambique 10 Namibia 11 Lesotho 12 Swaziland 13 Madagascar 14 Mauritania 14 Countries 76 Countries 6 Countries Thematic Projects 1 BCH III (76 Countries) 2 SANGL 6 Countries Angola, Congo DR, Lesotho, Mozamibique, Malawi, Madagascar Third National Projects (Regional Projects) Africa Asia-Pacific GRULAC & CEE Parties (50 Eligible Parties) 39 Parties 41 Parties

7 Legal & Policy Imperatives Implementation Capacity, ownership and availability of resources, cross sectoral mandates INSTITUTIONAL, TECHNICAL AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION

8 Execution Arrangements Location of Project Ministry vs Parastatal, Research/Academia Third Party NGO, Private, Partnership (NABA) Project Team Leadership

9 Institutional Arrangements - Examples Legally Mandated institutions Biosafety Agencies/Biodiversity Management Agencies Consultancy approaches Strategies with Mainstreaming focus Focused Resource and Strategic Planning Knowledge Management Incremental Development

10 Institutional Arrangements Existing Regional Framework or guidance Systems Approaches Hands on approaches Regulatory Capacity Beyond Biosafety (Biosafety vs Biosecurity)

11 Key Issues on Implementation National Capacity and focused policy direction on safeguards Competing focus at the international arena on treaty obligations (Environment Safety vs. Food Safety) Appropriate allocation of resources Regulatory Approaches Product vs. Process base Technical Support and access to materials Mainstream national/global discourse eg. COP/MOP processes, BS Strategy, PoW on Public Awareness & Participation Lack of a clearly defined entry points and engagements in national dialogue

12 Opportunities for Capacity Building Capacity Building support from the Financial mechanisms articles 22 & 28 (BS VII/5) Recommendations - COPs Guidance from Capacity Building Framework(s) Mainstreaming of NBSAPs & Resource Mobilisation Bilateral, regional and intergovernmental agencies

13 Recommendations Explore potential for harmonisation of technical procedures RA Project Specific or thematic interventions which would strengthen Decision making processes Establishment of roles and responsibilities for monitoring and enforcement

14 Recommendations Enhanced capacity to facilitate handling of LMOs including Risk Assessment and Risk Management, LMO Detection, Handling, Packaging, Transport and Identification, Monitoring and Enforcement including inspection procedures Socio economic consideration guidance/ratification & implementation of the Liability and redress Protocol Implementing BS Strategy

15 Contacts Alex Owusu-Biney Portfolio Manager, Biosafety UNEP/GEF Biosafety Unit P. O. Box Nairobi, Kenya Tel: Fax: /42

16 Alex Owusu-Biney, UNEP Biosafety