WABESSupporting the West African contribution to the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

Appui à la Plate-forme Intergouvernementale sur la Biodiversité et les Services

écosystémiques (IPBES) dans le renforcement des capacités

e Af i ue de l Ouest

Supporting the West African contribution to the

Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

Dr. Jan Henning Sommer, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germanyhsommer@uni-bonn.de

L IPBES a t e et a uat e fo tio s p i ipales

WABESSupporting the West African contribution to the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

Évaluation / Assessment Produire des évaluations globale, régionale et thématique sur la biodiversité et les servicesécosystémiques

Deliver global, regional and

thematic assessments on

biodiversity and ecosystem

services

Promotion de la production de nouvelles connaissances / Knowledge generation

catalysis

Encourager les efforts pour la production de nouvellesconnaissances

Catalyse efforts to generate new

knowledge

Outils d appui politi ue/ Policy support tools

Identifier des outils et méthodologies pertinents pour les décideurs politiques afin de faciliter leur utilisation, promouvoir et catalyser leur développement.

Identify policy relevant

tools/methodologies, facilitate

their use, and promote and

catalyse their further

development

Renforcement des capacités /

Capacity building

Prioriser les besoins essentiels pour le renforcement des capacités, fournir et rechercher des soutiens financiers et autres

Prioritize key capacity building

needs, and provide and call for

financial and other support to

address them

POURQUOI?

Ateliers annuels avec experts en biodiversité et services

os st i ues e Af i ue de l Ouest

Annual Workshops with West African

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service

(BES) Experts

U e platefo e d i fo atio régionale en line afin de rassembler les e pe t et diffuse l i fo atio

Web-based Regional Information

platform to link experts and to

channel information

D veloppe e t d u u i ulu et ise e pla e d u p og a e de aste e Côte d Ivoi e

Development of a curriculum and

establishment of a MSc program in Côte

d‘Ivoire

Co ept de suivi et „leço s app ises“ se va t de od le pou des initiatives similaires

Monitoring concept a d „lessonslearned“ as role model for relatedinititives

QUOI?

WABESSupporting the West African contribution to the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

WABESSupporting the West African contribution to the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

OÙ?

• Cibles: les 15 pays de

la CEDEAO

• Programme de

Master : basé à

Abidjan, Côte

d Ivoire• Ateliers et réseaux

d e perts: pa s membres de la

CEDEAO et au delà

WABESSupporting the West African contribution to the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

QUI?

WABESSupporting the West African contribution to the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

Partenaires

Le ut est d ta li u lie ave• Points focaux nationaux IPBES• Autres institutions dans le

domaine

Contexte

• IPBES bodies, en particulier, le TSU Capacity Building

WABESSupporting the West African contribution to the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

EXPERT WORKSHOPS AND INFORMATION PLATFORM

TO STRENGTHEN NETWORKS AND IPBES RELATED KNOWLEDGE IN WEST AFRICA

Dr. Sié Sylvestre DA, WASCAL Competence Center, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

da.s@wascal.org

Ateliers annuels avec experts en biodiversité et services

os st i ues e Af i ue de l Ouest

Annual Workshops with West African

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service

(BES) Experts

U e platefo e d i fo atio régionale en line afin de rassembler les e pe t et diffuse l i fo atio

Web-based Regional Information

platform to link experts and to

channel information

WABESSupporting the West African contribution to the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

• Several experts (Scientists from Universities & National research

institutions and experts from other institutions, like ministries,

governmental agencies, etc..) working on the field of BES

• In the field of BES, the link between science & research and the

science/policy interface and is still weak

• Lack of networks to bring together these experts, and of effective

science/policy interface in the region for IPBES developments

• Two approaches to overcome this issue in the region: Annual regionalworkshops and web-based information platform

Annual Workshops and web-based information platform with West African

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service (BES) Experts: WHY?

WABESSupporting the West African contribution to the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

Annual Workshops and web-based information platform with West African

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service (BES) Experts: GOALS

• Provide tools and activities for the produ tio a d i tegratio of assessments, in particular sub-/regional assessments on biodiversity and

e os ste servi es IPBES objective 2

• Build dis ipli ar a d i terdis ipli ar apa ities for the ati assess e ts and couple to their regional analogs.

