Accelerating Progress: Translating recommendations to action
- 1. Accelerating Progress Translating recommendations to action Teunis van Rheenen Head of Partnerships and Business Development International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) C om pact2025 Forum Addi s Ababa, Ethi opi a | D ecember 15, 2017
- 2. Overview • Ethiopia has made progress, but it must be accelerated • It is possible to accelerate progress • Compact2025 aims to support key recommendations to accelerate progress in Ethiopia 2
- 3. Ethiopia is committed to ending hunger and undernutrition 3 2nd Growth and Transformation Plan Seqota Declaration Health Sector Transformation Plan National Nutrition Program II Agricultural Sector Policy and Investment Framework Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Strategic Plan Sustainable Development GoalsSelected national frameworks and plans
- 4. Progress has been made, but it must be accelerated to end hunger and undernutrition by 2025 Prevalence of undernourishment in Ethiopia (%) Prevalence of under-5 child stunting in Ethiopia (%) Source: UNICEF/WHO/WB 2017Source: FAO 2017 4 52 29 10 5 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 Prevalence of hunger Business as usual Accelerated progress 57 40 27 5 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 Prevalence of stunting Business as usual Accelerated progress
- 5. It is possible to accelerate progress • Global community has higher priority on ending hunger and undernutrition • Successful countries have shortened the learning curve • Large successes in reducing hunger have been country-led, e.g. Green Revolution in Asia • Greater awareness of cross-sectoral issues • Access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) linked to child stunting reduction • Women’s empowerment in agriculture better productivity, agricultural and dietary diversity, food security, nutrition 5
- 6. Compact2025’s approaches for accelerating progress Engaging countries Stimulating knowledge and innovation I N N O V A T I O N L A B S Y N T H E S I S C O M M U N I C A T I O N S D A T A , T R A C K I N G , A N D M O N I T O R I N G K N O W L E D G E & I N N O V A T I O N H U B Supporting initiatives and partnerships Compact2025: evidence- based support National initiatives, regional commitments (African Union), international partnerships (SUN), global goals (SDGs), and others 6
- 7. Facilitating South-South learning workshop in Bangkok • Shared lessons on Thailand’s success and experiences from other countries with over 50 stakeholders from Africa and Asia, including C2025 Focal Countries • Key points from meeting include – Nutrition efforts must be country-driven – Research is critical for producing knowledge and policy advice for government – Community-led mobilization with M&E, supported by modern technologies, can improve tracking at all levels – The private sector can play a key role in supporting nutrition efforts given the right policy environment – Mutual learning by bringing together different countries, stakeholders is critical 7
- 8. Compact2025 Forums in other focal countries 8 Bangladesh (October 4, 2017) Signed agreement to establish K&I Hub to support Governance Innovation Unit in Prime Minister’s office Malawi (October 31, 2017) Discussed progress on “Moving from relief to resilience” with plans for Compact2025 to support resilience-building programs Rwanda (October 23, 2017) Advanced plans to provide support to Rwanda’s Coordination Secretariat for nutrition with knowledge and innovation
- 9. Recommendations for accelerating progress in Ethiopia—and how Compact2025 aims to support them 9
- 10. A look back one year ago Compact2025 Ethiopia Roundtable Discussion (March 28, 2016) • Convened over 75 stakeholders to discuss how to accelerate progress • Participants offered five key recommendations • Fill data and knowledge gaps • Develop policies and accountability for better nutrition • Enhance implementation and scale-up of programs • Improve coordination • Strengthen capacity 10
- 11. Compact2025’s proposed plans Develop a technical support unit NIPN • Compact2025 will support the Ethiopian National Information Platform on Nutrition by: – Contributing to the overall management to the project – Drawing on a network of researchers for range of different expertise – Providing technical reports 11
- 12. Compact2025 uses research, innovation, and partnerships to help eliminate hunger and undernutrition in Ethiopia and beyond