The steering committee is the guiding team of the CSA-MSP. It is made up of members representing different stakeholder groups. The membership of the steering committee is between 15 and 20 individuals representing both state and non-state actors.
Objective
The Steering Committee’s responsibility is reviewing and approving MSP work, including membership, approaches and products.
Participation
Membership on the steering committee is on a voluntary basis; there should be no expectation of facilitation. Any individual nominated by their organization to serve as a steering committee member will be vetted by the existing members of the steering committee. If a member misses three consecutive meetings of the steering committee without sending apologies in advance, their organization will be asked to replace them with the alternate.
Organisational representation on the steering committee
An organization will remain part of the steering committee as long as they are committed and have interest in being a member. If the individual nominated as the representative cannot attend a meeting, s/he should designate an alternate who can represent the organization on their behalf.
The chair of the steering committee will be a Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries (MoALF) Climate Change Unit (CCU) representative. A co-chair will be selected from the CSOs or the private sector steering committee membership. Quorum for steering committee meetings will be 2/3rds of the total steering committee membership. For making decision; any decision will be binding when a simple majority of those in attendance are in agreement.