IPBES objective 3

• Improve communication between West African countries and IPBES,

facilitate outreach and dissemination of the assessments, and develop local

capacities necessary to engage in national, regional and international

science-policy processes

IPBES objective 4

WABESSupporting the West African contribution to the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

Annual Workshops and web-based information platform with West African

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service (BES) Experts: WHAT?

• 30-50 experts from West Africa invited, also open for other

interested experts with other sources of funding

• What are the key concepts of IPBES and its ongoing activities

• Interactive learning and discussion tools

• Network building

• Lectures and seminars given by regional and external speakers

• Exchange on concepts and opinions

WABESSupporting the West African contribution to the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

Annual Workshops with West African Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service (BES)

Experts: WHERE and WHEN?

In the scope of this project, five regional workshop are planned:

1. Abidjan, Côte d Ivoire, at UFHB Nove er 72. Accra, Ghana, at WASCAL Headquarter (June 2018)

3. Ouagadougou, at WASCAL Competence Center (June 2019)

4. Dakar, Senegal, venue to be identified (June 2020)

5. A idja , Côte d Ivoire, at UFHB (June 2021)

www.wascal.org

MSC PROGRAM: SCIENCE-POLICY INTERFACE FOR

BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN WEST AFRICA

WABES SP-MSC

WABESSupporting the West African contribution to the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

Prof. Souleymane Konaté UNA/UFHB Abidjan, Côte d Ivoi ekonatesoul_sn@una.edu.ci

D veloppe e t d u u i ulu et ise e pla e d u p og a e de aste e Côte d Ivoi e

Development of a curriculum and

establishment of a MSc program in Côte

d‘Ivoire

WABESSupporting the West African contribution to the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

MSC PROGRAM - WHY?• West Africa: hotspot of biodiversity, strong impact of climate change, strong interdependency betweenbiodiversity and human development

• Growing need of inter/transdisciplinary research and integrativescience-policy interaction in order to approach environmentalproblems and sustainable development

• So far, only few academic curricula on the science-policy interface on BES exist in the region

• IPBES work plan is still largely unknown and not integrated in West African developement strategies

• Regional contribution to IPBES still underrepresented in respect to the relevance of West Afri a s BES, at scientific and political levels

WABESSupporting the West African contribution to the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

• 2-year master program (M1 & M2)

• Initial funding for 2 batches

(intended by IKI/BMUB)

• 15 students from as many as possible

of the 15 ECOWAS countries/batch

• Target audience:

• BES and other environmental sciences undergraduates students

• BES professionals (park managers, administration, private sectors, orga izatio s…

• IPBES experts or/and stakeholders

• Master degree of UFHB in collaboration with international key players in BES, such as ZEF/UniBonn, WCMC/UNEP, UFZ, WASCAL, AUA/CEA, and others

MSC PROGRAM - WHAT?

The University Felix Houphouët-Boigny

THE SCIENTIFIC AND INNOVATION POLE (PSI):

- African Center of Excellency on CC BAD

- WASCAL GRP on CCB

- FHB Doctoral Program on CNRI

- MIN

• General University

• Created in 1959 (1977)

• 60 000 students

• 1 700 lecturers and researchers

MSC PROGRAM - WHERE?

WABESSupporting the West African contribution to the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

• Prepare experts on BES to take part in the IPBES process

• Technical skills and methods to contribute the assessments

• Strengthen inter- and transdisciplinary thinking in universityeducation to create a new generation of scientists to tackleenvironmental challenges (biodiversity erosion, climateha ge…

• Create professionals for the implementation of the SDGs

• Translate research into policy action at the science/policyinterface

MSC PROGRAM - GOALS

WABESSupporting the West African contribution to the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

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Questionnaire will be circulated for your detailed contribution

Ateliers annuels avec experts en biodiversité et services

os st i ues e Af i ue de l Ouest

Annual Workshops with West

African Biodiversity and

Ecosystem Service (BES) Experts

U e platefo e d i fo atio régionale en line afin de rassembler les e pe t et diffuse l i fo atio

Web-based Regional Information

platform to link experts and to

channel information

D veloppe e t d u u i ulu et ise e pla e d u p og a e de aste e Côte d Ivoi e

Development of a curriculum and

establishment of a MSc program in Côte

d‘Ivoire

Co ept de suivi et „leço s app ises“servant de modèle pour des

initiatives similaires

Monitoring concept a d „lessonslearned“ as role model for relatedinititives