Regional Roundtable "Empowerment of rural women and implementation of SDG indicator 5.a.1 in the Western Balkans"

FAO and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) collaborate together to support the national statistical systems in the Western Balkan countries in developing the most appropriate data collection vehicle for collecting data for SDG indicator 5.a.1 following the internationally recommended methodology and formulate an action plan for regular data collection and reporting on SDG indicator 5.a.1.

Objectives of the event:

• Discuss the challenges of rural women in the Western Balkans.
• Discuss the challenges of statistical data availability and accuracy in the process of design and implementation of agriculture and rural development policy measures.
• Present the developed modules for SDG 5.a.1 implementation in the Western Balkans.
• Identify applicable modes of effective and efficient cooperation between the statistical offices and Ministries of agriculture.
  

Audience:

Stakeholders from the Western Balkans, gender statistical experts from the National Statistical Offices, Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group in South Easter Europe (SWG RRD) and government counterparts in the ministries of agriculture responsible for developing agriculture and rural development policies.

Expected outcomes:

The event will offer a new understanding of how regional cooperation among national actors and development partners can support the achievement of the SDG 5.a.1. targets. The event will promote the exchange of knowledge, experiences and good practices to strengthen women’s ownership and control of land; and the lessons learned will serve as a model case of unified regional approach towards developing modules and starting with the implementation of SDG 5.a.1.