The way we work – Issues and Options

SUSTAINABILITY: PRACTICE CHANGE

EVIDENCEUNDERSTAND

PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES

TOOLSGUIDANCE

(RULES)INCENTIVES

PRACTICE CHANGE

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

DIALOGUEEXCHANGE CONSULT

AssessmentsForesightIndicate solutions

PlatformsJoint action

Harmonized parameters and procedures

AwarenessInnovationMarkets

GuidanceRegulations and

standardsTargetingfinancing

Key Factors for Practice Change

1. Commitment

2. Clarity on substance

3. Facilitate innovation

4. Enabling environment

Agenda focus: Commitment

o Broad-based, concrete

o Expression of political will, (and follow-up)

o Setting objectives

social and environmental targets by the private sector/producers

o Specific social, economic and environmental principles that underpin sustainability

Agenda focus: Clarity on Substance

o Assessment and analyses o Measurement

Impacts, interactions

o Sectoral guidelines (voluntary)

o Consensus on resource use governance

Agenda focus: Innovation

o Brokering linkages Producers, industry, policy makers,

social movements, NGOs, academia and research - knowledge and experience and learning

o National and local MSPs processes

Support/linkages to existing MS processes and catalysation of new clusters, networks, partnerships

o Regional / Global collaboration and lessons

Agenda focus: Enabling Environment

o Agreements on resource access and use

o Incentives, taxes, payments

o Policy, regulatory, institutional change

The Agenda

o Global Local

o Unique joint Vision / Objectives at all levels

o Catalyzing unique joint multi-stakeholder processes, learning, and action at different levels

o Towards continuous practice change:• all levels;• all stakeholders;• all facets of sustainability

Support structures - Issues and Options

• MSP: o “Sign-up” to consensuso Constituency representation

• Focus area groupso Refinements? o Reporting?

• Guiding groupo Constituency basis? (clusters)o Executive committtee

• Support team o Changes?o Extra staff (funding)

• Renaming

• Funding

MSP

Discussion point:o What steps can be taken to encourage greater

adherence (‘sign-up’) to the Agenda Consensus?

o Do you agree that the Agenda needs to develop a mechanism to have ‘guaranteed’ constituency representation during its meetings?

Focus area groups

Discussion points:o Are any changes required to their aims, scope,

membership, communication, and means of operation?

o What regularity and type of reporting is required from these groups? (Reporting to the Guiding Group, and to the MSP)

Support team

ToRs: The Agenda Support team supports the building and implementation of the Agenda in particular through:

(i) facilitating stakeholder interaction, coordination and consensus building;

(ii) providing and coordinating expertise and analysis;(iii) assisting in the preparation of guidance

for technology and policy development. 

Support team

Discussion points:o Are any changes to the Support Team

arrangement required?

o Do the Support team’s terms of reference need significant revision?

Guiding Group - Refinements

o Up to 5 representatives from clusters: a) Public sector; b) Private sector; c) Academia/research; d) Donors; e) NGOs; and f) Social movements and community-based organizations;

o The 6 clusters will structure themselves and decide how they want to be represented on the Guiding Group. Focus Area Groups will be expected to ensure their views are expressed through member balance across these six clusters;

o Focus Area Chairs and Chairs of any new Agenda-supported regional, national, or local MSPs will have a seat on the Guiding Group;

Guiding Group - Refinements

o Guiding Group will be appointed for a two year term. Members may be reappointed by their constituency for subsequent terms;

o The Chair of the Guiding Group will be selected by its members and appointed for a two year term, renewable once.

o The establishment of an “executive committee”: small executive group selected from the Guiding Group who, with the Support Group, tackles the issues the Guiding Group has discussed and agreed;

o Executive committee composed of the Guiding Group chair, the 3 Chairs of the Focus Area Groups plus another two representatives from the Guiding Group.

Global Multi-Stakeholder Platform

Research

Public Sector

Private Sector

NGOs

Donors

Social movements

Composed of

Stakeholder clusters

Guiding Group (with exec. com)

Support

Team

Works through

Focus Area Groups

Efficiency

Grassland

Waste

Region

Country

Pilot MSPs

Guiding Group - Refinements

Discussion points:o Is this proposal for the Guiding Group and the

establishment of a small executive committee acceptable?

o If endorsed, the current Guiding Group, in collaboration with the Agenda Support Team, will develop this proposal in more detail, to prepare for the transition to this new set-up within the next 6 months.

Renaming

Discussion point:o The Guiding Group proposes to rename as

follows:

“Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock”

Resources

o Prepare ‘modular’ business plan and concrete actions on the basis of the discussion document and the outcomes of the MSP meeting(for submission to prospective donors);

o The organization of a resource mobilization meeting within the next 6 months to present the above described business and concrete action plan.

Funding

Discussion point:o Is this proposed resource mobilisation strategy

adequate?

o Do you endorse the preparation of the identified business and action plan by the Guiding Group in collaboration with the Agenda Support team?