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Science
Council and Secretariat
Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA)
Genetic Resources Policy Committee (GRPC)
Standing
Panel on Impact Assessement (SPIA)
In 1995
the CGIAR established an Impact Assessment and Evaluation
Group (IAEG) as a result of a proposal in the Lucerne Declaration
and Action Program to "strengthen the assessment of the
CGIAR's performance and impact by establishing an independent
evaluation function reporting to the CGIAR as a whole."
An independent IAEG, reported to the Group as a whole
and to the CGIAR Chairman between meeting of the CGIAR. The
Third System Review of the CGIAR concluded in October 1998
that the current committee structure should be streamlined
"...to improve effectiveness and efficiency, and to ensure
compatibility with other proposed changes in System-level
governance". Following this recommendation, at MTM99, the
Group decided to integrate IAEG with TAC while maintaining
its independent identity.
The terms
of reference of the Science Council Standing Panel on Impact
Assessment are to:
- facilitate
the strengthening of the CGIAR's ex-post impact assessment
capabilities;
- provide
guidance and oversight to impact assessment activities,
and recommend appropriate action by the CGIAR and/or the
Centers; and
- ensure
that the design and conduct of evaluations document the
impact of the CGIAR as a System.
Science
Council/SPIA consists of a Chair and two members who serve
in their personal capacities, and are appointed initially
for renewable two-year terms. As in the case of Science Council
members, the Cosponsors serve as a search and selection committee
and propose the appointment of the SPIA chair and members
to the CGIAR for endorsement. The chair of SPIA is a member
of the Science Council. The SPIA meets at least twice annually,
interacts closely with the Inter-Center Working Group on Impact
Assessment, commissions studies, organizes meetings and workshops
with center staff and evaluation experts. It presents an annual
report and, as well, thematic reports to the CGIAR on the
System's impact.
Standing
Panel on Strategies and Priorities
purpose:
to facilitate the Science Council's work in ensuring the
relevance of science conducted in the CGIAR System
Standing
Panel on Monitoring and Evaluation
purpose:
to facilitate the Science Council's work in enhancing science
quality in the CGIAR
Standing
Panel on Mobilizing Science
purpose:
to facilitate the Science Council's work in catalyzing and
mobilizing global scientific capacity
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