Enabling poor rural people
to overcome poverty



GTZ - IFAD Forum - Berlin, 20-21 May 2003

Venue: GTZ House, Reichpietschufer 20, 10785 Berlin
Tel: (0049) 030 – 726140; www.gtz.de/berlin/

Tuesday, 20 May 2003

8:00 to 9:00   Registration of participants
9:00 to 9:30  

Opening of the conference

  • Welcome of participants
    Dr. C. Beier, GTZ, Director General, Planning and Development Department
  • Dr. K. van de Sand, IFAD, Assistant President, Programme Management Department
  • Explanation of the conference structure
    Dr. A. Springer-Heinze, GTZ, Conference facilitator
9:30 to 10:30  

Strategies and innovative approaches to institutional development – How we go about it

  • Dr. Christoph Kohlmeyer, BMZ, Deputy Head of Rural Development and Food Security Division
  • Dr. P. Mutlu, GTZ, Director Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Division, Planning and Development Department
  • Thomas Elhaut, IFAD, Lead Economist, Programme Management Department

Discussion
10:30 to 11:00   Coffee break
11:00 to 12:30  

Introductory presentations on institutional aspects in 5 selected topics, clarification of concepts (5 min each):

  • Rural finance
    IFAD: Henri Dommel, Technical Advisor; Rural Finance
  • Technology innovation
    GTZ: Dr. Paul Schütz, Project Coordinator, Knowledge systems in rural areas
    InWEnt: Dr. Klaus Klennert, Head of Division, Rural and agricultural development, development management
  • Access to land
    International Land Coalition, ILC: Bruce Moore, Coordinator
  • Access to water
    KfW: Thomas Selzer, Senior Project Manager, Division Water resources and solids waste – North Africa, Africa and Latin Aermica Department
  • Decentralisation
    GTZ: Dr. Albrecht Stockmayer, Head Governance - Gender Team, Division State and Democracy, Planning and Development Department

Discussion

12:30 to 13:30   Lunch break
13:30 to 18:00   Group work (5 topics)
19:00   Evening reception

Wednesday, 21 May 2003

9:00 to 10:45  

Presentation of group work to plenary
10 minutes per group

Discussion
10:45 to 11:00   Coffee break
11:00 to 12:00   Offers and expectations towards partnership
Facilitated exchange
12:00 to 12:30   Conclusion, summary of outcome, Follow-up, Closing
Mr. Gary Howe, IFAD
Dr. C. Beier, GTZ
12:30   Lunch break
     
Policy level segment
Power to the rural poor - Why Institutions matter

15:00 to 15:45 		 


Rural institutions – the new direction

  • Mr. Lennart Båge, President of IFAD
  • Mr. Wolfgang Schmitt, Managing Director of GTZ
  • Dr. Hans- Peter Schipulle, Deputy Director General, Global and Sectoral Issues, BMZ
15:45 – 16:15   Discussion
16:15 – 16:45  

Rural institutions – a road map for cooperation

  • Report on the outcome of the first part of the Forum (20.5.2003 and 21.5.2003 am) by Dr. C. Beier, GTZ
  • Academic, nn
  • International Land Coalition, nn
16:45 – 17:15   Discussion facilitated by Dr. K. van de Sand, IFAD
17:15   Closing of the conference
Mr. L. Båge, President of IFAD
Mr. W. Schmitt, Managing Director, GTZ
    Farewell Coffee

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