Time

Agenda Item

Presenter/Facilitator

Arrival Day – Monday 16 June 2025

Arrival

Steering Committee meeting

15:00

Steering Committee meeting

SC members

18:00

DINNER

Day 1 – Tuesday 17 June 2025

08:00

Registration

KAZA Secretariat/AHEAD

Introduction

08:30

Opening & welcome remarks

K. Shoombe, DVS Namibia (Chair)

08:40

Participants introductions

All

08:50

Presentation & adoption of agenda

KAZA Secretariat & Chair

Updates from KAZA Secretariat & Steering Committee

09:00

Update from KAZA Secretariat

N. Nyambe, KAZA Secretariat

09:15

Update from Steering Committee

J. Sharpe, MET Namibia

Updates from Partner States - current activities, challenges & gaps in the KAZA landscape from an animal health, animal production and community livelihoods perspective

09:30

Angola

P. Afonso, Angola

09:50

Botswana

B. Mbeha, Botswana

10:10

Namibia

T. Shuro, Namibia

10:30

Q&A, discussion

All

11:00

TEA BREAK

11:30

Zambia

M. Hazyondo, Zambia

11:50

Zimbabwe

K. Mupondi, Zimbabwe

12:10

Q&A, discussion

All

12:30

LUNCH

Updates on workplan progress - all stakeholders (Partner States & Cooperating Partners)

13:30

KAZA State of Livestock assessment

J van Rooyen, REHerd Africa

14:00

Q&A, discussion

All

14:15

Veterinary fencing assessment - Phase 3 (community perspectives)

N. Ramsden, AHEAD & J. van Rooyen, REHerd Africa

14:45

Q&A, discussion

All

15:00

TEA BREAK

15:30

Updates since the last meeting on:

• Training needs assessment
• Data on recent & planned surveillance operations in KAZA
• Joint cross border harmonisation meetings
• Diagnostic testing needs assessment
• Protocol for sample movement in KAZA
• Transboundary communication & collaboration

L. Rosen, AHSWG epidemiologist

16:15

Q&A, discussion

All

16:45

Preparations for field trip

Botswana & AHEAD

17:00

Adjourn for the day

18:00

GROUP DINNER

Day 2 – Wednesday 18 June 2025

Field visit to pilot site of FMD-free compartment

TBC

Depart lodge for Cliff Dream Breeders, Majokomabedi farm

All

13:00

LUNCH & GROUP PHOTO – in the field

16:00

Back at lodge, adjourn for the day

All

18:00

DINNER

Day 3 – Thursday 19 June 2025

08:30

Reflections on field trip - Day 2

Facilitated session

Updates from Regional & Multilateral Partners

9:00

Updates from World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)

M. Letshwenyo, WOAH

9:15

Overview of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme, incl. Legal Hubs

B. Bedane, FAO

9:30

Q&A, discussion

All

9:45

Updates from Botswana Vaccine Institute (BVI)

M. Mokopasetso, BVI

10:00

Q&A, discussion

All

10:15

TEA BREAK

Next steps

10:45

Open discussion incl. additional current &/or emerging issues such as:

• Mechanisms for improving communication within KAZA on potential outbreaks
• Expanding CBT & upscaling application of active herding models in KAZA
• KAZA as a regional beef market & brand

Faciliated discussion

11:45

Progressing the AHSWG work plan, incl. identifying any new/additional priorities FY2025/26

Facilitated discussion

13:00

Next meeting & closing remarks

K. Segale, DVS Botswana (Host Country)

13:15

LUNCH

Steering Committee meeting

14:15

Steering Committee meeting

SC members

18:30

GROUP DINNER

Departure Day – Friday 20 June 2025

Airport transfers; onward travel