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CGIAR.'Sfuture a New Vision for 2010 Public Disclosure Authorized 22737 Public Disclosure Authorized Summary of Proceedings and Decisions July 2000 MTM 2000 Dresden, Germany May 21-26, 2000 Public Disclosure Authorized Charting the CGIAR.'sFuture A New Vision for 2010 Public Disclosure Authorized 4 ~FILE COPY CGIAR UV Public Disclosure Authorized Consultative (Troup on International Agricultural Research CGIAR Centers Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) Cali, COLOMBIA Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) * Jakarta, INDONESIA Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT) - Mexico City, MEXICO Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) * Lima, PERU International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) Aleppo, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) * Penang, MALAYSIA International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) * Nairobi, KENYA International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) * Patancheru. INDIA International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - Washington, DC, USA International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) -Ibadan, NIGERIA International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) * Nairobi, KENYA International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) * Rome, ITALY International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) * Los Banos, PHILIPPINES International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR) * The Hague, NETHERLANDS International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - Colombo, SRI LANKA West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA) - Bouake, COTE D'IVOIRE CGIAR2000 Mid-TermMeeting Dresden, Germany, May 21-26 Summaryof Proceedingsand Decisions Charting the CGIAR 's Future A New Vision for 2010 Issued by the CGIAR Secretariat The World Bank 1818 H Street, NW, Washington,DC 20433 * USA Telephone:1-202-473-8951 * Fax: 1-202-473-8110 E-mail:[email protected] or [email protected] www.cgiar.org July 2000 Contents I. Overview ........................................................ 6 If. MajorDecisions ........................................................ 8 III. Host CountryProgram ........................................................ 10 TV. Summaryof Proceedings........................................................ 11 Chairman's Welcome Statement ........................................................ 13 Chairman'sOpening Remarks........................................................ 15 Chairman's Announcements ........................................................ 20 (Box: Chairman's Propositions) ........................................................ 24 A New Vision and Strategy for the CGIAR ........................................................ 25 Global Forun on Agricultural Research (GFAR) ........................................................ 34 Longer-term Financing Strategy........................................................ 36 CGIAR Impact: Seminar on CGIAR's Impact on Germplasm Improvement ................. 38 1999 Financial Outcomes and 2000 Progress Report ..................................................... 41 2001 CGIAR Research Agenda and Funding Requirements .......................................... 43 External Program and Management Reviews ........................................................ 44 Report from the CGIAR Centers ........................................................ 47 Reports from CGIAR Cosponsors and Commnittees ...................................................... 49 Future CGIAR Meetings ........................................................ 54 Other Business ........................................................ 55 >- Interational Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources.55.................................. 55 Chairman's Summation, MTM2000 ........................................................ 56 Chairman's Farewell Comments ........................................................ 59 V. Annexes ........................................................ 67 MTM Agenda ......................................................... 68 List of Documents ........................................................ 70 List of Participants ........................................................ 71 Committee Reports ........................................................ 88 >- Highlights of Cosponsors Meeting ........................................................ 88 >- Report of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Oversight Commnittee ............................. 90 >- Report of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Finance Committee .............................. 94 >- Report of the Genetic Resources Policy committee ............................................. 