Collective Action

The Alliance is designed to enable the Centers' collective efforts to be more effective when the Centers work with external partners and with each other in those areas where there is a comparative advantage in working collectively. The Alliance is also designed to facilitate organizational change within the Alliance when this is deemed necessary. Collective action can occur in many different forms, such as in collaborative research programs, partnership formation above the level of one Center, in capacity building, and in corporate and scientific services.

A collective action may take the form of an Alliance-wide collective action, encompassing matters of common interest to all Centers on which a common position or decision is judged to be beneficial to the interests of the CGIAR. Principles and s teps for creation and implementation have been agreed upon by the Alliance.

There are a number of examples of collective action undertaken by the Alliance. An inventory of these actions is forthcoming. Some of the more prominent cases of collective action include:

• System-wide and Ecoregional Programs (SWEPs)
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• CGIAR Regional Plans for Collective Action
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• Challenge Programs
• • Generation Challenge Programme
  • Challenge Program on Water and Food
  • sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Program
  • Harvest Plus
  • Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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• Institutional Collective Action (Forthcoming)

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