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Consultation Workshop on the SSTC Action Plan in RAP Leveraging South South and Triangular Cooperation to foster Four Betters in the Asia and Pacific Region

Hybrid Event, 22/03/2022

Asia and Pacific (RAP) was identified as one of the prioritized region to implement the SSTC guideline, in particular on expanding volume of SSTC projects/initiatives and enhancing geographic targeting on HIHI countries and SIDS countries in the region.  In early 2021, FAO management assigned a Special Adviser (SA) to lead the SSTC work in the RAP. The SA, supported by a consultant, has formed a RAP-specific SSTC Action Plan.  The RAP SSTC Action Plan echoes the corporate SSTC guideline and has been developed under the close consultation with FAO HQ including PST, and RAP Regional office, as well as 20+ country offices in RAP.

Tentative Agenda

TIME

ACTIVITY

SPEAKERS

3:00–3:10 pm

Opening Session

Host: Ms. Cathy Xi CAO,  SSTC Specialist, FAO RAP

 

Opening remarks:

  • Mr. Jong-Jin Kim, Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative, FAO RAP
  • Mr. Nafis Khan, Senior Programme Officer, PST, FAO

3:10– 3:20pm

Keynote Presentation 1

Presentation: South-South and Triangular Cooperation Guidelines for Action[1], Ms. Michela Baratelli, Programme Officer, FAO PST

3:20–3:30pm

 

Keynote Presentation 2

Presentation: RAP SSTC Action Plan, Mr. Shi Jiaoqun, Special Advisor, FAO RAP

3:30–4:00 pm

Case Studies

From guideline to action: RAP SSTC in Action

  • Case Presentation 1: Guidelines and Practices of FAO-China SSTC Trust Fund, Ms. Xiao Liang, Programme Officer, FAO PST (10 mins)
  • Case Presentation 2: Capacity Building Programmes on Agricultural Value Chain for SIDS, Ms. Nara Lee, Assistant FAOR, PLO_FAOKR, Korea (10 mins)
  • Case Presentation 3:  Experience and lesson learnt of  SSTC Project in RAP, FAO Sri Lanka Office, Kapila Munasinghe Aratchige (10 mins)

4:00–4:55 pm

 

Roundtable Discussion

 

Moderator: Mr. Aziz Arya, Policy Officer,  FAO RAP  

Panel Discussion: (40 mins, 5-8 mins/each panelist)

  • Ms. Yao Xiangjun, FAOR SAP

 

  • Mr. Carlos Watson, FAOR, China

 

  • Mr. Tang Shengyao, FAOR, PLO-KOR

 

  • Ms. Leyla Werleigh, Programme Coordination and Resource Mobilisation Specialist, FAO, Laos

 

  • Ms. Caroline VonGayl, Resource Mobilization and Partnership Officer, FAO RAP

Q& A: Open for Audience(10 mins)

 

Wrap up: Mr. Aziz Arya and Dr. Jiaoqun Shi, Special Advisor, FAO RAP (5 mins)

 

4:55- 5:00pm

Closing remark

Closing remark by Mr. Mr. Shi Jiaoqun, Special Advisor, FAO RAP

Poll Session:

1. Overall how satisfied were you with this webinar?

Very Satisfied

Satisfied

Neither satisfied nor unsatisfied

Dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

 

2. How informative did you find our webinar?

Extremely informative

Very informative

Moderately informative

Not very informative

Not informative at all

 

 

3. Which of the following topics you’d like to learn in future webinars?

how to develop/manage/monitor SSTC projects/activities

what are the available SSTC funding opportunities

how to partner for SSTC with national and local stakeholders

how to collect and validate solutions/practice for SSTC exchanges

[1] https://www.fao.org/partnerships/south-south-cooperation/news/news-article/en/c/1415668/#:~:text=South-South%20and%20Triangular%20Cooperation%20Guidelines%20for%20Action%20The,reduction%20and%20nutrition%20over%20the%20past%20two%20decades.

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