I am pleased to see the COP has officially started and I am happy to be part of this community. I have also read the report for Ethiopia and took a good lesson from what we have to do in both short and medium term. I just want to make emphasis on the need to work on drought tolerant and short maturing seed varieties as a major solution to climate change related disasters. Selection of proper seed types is one of the choices of climate change adaptation technique. Cheers! On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 8:20 AM, Okidi, Joseph (FAOKE) <[log in to unmask] > wrote: > > > Dear Colleague > > > > We are pleased to announce the first e-discussion of the SSA Community of > Practice (CoP) - Horn of Africa region: > > *“A meta analysis of past and current seed security assessments in the > region”.* > > > > More than 30 seed security assessments (SSA) have been conducted since > 2006 in emergency and rehabilitation contexts, and yet no evaluation of > quality or impact have been undertaken to generate lesson learning. There > is a general agreement about the need to conduct a thorough analysis to > identify strengths and weaknesses and describe concrete impacts of the > assessments. > > > > The project has initiated the review of SSA for Ethiopia and South Sudan > and compiled a *Synthesis of Country reviews* that you will find > attached. The Synthesis specifically seeks to determine: > > · The quality or impact of the SSA in emergency and > rehabilitation contexts > > · The strengths and weaknesses in the past SSA > > · The ownership of the SSA process and results > > · The concrete actions taken as a result of the SSA > > > > > > è *As member of this Community of Practice, you are warmly invited to > provide your comments and critiques on the draft Synthesis attached, for > the country you work in. Specific questions you may want to answer are:* > > - Which key aspects captured by this report can help improve the > way you work? > > - Which are the aspects that are missing? > > - Based on Report findings, can we generate any lesson learning? > > > > > > This discussion will run *from today, Thursday 22 May, till 31 May, 2014.* > > > > We highly value your inputs that will help us enhancing the quality of the > information included in the Reviews. Final versions of the Country Reviews > will be merged into a Meta Analysis Regional Report that will be a key > instrument to inform the development of an improved approach to > implementing assessments in order to more effectively improve seed > security. > > > > I wish you a fruitful discussion. > > *Joseph Okidi* > > *Seed System Security Specialist and the CoP moderator* > > > > *Instructions:* > > - *To contribute*: just press the “Reply” button on this > message, compile your contribution, and send. > > - *This e-discussion is moderated*: all contributions will first > be reviewed by the CoP moderator (myself) and, once approved, will be > forwarded to all members of the CoP. Please allow one day for the moderator > to review your message. > > - *Your membership*: we highly value your inputs and your > presence in this forum. However, should you want to unsubscribe and receive > no more messages from us, please send an email to [log in to unmask] > asking to be unsubscribed. > > > > *See more about the Project objective and expected outputs at * > *http://www.fao.org/in-action/food-security-capacity-building/home/en/*<http://www.fao.org/in-action/food-security-capacity-building/home/en/> > *.* > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the CoP-SeedSecurity-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=CoP-SeedSecurity-L&A=1 > -- *Kind Regards!* *Daniel Gebeyehu Gebretsadik* *Disaster Risk Reduction Program (DRRP) Director * *FHE (FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY ETHIOPIA)**Office Tel. #+251- 011-416-82-89*| *Fax+251- 011-466-32-72 * *Mobile: +251-911-000007**P.O.Box 4181*| *Addis Ababa, Ethiopia **Kirkos sub City House Number 225, Kebele 04* ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CoP-SeedSecurity-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=CoP-SeedSecurity-L&A=1