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23rd CGIAR System Council Meeting

Dec 10, 2025 - Dec 11, 2025
Abu Dhabi, UAE

CGIAR System Council

23rd CGIAR System Council Meeting

The 23rd meeting of the CGIAR System Council was held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 December 2025. The agenda and the overview of events can be found below:

SC23 Meeting - Wednesday 10 & Thursday 11 December 2025

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1- Meeting opening	Document SC23-01: Agenda as adopted Resource SC23-01: Out of session decisions since SC22 Resource SC23-01: Update on Actions Agreed with the System Council
2 -Update from the Integrated Partnership Board Chair	Document SC23-02: IPB Chair Update Document SC23-02ii: Cover-ROP Status Report Document SC23-02iii: ROP Status Report
3- Update from the Executive Managing Director	Document SC23-03: CGIAR EMD Updated to the System Council
4-Update on the 2025-2030 Science & Innovation Portfolio Inception Phase update	Document SC23-04: Update on the 2025–2030 Science & Innovation Portfolio
5-Optimization of CGIAR Governance Structures	Document SC23-05i: Cover -Optimization of Governance Structures Document SC23-05ii: Supporting Analysis - IPB Evolution Document SC23: 05iii: Cover NCSC Advisory Note on Optimization of CGIAR Governance Bodies Document SC23: 05iii: NCSC Advisory Note on Optimization of CGIAR Governance Bodies Dcoument SC23- 05iii: Annex 1 - GAC Recommendation NCSC Questions, Comments and Identified risks Document SC23-05iii: Annex 2- Feedback from Consultation between NCSC and Key Stakeholders Resource: GAC Communique 10 November 2025
6-Report from the Nominations Committee of the System Council (NCSC)	Document SC23-06i: Cover - NCSC Report Document SC23-06ii: NCSC Report
7-Report from the Assurance Oversight Committee (AOC)	Document SC23-07: AOC report
8- Governance and Policy Matters	Document SC23-08a-b: Cover IRF Charter-Framework Standard-Provisions Document SC23-08aii: Internal Rules Framework Document SC23-08bi: Charter for Decision (clean) Document SC23-08bii: Charter for Decision (marked-up) Document SC23-08biii: Framework for Decision (clean) Document SC12-08biiii: Framework for Decision (marked-up) Document SC23-08bv: Template FFA-Annex-2: Standard Provisions (marked-up) Document SC23-08ci: Cover - Escalation Framework Document SC23-08cii: IPB-AFRC-AOC Joint Statement Document: SC23-08ciii: Escalation Framework
9- Report from the Strategic, Impact, Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (SIMEC)	Document SC23-09: SIMEC Advisory Bodies report
10- Report from the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA)	Document SC23-10: SPIA Report ROI Video Explainer
11- Report from the Indpendent Science for Development Council (ISDC)	Document SC23-11i: ISDC Update Document SC23-11ii: ISDC Portfolio Prioritization Primer
12- Report from the Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service (IAES)	Document SC23-12i: Cover and Paper Advisory Bodies Workplan Budget (issued 26 Nov 2025) Document: SC23-12ii: IAES Evaluation and WOWs WOW synthesis short form video Document SC23-12iii: Cover and Paper Center Review Scoping (issued 26 Nov 2025) Document SC23-12iv: MER Evaluation Guidelines - additional Document SC23-12v: GESY Evaluation Guidelines - additional
13- CGIAR Windows 1 and 2 Budget for 2026-2027	Document SC23-13i: Cover -Financial Plan and Budget Document SC23-13ii: Financial Plan and Budget
14- Report from Finance Working Groups	Document SC23-14i: Cover Finance Working Groups Document SC23-14ii: Final Report WG Incentives for Portfolio Funding Document SC23-14iii: Final Report WG Innovative Financing Document SC23-14vi: Final Report WG Innovative Financing Annexes
15- Global Asset Review Report	Document SC23-15i: Cover - Global Assets Document SC23-15ii: Global Asset review
16-Gender in Science	Document SC23-16: Cover and Paper Gender in Science
17-Culture and Engagement	Document SC23-17i: Cover Culture and Engagement Document SC23-17ii: Culture and Engagement Update
18-Any Other Business & Consent Agenda	Document SC23-18ai: Consent-Agenda ISDC Membership Renewal Document: SC23-18aii: Consent-Agenda ISDC Member Appointment Document SC23-18b: System Council Funder Reconciliation and Constituency for January 2026

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