1. Workshop Objectives and Agenda Abeer Elhalwagi Senior Researcher,National Gene bank, Egypt National Monitoring Officer of TCP/SNO in Egypt TCP/SNO/3401 Optimizing the Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture for Adaptation to Climate Change Workshop “Monitoring and reporting on the implementation of the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture”, Cairo, 5-6 November 2014

2. Objectives  Overview of the implementation of the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture;  To introduce the World Information and Early Warning System (WIEWS) software;  Building stronger partnerships among national stakeholders on PGRFA management ;  Increasing understanding about the status and dynamics of PGRFA;  Strengthening the coordination among different stakeholders involved in the conservation and use of PGRFA and in the collection of relevant information to be uploaded on the National Information Sharing Mechanism (NISMs);  Determination of the monitoring and reporting process on the implementation of GPA2 for PGRFA in Egypt. Workshop Objectives

3. Workshop Agenda: Day one 09:35 - 09:55 Introduction of participants 09:45 - 10:15 Coffee Break 10:15 - 10:30 Introduction to Project TCP/SNO/3401by the National Project Coordinator of Egypt Prof. Dr. Hanaiya El Itriby 10:30 - 10:45 Introduction to the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Dr. Stefano Diulgheroff, FAO Rome 10:45 - 11:00 Overview of the implementation of the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Egypt. Dr. Abeer Elhalwagi 11:00 - 11:30 Monitoring the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - Introduction to the Reporting Format for monitoring the Second GPA - Indicators and questions Dr. S. Diulgheroff 11:30 - 11:45Discussion 11:45 - 12:00Coffee Break 12:00 – 13:00Working groups – Highlighting priority areas and possible contributions by stakeholders 13:00 – 14:00 The new World Information and Early Warning System (WIEWS) on PGRFA: reporting on the implementation of the Second GPA Practical session on the use of the system - Registration and Sign in - Common tables Dr. S. Diulgheroff 14:00 – 14:30Lunch

4. Workshop Agenda: Day Two 09:30 - 12:45 The new World Information and Early Warning System (WIEWS) on PGRFA – reporting on the implementation of the Second GPA Practical session on the use of the system (continued) - Answering questions for stakeholders Dr. S. Diulgheroff 12:45 - 13:15 Coffee Break 13:45 - 14:15 Discussion and adoption of a work plan for the data delivery Prof. Dr. H. El Itriby 14:15 – 14:30 Closing 14:30 – 15:30 Lunch