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Africa Animal Welfare Conference (AAWC) Action 2020

Sub Themes

Farm Animal Welfare
Food Security and Food Systems
Education, Innovation, Research and Learning
Wildlife health, conservation and management
Animal welfare and environment: the development nexus

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Save The Date - 4th Africa Animal Welfare Conference

Dates: 7th - 10th September, 2020

Venue: Virtual Conference

Conference Registration - USD 19

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Save The Date - 4th Africa Animal Welfare Conference

Dates: 7th - 10th September, 2020

Venue: Virtual Conference

Conference Registration - USD 19

Click Here to Register

Save The Date - 4th Africa Animal Welfare Conference

Dates: 7th - 10th September, 2020

Venue: Virtual Conference

Conference Registration - USD 19

Click Here to Register

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).

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