1. Start-up Workshop, 16-19 May 2006 Welcome to the WorldFish Center Nicolas BAILLY WorldFish Center Philippine Office, Los Baños n.bailly@cgiar.org 16 May 2006, IRRI College, Los Baños, Philippines incofish

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

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