ECO-RCC Steering Committee Meeting 16 February 2017, Ankara Update on ECO Regional Programme for Food Security Status of implemented activities and work plan of ECO-RCC ECO-RCC Steering Committee Meeting 16 February 2017, Ankara

Outline Main Objective Project Outputs Functions Status of implemented activities and work plan of ECO-RCC Outline Main Objective Project Outputs Functions Establishment of ECO-RCC Implemented Activities Planned Activities

Status of implemented activities and work plan of ECO-RCC Main Objective Establish the ECO Regional Coordination Centre for Food Security (RCC) to facilitate the identification, prioritization and addressing the main impediments to food security at national and regional levels

Programme Outputs Establishment of and trainings for RCC Status of implemented activities and work plan of ECO-RCC Programme Outputs Establishment of and trainings for RCC Support coordination and cooperation among ECO countries Support capacity development for formulation of project proposals Raise awareness among ECO member countries and potential donors on food security

Functions Facilitating & coordinating all activities under RPFS Status of implemented activities and work plan of ECO-RCC Functions Facilitating & coordinating all activities under RPFS (i.e. assisting MS to develop FS projects) Enhancing cooperation and information exchange on FS Collaborating with stakeholders interested in FS Contacting potential donors for funding projects Raising awareness on FS in ECO Region Organizing trainings, seminars and workshops on FS Cooperating closely with FAO-SEC & ECO Secretariat

Establishment of the ECO-RCC-I Status of implemented activities and work plan of ECO-RCC Establishment of the ECO-RCC-I ECO 20th Regional Planning Council (2010, Antalya) Turkey >> elected as the coordinating country on FS ECO 19th Council of Ministers (2010, Istanbul) RCC >> decided to be based in Ankara ECO 5th Council of Ministers on Agriculture (2012, Antalya) RCC >> publicly announced

Establishment of the ECO-RCC-II Status of implemented activities and work plan of ECO-RCC Establishment of the ECO-RCC-II Established within the DGEUFR, MFAL in 2012 A coordination unit of ECO for RPFS Full time staff appointed by MFAL Fully financed and supported by MFAL under FTPP by the «ECO Regional Coordination Centre for Food Security (RCC-FS) - GCP/RER/044/TUR» with a budget of $ 500,000 as of 01 June 2013

Programme Components Activity Planning of ECO-RCC Status of implemented activities and work plan of ECO-RCC Programme Components Activity Planning of ECO-RCC Establish a National Forum on Food Security Analytical Services to ECO-RCC Update Regional Programme for Food Security

1. Activity planning of ECO-RCC   2. Establish a National Forum on Food Security Results: ECO-RCC can lead planning, implementation and monitoring of ECO-RCC activities after the project Deliverables: Work plan and progress report endorsed by the SC Training on food security Online training materials developed in Russian and Turkish A National Forum on Food Security established in Turkey A National Forum on Food Security formulated with key national institutions, scholars and practitioners 4. Update Regional Programme for Food Security 3. ECO-RCC provides analytical services to ECO Update Regional Programme for Food Security raise awareness of the Programme among ECO countries and donors Current Programme updated in alignment with the SDGs and presented to potential donors for funding Updated programmes and all other background documents (analysis, training materials) shared through ECO-RCC website Regularly analyse food security of Turkey and ECO-member countries in the context of the SDGs and provide policy recommendations Food security analysis bulletin with policy recommendations regularly produced by ECO-RCC with FAO and inputs from the National Forum

Implemented Activities (June 2013 – Jan 2017) Status of implemented activities and work plan of ECO-RCC Implemented Activities (June 2013 – Jan 2017) ECO RCC established in 2013. Team comprises 1 Regional Programme Coordinator and 3 technical experts First Steering Committee and Inception Workshop in September 2013 Two Trainings on Food Security and Project Cycle Management in November 2013 and June 2014 Russian language courses in 2014 ECO RCC country missions to the Kyrgyz Republic (2014) and Azerbaijan (2016) RCC Coordinator and staff attended events on food security at international and national level, incl. ECO Regional Planning Council (RPC), Committee on World Food Security and resource mobilization meetings.

Planned Activities (Feb 2017 – Feb 2019) Status of implemented activities and work plan of ECO-RCC Planned Activities (Feb 2017 – Feb 2019) ECO-RCC provides analytical services to ECO on food security issues Expected results: - Comprehensive regional food security available for updating the Regional FS Programme - Online training materials developed in Russian and Turkish for capacity building at national level - Common understanding of food security and regional level challenges Update Regional Programme for Food Security - Current programme updated in alignment with the SDGs and up-to- date situational analysis and needs

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