The text below provides some initial reflections as a means of contribution to the E-Consultation on the Scope of the abovementioned Report
1. Scope of the Report – The scope of the report is most pertinent in light of the various dimensions and goals of the SDG 2030 Agenda. The report could further aim to push the scope of its exploration to actual FSN outcomes in specific key priority countries, which are high burden countries on undernutrition and food insecurity.
2. Questions – The questions do correctly reflect some of the main issues to be covered. Some thoughts & questions which could shape further groups or categories of questions are:
- What is is that is positively specific / unique about MSP on FSN at national, regional and global levels that must influence the future way MSPs can / should be shaped / delivered??
- What are the principles of good practice in the FSN MSP that truly work? What is it that can be mapped out as success factors to be used in the future as transformational aspects of MSPs?
- How can FSN MSP contribute for increased power from southern based partners and key participants? How can the MSP contribute for increased social mobilisation led by those affected by undernutrition and food insecurity?
- What are the gaps and the existing good practices in the art and science of facilitating and managing effective MSPs, at national, regional and global levels?
- How can Nutrition Governance success factors help shape MSPs for sustainable development?
- What can the latest thinking and action on partnering and multi sector partnerships help in shaping recommendations for future MSPs
- Are Development (International and national) prepared for adequate interaction and work through multisector collaboration? Is the existing space for multisector collaboration resourced with the finance, skills, drive to succeed? If not, what is it that it takes /what is it that needs to happen and how??
- In its scope, suggestions, action points, and recommendations, will the report need to break down
- How can MSPs guarantee / enable that effort, coverage and quality reaches where is needed the most?
3. Case studies / Success Stories – below is a list of various (and random) case studies and success stories to follow; it will be important that with the reflection on various of these and others, the report highlights what are truly transformational MSPs in the FSN sector, and what is ‘business as usual’ with a ‘trendy’ name:
- Good nutrition governance practice examples can inform this report: for example the success stories of Brazil, Peru, Bangladesh among others as documented by the Institute for Development Studies, Action Against Hunger and others portray much of nutrition governance; and so does the Global Nutrition Report
- Scale Up Nutrition Initiative, among others, needs to be followed and recommended upon – at global and country levels; what are the various perspectives / perceptions of those partners being part of the SUN? and how have results been achieved through SUN which could not have been otherwise?
- Other Case Studies of MSPs: Integrated Seed Sector Development; System of Rice intensification in Cambodja; the World’s Economic Forum vision for Agriculture: Grow Africa and Grow Asia; Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture; Power of Nutrition; the emerging No Wasted Lives coalition
- Some National based MSPs: in Tanzania where I currently work for example there is SAGCOT
- National Government Food and Nutrition Action plans / Strategies that contemplate MSPs: such as the Tanzanian very new Multisectoral Nutrition Action plan (2016-2021); the Nepal MSNP; and others – What have been ? arebeing the MSP experiences under these frameworks?
- GAIN has a business model of working in MSPs – are there good learnings and practice driving from that which can be replicated?
I trust you find some of the above useful,
Kind regards
Mariana Merelo Lobo
International Humanitarian and Development Practitioner | Action, Learning and Facilitation through Collaborative Change
Partnership Brokers Association Associate
Action Against Hunger International Country Representative in Tanzania (part time) | International Development and Humanitarian Consultant (Part Time)
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Mariana Merelo Lobo