ISDC Review of 12 Initiative Proposals

Prepared for the 15th meeting of System Council held on March 8-9, 2022, this report proposes an external review of the second set of 12 CGIAR Initiatives proposals.

The external review of Initiative proposals is an essential part of good governance and quality assurance, delivering benefits for the researchers, leadership, and System Council. The reviews presented in this report provide confidence to funders that their investments in One CGIAR research are appropriately targeted with high chances for success.

The report is divided into two sections: an executive summary and 12 individual review reports. The executive summary includes essential details of the proposal review to better understand the process and review criteria. It also provides a high-level synthesis of the proposals. The individual review reports are the consensus among the three external subject matter experts and ISDC member who conducted the review of each proposal.