1. Building Regional and National Community Learning
Platforms for Climate Change and Food Security
Dr Aissetou Dramé Yayé, Executive Secretary of ANAFE
GCARD 2, Punta del Este, Uruguay, 28/10/2012
Partnership for Environmental Resilience: Climate Change

2. REDD//CAADP: Global/Continental measures to tackle locally
induced environmental and food security issues (Angelsen &Wertz, 2008)

3. Implementation by Countries with varying levels of
environmental, economical, cultural, political and technical
Capacities
Source: Africa Environment Outlook 2

4. Involvement of All Stakeholders at National Level

5. Results from ANAFE studies on REDD+: Huge Knowledge, and Capacity Demand
Land cover
Biomass / change
C-stocks. (geographical)
(Forestry/ecology)
High carbon
stock
Understanding development
Economics of current emissions Options for
land use reducing pathways
(Drivers,
change e.g. consequences) emissions -removing
PES, PRESA, obstacles
RUPES Benchmarks -perverse
and incentives
extrapolation -shifting
Sociology of pressure from
land use forests
Policies of land -Financial
use investment and
Government incentives
participation in Relationship
relation to Building/
UNFCCC Coordination
Policy—Science (National, regional, international)

6. The ANAFE Learning Platform
ANAFE Member
Countries in 2012 (in
dark green)
Created in 1993 by 29 TAE
institutions with the
assistance of the World
Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
Currently the network is made
up of 134 Agricultural
Colleges and Universities in
35 African countries

7. General Meeting
General Meeting
of Members
of Members
ANAFE
ANAFE
IAC
Board
Board
FARA, ICRAF, AFF, CTA,
SLU, SUPAGRO, CORAF, Secretariat
Secretariat
ASARECA, PanAAc
SA-RAFT
SA-RAFT ECA-RAFT
ECA-RAFT AHT-RAFT
AHT-RAFT Sahel-RAFT
Sahel-RAFT
Focal Focal Focal Focal
Institution Institution Institution Institution
NAFTs NAFTs NAFTs NAFTs
ANAFE Member Institutions

8. ANAFE Kenya National Chapter(NAFT)
TEACHING INSTITUTIONS.
•Moi University
•Kenyatta University
•University of Nairobi
•Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
•Egerton University
•Maseno University
•University of Eastern Africa, Baraton.
•Embu Agricultural Staff Training College
•Embu Farmer’s Training College
•Bukura Agricultural College
•Kenya Forestry College, Londiani
•Baraka Agricultural College
•Chipkolel (Application for membership just accepted)
KNST Week, 7 May 2012

9. ANAFE Kenya NAFT (cont.)
RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS members.
•Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI)
DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS.
•National Agroforestry Research Project/KARI, Embu.
•Vi – Agroforestry Project, Kitale
New potential members:
•CARE INTERNATIONAL in Kenya
•KNSTC
•KARI
•PanAAC
•East African Farmer organizations
•Kenya Forest Service

10. The ANAFE Community Learning Platforms
• SASACID: Strengthening Africa’s Strategic Agricultural Capacity
for Impact on Development: 16 Universities and Colleges (15
countries) working on:
– Managing Risks and Uncertainties/Climate Change
– Agribusiness Education
– Training of Lecturers, Technicians, Institutional Leaders, and
Communities
• UniBRAIN: Linking Universities with Business and Research in
Agricultural Innovations. Support to 6 National Consortia
composed of Academia, Agric. research institutes, private
sector, farmer organizations
• HAAGRIM: Harmonization and Improvement of Agribusiness
Tertiary education programs through Mobility (Intra-ACP
program between ANAFE members from West, Central and
Eastern Africa)

11. The ANAFE Community Learning Platforms
• Joint proposals, curriculum and learning materials
development
• Movement of Lecturers from strong Institutions to support
weak ones
• Movement of staff and students from weaker institutions to
learn from stronger ones
• Sharing of learning resources an co-validation of credits
• Co-supervision of students’ research
• Pulling together knowledge and resources to achieve national
development and environmental goals
• Co-development of capacities with farmers, local communities
and private sectorS
• Joint lobbying and advocacy
• Backstopping from developed Northern institutions

12. http://www.anafe-africa.org