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WEST AFRICA REGIONAL PROGRAM
Activity Data Sheet
>> AFR Regional Overview >> WARP Overview Program: West Africa Regional (formerly Sahel Regional Program)
Title and Number: Decision Makers Have Ready Access to Relevant Information on Food Security, Population and Environment, 625-003
Status: Ending
Planned FY 2001 Obligation and Funding Source: $0
Proposed FY 2002 Obligation and Funding Source: $0
Initial Obligation: FY 1997 Estimated Completion Date: FY 2001Summary: The purpose of this activity is to improve food security and environmental equilibrium in the Sahel. Direct beneficiaries of this activity are the member states of CILSS, in particular their rural populations. The states receive improved information, better strategic planning, and greater regional cooperation in the areas of: 1) agricultural and food policy research, 2) natural resource management; 3) population policy making, program planning and demographic research; and 4) related information exchange on food security and natural resource themes. This activity ends in FY 2001. These activities will be supported under the new WARP regional program.
Key Results: USAID and other donor support to the CILSS system over the years has helped assure that population policy programs, donor coordination, food security monitoring, and disaster mitigation systems are fairly well established. Major accomplishments are: 1) food crises in the Sahel have been averted by helping CILSS member countries to create food early warning and food monitoring systems; 2) efficiencies have been gained from the coordination of food aid and food policy; and 3) food need assessments in the region have improved in accuracy. The region has made a strong commitment to keeping its population in balance with its limited resources, with all nine countries moving from pro-natalist to pro-family planning policies and programs over the past 10 years. CILSS has taken the lead in implementing the Africa Annex to the Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD). The Early Action Program for Africa under the CCD has been initiated, with eight of the nine Sahelien states assisted by CILSS reporting on progress in their national action plans. Additionally, these plans were completed by 2000. A sub-regional action plan produced by CILSS for all of the states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was approved in 1999 and CILSS continued to negotiate on behalf of ECOWAS member states at the third Conference of Parties meetings for the CCD, which took place in Recife, Brazil in November 1999. In 2000 USAID provided assistance to CILSS which resulted in a food security/poverty reduction strategy for the Sahel/West Africa region.
Performance and Prospects: Efforts under this activity emphasize information and analysis of regional issues, especially natural resources management, and regional harmonization of policy on the environment, population, food and agriculture. The intent is to enhance and expand efforts at regional coordination that have been successfully undertaken by regional institutions such as the CILSS/Club du Sahel partnership, now supported by the CILSS member states, by USAID, and by other donors. Regional-level policy decisions and guidelines regarding environment, population, food security, and food aid relate directly to CILSS's goals and have been supported by its member states for some time. This effort reinforces the recognition by senior managers of the major programs in CILSS's specialized institutions (the Regional Agroclimatological, Hydrological and Meteorological Institute--AGRHYMET, the Sahel Institute--INSAH, and CILSS's headquarters units for policy analysis) that a broader, West African orientation is necessary for achieving sustainable growth in the Sahel, as are outward-looking policy decisions and policy implementation by CILSS member states.
This USAID activity supports Sahelian institutions in gathering and analyzing information on important food security and environmental topics, and facilitates access by Sahelian and donor decision makers to that information and analysis. Monitoring systems for the key variables in the fragile Sahelian environment are created and strengthened. USAID supports regional institutions that are part of the CILSS system (AGRHYMET, INSAH and CILSS headquarters). At AGRHYMET, USAID support enables the Sahelian staff to assist CILSS member states with natural resources monitoring, coordinated annual food supply and consumption estimates, and the maintenance of the Sahel's highly regarded famine early warning system. For INSAH, USAID support contributes to the work of a cadre of highly trained population and health specialists who, in turn, assist the member states to improve policy and service provision in population and health. Support also helps with institutional development and the provision of services (for example, analyses, information sharing and related dialogue on natural resource management policy, agricultural policy and food security and related dialogue) to member states. In 2000, USAID, in collaboration with the World Food Program and CILSS, worked to strengthen vulnerability assessment systems in the Sahelian states. In 2001, support to INSAH includes continued monitoring of the impacts of policy change on food security at national and household levels for 14 West African countries. Support to CILSS headquarters fosters discussion of key policy issues in a regional context, and enhances system management capacity. The CILSS 2000-2002 plan specifically includes assistance to each member state in adopting agricultural and food security policy statements that are harmonized with those of other member states. USAID is a major supporter of this effort.
The food security strategy development process was highly participatory, taking into account requests and concerns expressed by politicians, legislators, and a variety of civil society groups (for example, women's groups and farmers' groups).
Possible Adjustments to Plans: Activities for this objective are continuing under WARP beginning in FY 2001 and will include expanding coverage in some areas of food security, population, and environment to coastal states.
Other Donor Programs: These activities support key CILSS services to its nine member states, and have been parallel financed with France, Germany, the Netherlands, the European Union, the United Nations specialized agencies, Canada, CILSS member states and revenues, and the United States. The Club du Sahel facilitates donor coordination on development assistance and food aid monitoring in the region. Contributors to the Club include Canada, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Germany, Japan, Denmark and the United States.
Principal Contractors, Grantees, or Agencies: USAID provides support to this activity via grants to CILSS and the Club and via contracts with U.S. entities, including Associates in Rural Development, Inc.; The Futures Group, Inc.; Research Triangle Institute; Michigan State University; the InterCRSP university consortium (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, managing entity); Development Alternatives, Inc.; the Mitchell Group; and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
FY 2002 Performance Tables
Performance Measures:
Indicator FY97 (Actual) FY98 (Actual) FY99 (Actual) FY00 (Actual) FY00 (Plan) FY01 (Plan) FY02 (Plan) Indicator 1: Percent of CILSS country policies and programs for food security, natural resource management, and population which reflect sound development methodologies and access to consistent regional information systems. 65% 65% 70% 80% 75% N/A N/A Indicator Information:
Indicator Level (S) or (IR) Unit of Measure Source Indicator Description Indicator 1:
S percent Data provided by CILSS and its various institutions and the Club du Sahel. Percentage is calculated as follows: [(number of countries meeting NRM policy criteria) + (number of countries meeting food security policy criteria) + (number of countries meeting population policy criteria)] / 27. U.S. Financing
(In thousands of dollars)
Obligations Expenditures Unliquidated Through September 30, 1999 13,016 DA 8,749 DA 4,267 DA 769 CSD 101 CSD 668 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 39,360 DFA 39,160 DFA 200 DFA Fiscal Year 2000 5,599 DA 4,200 DA 200 CSD 668 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 200 DFA Through September 30, 2000 18,615 DA 12,949 DA 5,666 DA 969 CSD 769 CSD 200 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 39,360 DFA 39,360 DFA 0 DFA Prior Year Unobligated Funds 0 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Planned Fiscal Year 2001 NOA 0 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Total Planned Fiscal Year 2001 0 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Future Obligations Est. Total Cost Proposed Fiscal Year 2002 NOA 0 DA 0 DA 18,615 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 969 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 39,360 DFA
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