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CGIAR AGM05 Stakeholder Meeting Developments in the CGIAR since AGM04. Good News: Agriculture is Back on the Development Agenda!.
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CGIAR AGM05 Stakeholder Meeting Developments in the CGIAR since AGM04
Good News: Agriculture is Back on the Development Agenda! “…The Secretary General’s report pointed out that a special focus would be required on (in alphabetical order): agricultural research, biodiversity, climate change, desertification, equitable trading systems, increasing food output and income, natural resource management, rural development…” “In Larger Freedom” UN Secretary General Special Report (March 2005)
ODA & Agriculture ¹ Source: Official development assistance to agriculture, DFID 2004
Major Developments • Science Council Priorities and Strategies Exercise • Task Forces on Programmatic and Structural/Organizational Alignment – SSA • Pilot Year of CGIAR Performance Measurement System • Approval of CGIAR Charter • Expanding CGIAR Membership • Reforming AGM
Challenge Programs • HarvestPlus - Breeding Crops for Better Nutrition • Water and Food - The water productivity challenge: growing more food with less water • Generation - Cultivating Plant Diversity for the Resource Poor • Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) - Building sustainable livelihoods through integrated agricultural research for development (first year of operation)
Major Outreach Communication Activities • Presence in 9 International Events: • Australia, China, Finland, France, Ghana, Japan, Nigeria, Sweden, Switzerland, Uganda, UN-New York, USA • 17 Key Publications: • 2004 Annual Report and Financials • Regional Series Booklets: France, Sweden, UK • Issues Brochures: Achieving the MDGs, Impacts Brochure • Good News on CGIAR Brochure • Corporate Brochure – complete in 7 languages • Scientists of the CGIAR • BBC World Earth Report Segments • New Web site Design - Launched Jan. 2005
AGM05 and Related Events Highlights • Regional Media Workshop - (in Arabic) • Youth Forum • Science Forum • Centers and Partners Exhibit • Science Poster Exhibit • Video Streaming
An Ever-evolving CGIAR • Strengthening HR • Leadership and management development • Board Orientation • Compensation Study • Programmatic and Structural Alignment/SSA • Simplifying Business • Centers Collective Action (all, subset) • Improving Governance • Stripe Review of Corporate Governance of CGIAR Centers • Revised and Robust M & E System • CGIAR Nominees to Center Boards Process • Strengthening and Expanding Partnerships • CSOs • Private Sector • Private Sector-led Dialogue • Scientific Know-How Exchange Program (SKEP)