102 >- Report of the NGO Connittee Meeting ........................................................ 104 >- Report of the twelfth Meeting of the Private Sector Committee ........................... 119 >- Report of the Science Partnership Commnittee ..................................................... 123 ___ eCGIAR 2000 Mid-Term Meeting 01vE a1 I Ew Overview The CGIAR Mid-TennMeeting (M'M2000)will best be rememberedas a criticalmeeting to map the future of the CGIAR. A new CGIARvision, emphasizingboth the poverty aspectsof CGIARscientific research and the opportunitiesoffered by modern science,was adopted. Building on the leadershipof the TechnicalAdvisory Committee (TAC) and the endorsementand action proposalsof the ConsultativeCouncil, the Group laidthe groundworkfor a vibrant and effective CGIARfor the 21st Century.What emergedafter three daysof plenary and parallelsessions in Dresden was a process to move the CGIARfrom vision to action and recreate the Systemas an effectiveinstrunent for the future. ChairmanIsmail Serageldin highlighted the momentouschanges in almostall aspectsof the human conditionthat affector are affectedby the CGIAR work.These developments- from the private sector'sincreasing activity in agriculturalresearch, to the intensecompetition for traditional funding,to the implicationsof restrictivenational and internationalarrangements that governaccess to germplasm- have profound irplications for the CGIAR. Three decadesago, at a time of fear and pessimismabout the fate and future of millionsin disadvantagedregions of the world,the founders of the CGIAR actedwith faith, hope, and a powerfulvision. Today, the Chairmansaid, Membersare being calledon to againshape the CGIARin the context of these new challenges. As part of his openingstatement to MTM,Mr. Serageldinannounced that he has decidedto relinquishhis position as a WorldBank Vice Presidentand, consequently,as CGIAR Chair.Ian Johnson, a respected friendand colleaguewho is BankVice President for Environmentallyand Socialy SustainableDevelopment, is the CGIARChair-designate. Followingthe Chairman'spresentation, Oversight Committee Chairman Andrew Bennett suggested- and Membersunanimously agreed- that Mr. Serageldinshould be honored at a special symposiumnat ICW2000. 6 Charting the CGIAR's Future - A New Visionfor 2010 AVu7 m r n CGIAR 2000 , AV Mid-Term Meeting .__ g .. ,%O ELsec~~~~~~~lbln MA JOB EC IS IONIS Major Decisions 1. CGIAR Leadership. The Group accepted also endorsed the allocation of World Bank funds Chairman Ismail Serageldin'sdecision to relinquish proposed by the Finance Committee.(pp. 41-42.) his position as World Bank Vice President and consequently,as CGIAR Chair, and welcomedthe 8. 2001 CGIAR Research Agenda. The Group announcementof Ian Johnson, Bank Vice President approved the substance of the 2001 Research for Environmentallyand SociallySustainable Deve- Agenda recommended by TAC and the Finance lopment,as CGIARChair-designate. (p. 15.) Committee's proposal that financial planning for 2001 be undertaken in the context of the $340 2. New Vision and Strategy. The Group adopted millionfunding target. (p. 43.) the seven planks of TAC's proposed new vision statement, broadly endorsed the definition of the 9. External Programand Management Reviews. heartland, adopted follow up arrangements and a The Group considered the External Program and timetable for exploring structural changes, and Management Reviews for ICARDA, IWMI, and expressed a desire to discuss options at ICW2000. WARDA, and endorsed the ad hoc committee's (pp. 25-33.) conclusionsand recommendations.(pp. 44-46.) 3. Longer-TermFinancing Strategy. The Group 10. Special Honors. The Group unanimously unanimouslyaffirmed the need for a global public approved resolutionsto honor Henri Carsalade,Paul awareness/resource mobilization effort, endorsed Egger, Miguel Altienr, and Frona Hall for their the concept of the CGIAR/Future Harvest contributionsand serviceto the CGIAR. (pp. 21-22.) Foundation, and requestedthat a businessplan and final proposal on structure be presented at 11. Future CGLARmeetings. The Group agreed ICW2000.(pp. 36-37.) on the following dates and locations of future CGIARmeetings. (p. 54.) 4. Global Forum on AgriculturalResearch. The Group received the report on the Global Forum, ICW2000 October 23-25. ............Washington, DC reaffirmedthe strong ties that exist between GEAR ICW2001 October29-Novemer 2.... Washington, DC andthe CGIAR,and agreedto reviewmore specific MTM2002 May 2 7-31 ............. To be determined aspectsof that relationshipafter the completionof ICW2002 October 28-November 1...Washington, DC the GFAR externalreview. (pp. 34-35.) 12. Genetic Resources. The Group expressed 5. Report from the Centers. The Group received concem that the lack of an internationalagreement the Centers' report on programmaticdevelopments on a multilateral system of access,
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