Start-up Workshop, May 2006 Welcome to the WorldFish Center Nicolas BAILLY WorldFish Center Philippine Office, Los Baños 16 May 2006, IRRI College, Los Baños, Philippines incofish

WorldFish Center To reduce poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aquaculture  Autonomous, nonprofit organization  Established as an international research center in 1977  Programs funded by grants from private foundations, European Commission and governments  Governed by an international Board of Trustees  Ca. 300 staff, incl. 40 researchers  HQ in Penang, Malaysia  8 regional Outreach Offices

Closer relationships with IWMI in Sri Lanka (International Water Management Institute)

Outreach Philippine Office  Moved from Manila to Los Baños in 2000  5 running programmes  FishBase incl. IncoFish  SeaLifeBase  Species2000  MilkFish  Scocio-economics  Ca. 35 staff incl. 4 researchers  Los Baños, Philippines

CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research  To achieve sustainable food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through scientific research and research-related activities in the fields of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, policy, and environment  Created in 1971  World Bank, FAO, IFAD and UNDP as co-sponsors  Strategic alliance of countries, international and regional organizations, and private foundations supporting 15 international agricultural Centers  Provides the Centers with strategic guidance, as well as financial support - over 400 million USD in 2004, all in outright grants

IRRI International Rice Research Institute: oldest CGIAR center  Find sustainable ways to improve the well-being of present and future generations of poor rice farmers and consumers while protecting the environment  Autonomous, nonprofit agricultural research and training organization  Established in 1960 by the Ford and Rockefeller foundations in cooperation with the Philippine govt.  Financial support from governments, agencies, and foundations, through CGIAR and some directly  Gioverned by a Board of Trustees  > 1,000 staff incl. 150 researchers  HQ in Los Baños, Philippines, 252 ha in UPLB campus  Offices in more than ten nations

Welcome S  In WorldFish Center  In IRRI  In CGIAR  In UPLB  In the Philippines  Let’s have a productive, sociable and enjoyable workshop