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CGIAR AGM05 Stakeholder Meeting Developments in the CGIAR since AGM04
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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)
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ODA & Agriculture ¹ Source: Official development assistance to agriculture, DFID 2004
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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
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CGIAR Allocations by Region
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An Evolving and Growing CGIAR
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CGIAR Investments and Challenge Programs
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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)
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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 Major Outreach Communication Activities
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AGM05 and Related Events Highlights Regional Media Workshop - (in Arabic) Youth Forum Science Forum Centers and Partners Exhibit Science Poster Exhibit Video Streaming
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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)
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