The CICADA African Regional Conference in Ethiopia took place from November 6th to the 11th at
Liesak Resort
on Lake Babogaya Debre Zeyit in Bishoftu, about one hour and a half southeast of Addis Ababa.
Incidentally, the meeting took place in the wake of Ethiopia’s presidential election of October 25th, 2018,
in which diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde was elected without contest by the upper and lower houses of Parliament as the
first woman president of Ethiopia, as well as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s appointment of a gender balanced cabinet a week before that.
Tuesday, November 6
11:30-16:30 – Arrival at conference site in Bishoftu
Reception, Liesak Resort
19:00 – Dinner
Restaurant
20:00-21:30 – Opening introductions and presentation
Lake Hall
8:00-12:30 – Joint activities and presentations CICADA/ICCA
Lake Hall
12:30-14:00 – Lunch
Restaurant
14:00-14:30 – Welcome and Presentation of CICADA programme
CICADA Hall
14:00 – Welcome by Colin Scott, Director of CICADA
14:10 – Welcome by Justin Raycraft on behalf of John Galaty (Director of I-CAN)
14:20 – Presentation of CICADA and the conference programme by Sophie Beier
14:30-17:00 – Interactive Session on Knowledge Co-production
CICADA Hall
Co-producing knowledge: Towards more equitable collaborations between researchers and communities
14:30-15:30 – Session Part 1
Introduction
Group discussions (2 separate groups)
15:30-16:00 – Coffee break (Lake Bar)
16:00-17:00 – Session Part 2
Presentation Group 1
Presentation Group 2
Group discussion
17:00-19:30 – Theme 1: Rights-based approaches to Conservation
CICADA Hall
17:00 – Job Morris, Director, San Youth Network
San Peoples’ approaches to Conservation
Presentation on indigenous San peoples’ traditional conservation methods and approaches to environmental stewardship.
17:30 – Johnson Ole Kaunga
IMPACT (Indigenous Movement for Peace Advancement and Conflict Transformation) and PARAN (Pastoralists Alliance for Resilience and Adaptation in Northern Kenya Rangelands)
Fighting social and policy exclusion faced by indigenous people in Northern Kenya – from community self-organizing to strategic litigation
Discussion of strategies to combat marginalization and exclusion of indigenous communities through grassroots organizing and legal advocacy.
18:00 – Stephen Moiko
Centre for Sustainable Dryland Ecosystems and Societies, University of Nairobi, Kenya and South Rift Association of Land Owners (SORALO)
Local Agency in Securing Land Rights, Communal Indigenous Livelihoods, and Environmental Sustainability in East African Rangelands
Analysis of how local communities in East African rangelands work to secure land rights while maintaining traditional livelihoods and environmental sustainability.
