CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
Ministerial Conference on Leadership Capacity Development
May 28, 2008
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON LEADERSHIP CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
FOR DECENTRALIZED GOVERNANCE AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN AFRICA
AND ALL AFRICAMINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT (AMCOD)
AND ALL AFRICAMINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT (AMCOD)
Venue: Palais des Congrès, Yaoundé, Cameroon
28-30 May 2008
28-30 May 2008
| Day 1- 28 May 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Time | Programme |
| 8:00-10:00 | Registration continued at the Palais des Congrès |
| 11:30-12:30 | Panel 1: Designing, Deciding, and Implementing Decentralization Policies: Overcoming Contextual Challenges to Implementing decentralization policies in Africa Chair: Kingdom of Lesotho Presentation 1: Implementing decentralization in Cameroon: Issues, Challenges, and strategies - H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Edou, Delegate Minister, Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization of Cameroon - (15 minutes) Presentation 2: Issues and challenges related to designing, deciding and agreeing on decentralization - Dr. John-Mary Kauzya Chief GPAB/UNDESA (15 minutes). Presentation 3 : Issues Related to Developing Requisite Capacities for Effectively Implementing Decentralization Policies (7 minutes x 2) -M. George Matovu, Director MDP – East and Southern Africa (7 minutes) -M. Biram Owens Ndiaye, Directeur MDP – Wes and Central Africa (7minutes) Presentation 4: Issues Derived from Working with Local Authorities to Improve Infrastructure for Service Delivery at Community Level in Africa (emphasis on West African countries (15 minutes) -Dr. Kadmiel Wekwete, Director, Decentralization and Local Development Practice Area UNCDF |
| 12:30-13:00 | Plenary Discussion |
| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:30-15:00 | Panel 2: Gender issues in implementing decentralization Chair: Minister for the Advancement of Women and the Family of Cameroon H.E. Ms. Suzanne BOMBACK Presentation: The role of elected women local government leaders in the implementation of decentralization policies: closing of the Pre-conference Seminar for Elected Women Local Governments Leaders (30 minutes) -Ms. Aïssatou Yaou, Spokesperson of the pre-Conference participants |
| 15:00-16:00 | Plenary Discussion |
| 16:00-16:30 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 16:30-17:20 | Panel 3: Challenges Related to Resource Mobilization and Capacity Development Chair: Minister of Burkina Faso Presentation 1: Resource Mobilization for implementing decentralization and wealth creation at local level (15 minutes) -Mr. Patrick Mutabwire, Commissioner for Decentralization (Uganda) Presentation 2: Issues related to limitations in human resources capacity in implementing decentralization policies (15 minutes) -Mr. Luigi Tessiore, Regional Policy Adviser (UNDP/Regional Service Center - West Africa) (15 minutes) Presentation 3: The role of partnerships in resource mobilization and capacity development for implementing decentralization: The impact of decentralized cooperation: Presentation of results from the Euro-Africa partnerships for decentralized governance study (20 minutes) -Mr. George Matovu, Director MDP – East and Southern Africa |
| 17:20 -18:00 | Plenary Discussion |
| Day 2 - 29 May 2008 | |
| Time | Programme |
| 8:00 - 8:45 | Panel 4 : Achievements since the Maseru Conference Chair: Minister of Rwanda Presentation 1 : Presentation and plenary discussion on the achievements resulting from commitments made during the conference (Lesotho, in August-September 2006) -Mr. George Matovu and Dr. John-Mary Kauzya (15 minutes) Presentation 2 : Presentation on grass root empowerment of local communities for rural development - the Korean experience -Guest speaker: Mr. Myungsoo Cho, United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNGC, Seoul, Korea) (30 minutes) |
| 8:45 - 9:15 | Plenary Discussion |
| 9:15 - 9:45 | Panel 5 : Issues related to the Urban Management Chair: Minister of Tanzania Presentation 1: Mr. Alioune Badiane, UN-HABITAT (15 minutes) Presentation 2 : Mr. Philippe Akoa, Director General of The Special Council Support Fund for Mutual Assistance - FEICOM (Cameroon) : Issues of funding municipal investments (15 minutes) |
| 9:45- 10:15 | Plenary Discussion |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 10:45 -12:00 | Panel 6 : Presentations from countries - Focusing on financing of decentralization and wealth creation at the local level, as well as the provision of decentralized services e.g. education and health (15 minutes each) |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Plenary Discussion |
| 13:00 – 15:00 | Lunch Break |
| 15:00 -16:30 | Working Groups (the tasks will be determined according to the flow of issues raised so far) |
| 16:30 -17:00 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 17:00 -18:00 | Working Groups |
| Day 3 - 30 May 2008 | |
| Time | Programme |
| 8:30-10:00 | Working Groups |
| 10:00- 10:30 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 10:30- 12:30 | Plenary Discussion on the presentations (Feedback) |
| 12:30-13:00 | Ministers Meeting with the Technical Committee on Recommendations and the Final Communiqué |
| 13:00- 15:00 | Lunch Break |
| 15:00-16:00 | Technical Committee working on Recommendation and final Communiqué / final Declaration |
| 16:00-16:30 | Adoption of recommendations (Communiqué)/ final Declaration |
| Day 2 - 29 May 2008 B - PROGRAMME FOR THE ALL AFRICAMINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT (AMCOD) |
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| Time | Programme |
| 8:30-9:00 | Welcome of Ministers and participants |
| 9:00 | STARTING OF AMCOD WORK |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Presentation of the review report of the current Chairperson of AMCOD |
| 9:30-10:30 | Debates |
| 10:30-13:00 | Examination of various provisions of the statute of AMCOD: positioning within African Union Commission; headquarters and secretariat, etc. |
| 13:00-15:00 | Lunch Break |
| 15: 00-15:30 | Presentation of the guidelines adopted at the 21st session of the UN-HABITAT |
| 15:30-18:00 | Debates |
| Day 3 - 30 May 2008 ALL AFRICA MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT (AMCOD) |
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| Time | Programme |
| 8:30 - 10:00 | Plenary session (AMCOD) - Action plan - Election of the Executive Board |
| 10: 00- 10:30 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 10:30-12:30 | Feedback from the working groups of the Ministerial Conference on Leadership Capacity Development for Decentralized Governance and Poverty Reduction in Africa |
| 12:30-13:00 | Preparations for the Ministers’ Declaration on AMCOD and on leadership capacity development for decentralized governance and poverty reduction in Africa |
| 13:00- 15:00 | Lunch Break |
| 15:00-16:00 | Technical Committee working on drafting the Declaration of ministers of the All Africa Conference on Decentralization and Local Development (AMCOD) and of the Conference on Leadership Capacity Development for Decentralized Governance and Poverty Reduction in Africa (Recommendations and Final Communiqué) |
| 16:00-16:30 | Adoption of the proposed Declaration of ministers of AMCOD and of the Recommendations of the Conference on Leadership Capacity Development for Decentralized Governance and Poverty Reduction in Africa |
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