9th CGIAR System Council Meeting

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13.11.19
End
14.11.19
Location
Chengdu, China

The 9th meeting of the CGIAR System Council was held on 13-14 November 2019 and was hosted by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), in Chengdu, China.

Documents to be downloaded

Logistics information – last updated on 5 November. See important update on airport transfers on page 3.
Overview of events during the week – last updated on 10 November. See important update on room names.

Topics	Resources Note: A link will appear when the document is available
Opening of 9^th System Council Meeting	Document SC9-01: Provisional Agenda Document SC9-01a_ProvisionalAgenda-Items
System Reference Group recommendations	Document SC9-02: Recommendations for One CGIAR AfDB President Adesina intervention to CGIAR System Council meeting in China (video) Presentation delivered by SRG Co-Chair Background Resource – Initial Steps and Support Towards the Transition Annex 6 – Initial Indicative Assessment of Implementation Risks Presentation – Initial Steps and Transition Support To One CGIAR Due Diligence Like-Minded Centres Letter – 11 November 2019 Letter from IFPRI, ICRAF/CIFOR, ILRI and IRRI
Funding CGIAR	Presentations on the day
Recommendation for elevating CGIAR”s gender research	Document SC9-03: SMB Recommendation Document SC9-03a: GENDER Cover Letter & Transition Plan See below for additional resources relevant to this topic (as posted on 17 October 2019)
Independent advice to CGIAR	Document SC9-04: CGIAR Advisory Services WPB 2020 Presentation – ISDC Chair Presentation – SPIA Chair
CGIAR Outputs and Performance	Web link: https://www.cgiar.org/impact/annual-reports/cgiar-system-annual-performance-report-2018/ Document SC9-05: 2018 Performance Highlights Document SC9-06: Dashboard background
CGIAR System 3-year Business Plan Actions – and updated on gender in the workplace	Implementation update on the CGIAR System 2019-2021 Business Plan Document SC9-07: Cover note-GDI matters Document SC9-07a: GDI Framework Document SC9-07b: GDI Action Plan Document SC9-07c: GDI Senior Advisor Document SC9-07d: Gender snapshot-30Sep19
System Council committee brief updates	SC9-08_AOC Report 2019 SC9-09_SIMEC Report 2019
Other Business

Additional resources

Proposals submitted in response to the Call for Proposals for a Gender Equality in Food Systems Research Platform:
- Enabling Global Agricultural Research for Gender Equality (ENGAGE) Platform proposal
- Generating Evidence and New Directions for Equitable Results (GENDER) Platform proposal
Documents from the moderated review assessment process by the CGIAR’s Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC):