Working as a Systemfor the Public Good
Working as a Systemfor the Public Good
Joachim Voss
Director General, CIAT
Alliance Executive, Incoming Chair
Outline
Outline
1.Improving Efficiency andQuality
2.Rebuilding afterCatastrophes
3.Improved Coordination ofOur Efforts in Africa
4.Making Global PublicGoods AvailableRegionally
5.New Approaches toCapacity Building
6.Global ChallengePrograms
7.New Opportunities
8.Future Harvest Alliance
1. Improving Efficiency and QualitySystem Office
1. Improving Efficiency and QualitySystem Office
•CAS (Central Advisory Servicesfor Intellectual Property Rights)
•ICT-KM (Information &Communication Technologiesand Knowledge Management)
•G&D (Gender and DiversityProgram)
•Human Resources
•Internal Audit
•FHAO (Future HarvestAlliance Office)
•Science CouncilSecretariat
•CG Secretariat
1. Improving Efficiency and QualityInter-CenterResearch Support Services
1. Improving Efficiency and QualityInter-CenterResearch Support Services
•Shared library services
•Joint appointment forDirector CorporateServices
•Shared researchservices
•Housing sister Centers
2. Rebuilding after Catastrophes
2. Rebuilding after Catastrophes
Rwanda
Mitch
Afghanistan
Cambodia
Tsunami
•Seeds of Hope
•Healing Wounds
•CONSRN(Consortium to RestoreShattered Livelihoodsof Communities inTsunami AffectedNations)
Aceh, Indonesia
Aceh, Indonesia
3. Improved Coordination of Our Efforts in Africa Regional Medium Term Plans
3. Improved Coordination of Our Efforts in Africa Regional Medium Term Plans
CGIAR Centers
Regional & Subregionalorganizations
National programs
NGOs
3. Improved Coordination of Our Efforts in Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Program
3. Improved Coordination of Our Efforts in Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Program
Intensified farming systems
Sound NRM
Accessibility and efficiencyof markets
Formulation and adoption ofpolicies
African-led (FARA)
4. Global Public Goods Available Regionally
4. Global Public Goods Available Regionally
AI (AmazonInitiative)
AHI (AfricanHillsidesInitiative)
CAC (Consortium forCentral Asia andthe Caucasus)
CONDESAN (Consortiumfor the SustainableDevelopment of theAndean Region)
UPWARD (Users’Perspectiveswith AgriculturalResearch andDevelopment)
5. New Approaches to Capacity Building
5. New Approaches to Capacity Building
VASAT – Virtual Academyfor the Semi-Arid Tropics
GOFAU – Global Open Foodand Agriculture University
SAEC-DE – StrengtheningAgricultural and EnvironmentalCapacities through DistanceEducation
•Start up dateSep 2003
•BudgetUS$24M (2004-2005)
US$44M (2006-2008)
•On-going projects17 competitive grants
34 commissioned grants
15 capacity building
•Members of Consortium18
•Partners26 NARS
27 ARIs
6. Global Challenge ProgramsGeneration
6. Global Challenge ProgramsGeneration
6. Global Challenge ProgramsHarvest Plus
6. Global Challenge ProgramsHarvest Plus
•Start up dateMar 2003
•Current budgetUS$72.4 M(2003-2011)
•Partnersover 38
16 ARIs/Universities
10 CG Centers
1 Private Sector
2 Regional Organizations
2 International NGOs
3 National NGOs
4 GOs
Several NARS &Universities in developingcountries
6. Global Challenge ProgramsWater and Food
6. Global Challenge ProgramsWater and Food
•Start up date1 Nov 2002
•Current budgetUS$65 M(2003-2008)
•On-going projects66
•Members of Consortium19
There’s no point inlooking for the effects ofclimate change here!
Whenthis iswhat isgoing tohappen
Maunder minimum. Little Ice Age.
Variations of the Earth’s Temperature, 1000 - 2100
7. New OpportunitiesClimate Change
7. New OpportunitiesClimate Change
Africa at risk: lower maize yields expected due toclimate change
Africa at risk: lower maize yields expected due toclimate change
500
1000
1500
2500
>2500
2000
Yield kg ha-1
<-2000
-1000
-250
+250
+1000
>2000
Change kg-1
™
2005
2050
Ceres Maize
World wheat crop under threat: global windpatterns spreading new strain of old disease
World wheat crop under threat: global windpatterns spreading new strain of old disease
7. New OpportunitiesAgricultural Health & Human Health
7. New OpportunitiesAgricultural Health & Human Health
Contamination ofWater Resources
Vector-BorneDiseases
1415 species of infectiousorganisms known to bepathogenic to humans…868 (61%) are zoonotic
Pesticide abuse
Cyanogenic compounds
Mycotoxin contamination
7. New Opportunities Agricultural Health & Human Health
7. New Opportunities Agricultural Health & Human Health
•What are high value products for the poor?
Underutilized species
Products derived from traditional commodities(value-added)
Unique varieties of traditional commodities
•What are the strengths of the CG?
Germplasm
Breeding expertise
Knowledge of traditional commodity chains
7. New OpportunitiesHigh Value Products
7. New OpportunitiesHigh Value Products
•CBC Alliance Board (AB)
•Alliance Executive (AE)
Priorities and Procedures approvedby AB and AE
Conflict resolution mediationapproved by AB and AE
8. Future Harvest AllianceAdvances
8. Future Harvest AllianceAdvances
Thank you!
Thank you!
