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Towards a Strategy and Results Framework for the CGIAR

Draft Final Report of the CGIAR Strategy Team
 
Over 2009, the Strategy Team has been informing you about its work with four Progress reports. In pursuit of developing an evidence-based and results-oriented strategy for the CGIAR system as a whole and related “Mega-Programs” the Strategy Team have been engaged in various background research activities and consultations. A number of updated and new documents have provided important information for the Team in support of the attempt to develop an evidence-based strategy.
 
The Strategy Team shared their draft final report (see attached below) in October 2009.  In this draft final report the Chair of the Strategy Team highlighted what was, in general, novel about this Strategy:
  • What is presented is a strategy of the whole CGIAR System
  • It is results-oriented
  • It focuses explicitly on poor people
  • The strategy addresses current and emerging threats of the global food system at scale through global public goods research
  • A concept for partnership is presented at the system level, to be further developed with partners
  • A concept for inclusion of gender in research at system level is presented
  • The strategy incudes important new research programs to achieve the defined results, while de-emphasizing some ongoing activities
  • The strategy integrates traditional approaches (such as commodity programs) in a systems framework
  • The portfolio of Mega Programs promises to produce untapped synergies across the system
  • A rationale for a large scaling-up of the overall funding of the System is provided
The Strategy Team notes that strategizing must go on and this draft has been made available to serve as a basis for wider discussions.
 
For the CGIAR Business Meeting a lightly edited version of the Strategy was made available (see attachment below). The Alliance has agreed the next steps for further developing the Strategy and Results Framework (SRF) and the portfolio of Mega Programs derived from it. Based on further inputs by Centers and partners, the analytical basis of the SRF will first be strengthened, and a new version of the document produced by the end of January. This will be widely shared within the Alliance and with key GCARD partners. A face to face meeting of the Alliance, Consortium Board, GCARD global consultants, GFAR representatives and Science Council members will be held in early February 2010. Participants at this meeting will further consider the derivation of a portfolio of MPs from the SRF. This should result in an agreement to present a set of MPs for further consultations and deliberation at the GCARD in Montpellier. The inaugural Consortium Board will then finalize the SRF and portfolio of MPs, in consultation with the Fund Council, for submission to the Fund Council shortly after the GCARD. 
 
It is planned that the Business Plans for the MPs will be developed after the SRF and portfolio is approved by the Fund Council and submitted to the Fund Council by the Consortium Board as they become available. In constructing these business plans the following expectations regarding MPs will be observed.
  • It will have a clear impact pathway
  • It will address one or more strategic objectives
  • It will have sufficient scale to deliver on results and/or measurable impacts
  • It will reflect the CGIAR’s comparative advantage in leading/catalyzing research
  • It will effectively mobilize resources, capacity and synergies among partners
  • It will have an investment time horizon of 6 to 20 years
  • It will have a simple and cost effective management mechanism
The phasing in of MPs should begin in late 2010-early 2011. The Alliance considers that these steps will allow us to produce a strong and compelling SRF and portfolio of MPs, supported by our partners and stake holders.
 
 

Attachments (2)

  • CG Strategy Team report 10-21-09.pdf - on Oct 22, 2009 2:50 AM by Fiona Chandler (Alliance of the CGIAR Centers) (version 1)
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  • Strtg-Rslts-Frmwrk-CGIAR Business Meeting.pdf - on Feb 2, 2010 7:09 AM by Fiona Chandler (Alliance of the CGIAR Centers) (version 2 / earlier versions)
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