Past Pre-Conferences & Learning Events
For upcoming pre-events, please scroll downIn between the DREAM I conference in 2019 and the DREAM II conference in 2022 a series of Pre-Conferences and Learning Events have been organised.
During the events there were two venues in Semara and Jijiga where participants could follow the event in a venue with conference facilities and good internet connection and there was a possibility to join the event online.
The combined proceedings of the Pre-Conferences and Learning events can be accessed here.
The proceedings and presentations of the individual pre-conferences and the learning events can be accessed below:
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| Pre-Conference 1 - 03 November 2020 | Pre-Conference 2 - 12 November 2020 | Pre-Conference 3 - 26 November 2020 |
| Coordination for Pastoralist and Agropastoralist Communities in Lowland Areas | Cooperation for Pastoralist and Agropastoralist Communities in Lowland Areas | Capacitation for Pastoralist and Agropastoralist Communities in Lowland Areas |
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| Learning Event 1 - 9 March, 2021 | Learning Event 2 - 28 April, 2021 | Pre-Conference 4 - 16 June 2021 |
| The Rangeland Fodder Nexus | Educational institutionalization of the Dry Valley Rehabilitation and Productive Use Approach (DVRPU) | Strengthening woreda level planning and management for the lowlands |
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| Pre-Conference 5 - 29 July 2021 | Learning Event 3 - 31 August 2021 | DREAM II Pre-Event 1 - 15 December 2021 |
| Financial Management Capacity at Woreda Level | The Need for Regional Planning: the Case of Gully Control near to Jigjiga City | TVETs: creating employment opportunities with lowland programs |
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| DREAM II Pre-Event 2 - 2 February 2022 | ||
| TVETs: establishing a consortium for a demand-oriented skill program in support of lowland development | ||
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For any questions related to the pre-conferences contact us through dream2preconferences@metameta.nl or call us through +251-911-380670 (Nardos Masresha) or +251-921-875414 (Girma Senbeta).
Upcoming Hybrid DREAM Event
The next DREAM Event will take place on April 21st, 2022, the time for the event is 10.00AM - 1.00PM Ethiopian Time.The Hybrid Event will take place online, with a parallel physical meeting in Jigjiga and Semera under the theme: 'Mapping development interventions in the lowlands: supporting coordination at woreda level'.
Registration for the event will open soon.
Summary of the program
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| 10.00 | Opening | Key note speech |
| 10.15 | Presentation | Mapping development interventions: presenting the result, |
| 10.40 | Presentation | Supporting local planning and the importance of mapping |
| 10.55 | Presentation | The backbone program and the role of improved woreda planning: where does mapping fit it? |
| 11.10 | Response from regions | |
| 11.30 | Parallel Group Discussions | Parallel group discussion in Semera, Jigjiga and virtual |
| 12.10 | Presentation and discussion of group work | |
| 12.30 | Wrap up discussion | |
| 13.00 | End of program |
