ExCo11 Documents

1. Opening Session

• Timed Draft Agenda (September 28, 2006)
• Membership of the CGIAR Executive Council (October 2006)

2. CGIAR Status Report

2.a. Report from the Director

• The CGIAR 's 2006 Stakeholder Perceptions Survey: Presentation to ExCo
• The CGIAR's 2006 Stakeholder Perceptions Survey: Report on the CGIAR Overall (Caution! Large file: 2.3 MB)
• The CGIAR's 2006 Stakeholder Perceptions Survey: Center Report (Caution! Large file: 4.6 MB)
• CGIAR Finance Information System: www.cgiarfinanceinfo.org
• Road Map of the Proposed CGIAR Financial Management Guideline

2.b. ExCo ad hoc Committee on Funding System Priorities

• Progress Report from Ad hoc Committee for ExCo 11
• CGIAR Science Council Secretariat: Implementation of the CGIAR System Priorities for Research: General considerations and suggestions for the process for selected Priorities
• Pilot Case Studies of Selected System Priorities
  

3. Science Council and Program Matters


3.a. Medium-Term Plans and 2007 Financing Plan

• Overview and Summary of SC Commentary and Center Responses on CGIAR Center Challenge Program Medium-Term Plans 2007-2009
• SC Commentary and Center Responses on CGIAR Center Challenge Program Medium-Term Plans 2007-2009
• Draft Investment Proposals and Financing of the 2007 CGIAR Research Agenda
• Center responses to Chair's Letters on 2005 Finance Indicators

3.b. Report from the Science Council

• Science Council of the CGIAR Report to ExCo11
• Strategy for Implementation of the CGIAR System Priorities for Research: Update and Suggestions for a Consolidated Process: Summary
• Strategy for Implementation of the CGIAR System Priorities for Research: Update and Suggestions for a Consolidated Process

3.c. Challenge Programs

• CGIAR AGM04 Decision on SSA CP
• Report on the External Review of CGIAR SSA CP: Overview Documents
• Report on the External Review of CGIAR SSA CP
• Cover letter to FARA Response
• FARA Response
• SC Commentary on the External Review of the SSA CP Inception Phase
• Process for Approval of Challenge Programs (as approved by the CGIAR)
• Challenge Programs: Process and Guidelines
• CGIAR Secretariat Commentary on the Governance, Management and Finance Aspects of the Annual Reports (2005) of Challenge Programs
• Generation Challenge Program: 2005 Annual Report
• HarvestPlus: The CGIAR Biofortification Challenge Program 2005 Annual Report
• CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food: Annual Report 2005
• Sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Programme: Progress Report for Inception Phase (January 2005-June 2006)

4. Governance Matters

4.a. Stripe Review of Corporate Governance of CGIAR Centers

• Alliance Response to Stripe Review
• CGIAR Center Board Statements on Risk Management

4.b. Alliance Representation on ExCo and AGM

• Representation of the Alliance of CGIAR Centers on ExCo and at AGMs: Issues Note
• Principles and Procedures of the Alliance of Future Harvest Centers of the CGIAR

4.c. CGIAR Alignment in SSA and Beyond

• Joint IITA/WARDA Report to ExCo11: Progress on Programmatic, Corporate Services, Structural & Governance Alignment
• Progress Report on CGIAR Alignment in Eastern and Southern Africa
• SC Commentary on the CGIAR Medium-Term Plans 2007-2009 for East and Southern Africa and West and Central Africa
• Alliance of the CGIAR Centres: Governance in the SSA Regional MTPs

4.d. Adding Value to the CGIAR System: Oversight Role of ExCo

• Adding Value to the CGIAR System: Oversight Role of ExCo: Focus on Center Governance

5. Report from Centers

• A Mutual Benefit Fund from Pooled Reserves of International Agricultural Research Centres: Executive Summary
• A Mutual Benefit Fund Created from the Pooled Reserves of International Agricultural Research Centres
• Memorandum: Pooling Center Reserves: Executive Summary
• Memorandum: Pooling Center Reserves

6. Evaluation

6.a. ICARDA EPMR

• ICARDA EPMR Overview Documents
• Transmittal Letter from Review Panel Chair
• Full Report of ICARDA EPMR
• Appendices
• ICARDA Response
• SC Commentary
• CGIAR Secretariat Commentary

6.b. ICRAF EPMR Follow-up

• ExCo Recommendations on the EPMR of the World Agroforestry Centre: Progress Report-September 2006

6.c. Follow-up to EPMRs

• 2006 Progress Report on Implementation of Cener EPMR Recommendations

6.d. System Office Review

• Summary Findings of Review of CGIAR System Office
• Review of the CGIAR System Office
• CGIAR System Office Review: Comments by the Steering Committee

7. Planning ExCo Business

• ExCo Business Agenda Timetable
• Rotation of ExCo Members post-AGM06

8. Other Business

9 . SC Membership (Closed Session)

10. Closing Session