Africa Animal Welfare Conference (AAWC)
What is Africa Animal Welfare Conference?
It is an annual conference co-hosted by Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW) in collaboration with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and African Union InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) for professionals and practitioners, coming together to discuss issues that cut across animal welfare, wildlife and environmental conservation.
2020 Conference
Dates: From 7th-10th September 2020
Venue: Virtual conference.
Conference Organizers: Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW) in collaboration with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and African Union InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR).
Conference Speakers
Hon. Justice (Mr.) Oscar Amugo Angote, Judge of the Environment and Land Court, Machakos, Kenya
Prof. Delci Winders, Center for Animal Law Studies, USA
Ellie Donohue-Miller, Campaigns Manager, Open Wing Alliance, USA
Dr Mwenda Mbaka, World Animal Protection
Wolf Gordon Clifton, Executive Director of Animal People, Inc.
Why the Conference?
Vision
The Conference has the vision to be a premier platform for animal welfare stakeholders in Africa to dialogue and address circumstances and developments in animal welfare.
Mission
The Conference has a mission to bring together animal welfare stakeholders to deliberate on critical issues affecting animals, their value and their contribution to socio- economic development in Africa.
Goal
The overall goal of the conference is to stimulate policy development, review and planning for the realization of animal welfare.
ANAW's Veterinary doctor, Dr. Janerose Mutura attending to a snared and wounded Zebra at Maanzoni Ranch, Machakos County on February 2020.
Conference Objectives
01
To assess the implications of COVID-19 pandemic and future zoonoses on human health, animal welfare, wildlife and environmental conservation and their threat to attainment of sustainable development goals.
02
To illustrate the progress in harnessing the link between animal welfare, wildlife and environmental conservation, human and animal health and sustainable development in Africa.
03
To establish a focused and well-informed caucus of animal welfare practitioners and stakeholders who are cognizant of prevailing developments in all aspects of this sector.
04
To assess the role of using natural solutions in achieving our desires for food security and tackling the challenges of development in Africa.
05
To illustrate progress towards mainstreaming Animal Welfare in the United Nations and Member States across Africa and championing the gains realized through the African Platform for Animal Welfare (APAW).
06
To establish the role of governments, individuals, organizations, and communities in achieving responsible use of animals, improving animal welfare, and supporting environmental conservation in Africa.
Wolf Gordon Clifton, Executive Director,Animal People making a presentation during the 2019 conference at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa UNECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 2019
Dr. Dennis Bahati, from Africa Network for Animal Welfare making a presentation during the 2019 conference at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa UNECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 2019
Participants during the 2019 conference at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa UNECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 2019
Participants during the 2019 conference at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa UNECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 2019
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