Assembly/AU/ /Decl.1(XXIII) Page 6 to strengthen and streamline the coordination mechanism that will facilitate the promotion African common position on agriculture-related international trade negotiations and partnership agreements. VI. Commitment to Enhancing Resilience of Livelihoods and Production Systems to Climate Variability and other related risks 6. We commit to reduce vulnerabilities of the livelihoods of our population through building resilience of systems; and to this end we resolve: a) to ensure that, by the year 2025, at least 30% of our farm, pastoral, and fisher households are resilient to climate and weather related risks; b) to enhance investments for resilience building initiatives, including social security for rural workers and other vulnerable social groups, as well as for vulnerable ecosystems; c) to mainstream resilience and risk management in our policies, strategies and investment plans. VII. Commitment to Mutual Accountability to Actions and Results 7. We commit to a systematic regular review process, using the CAADP Results Framework, of the progress made in implementing the provisions of this Declaration; and to this end we resolve: a) to conduct a biennial Agricultural Review Process that involves tracking, monitoring and reporting on progress; b) to foster alignment, harmonization and coordination among multi-sectorial efforts and multi-institutional platforms for peer review, mutual learning and mutual accountability; c) to strengthen national and regional institutional capacities for knowledge and data generation and management that support evidence based planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. VIII. Strengthening the African Union Commission to support delivery on these commitments 8. We will strengthen the capacity of the African Union Commission to help it fulfil the growing roles and mandates we have been ascribing to it, through this Declaration as well as other relevant previous Declarations and Decisions; and to this end we invite the Chairperson of the Commission to submit a proposal with a view to enhancing the institutional capacity of the lead Department as well as other relevant units, for consideration and approval by the January 2015 Ordinary Session of the Executive Council.

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