Addressing global problems Program goals & opportunities Simon Cook River basin SRP Workshop Addis, May 2012

CRP vision, goals & objectives CRP processes still a work in progress Role of SRPs

Vision, goals & objectives

Our vision A world in which agriculture thrives alongside vibrant ecosystems, and those engaged in agriculture live in good health, enjoy food and nutritional security and have access to the inputs and resources they need to continuously improve their livelihoods…. A world in which sustainable management of water, land and ecosystems is the norm, food security is ensured for most of humanity and poverty has indeed become history.

The Conceptual Framework River basins & landscapes one of 5 SRPs to support global scale change

Goals & objectives Goals Respond to global pressures Pro-poor development Resilient livelihood systems Objectives Sustainable intensification Sharing of benefits & risks A new political discourse

Data: CIESEN Population change

Data: CIESEN

Population growth likely to continue for decades in some areas

Areas which will experience increasing pressure in the coming decades Total fertility rate Royal Society Report. May 2012

Squeeze on land & water resources Data: FAO

Cereal yield (kg/ha) Data :World Bank Agriculture struggling to keep up with demand

Planetary systems under pressure

Objectives

Absolute intensification rates

Relative intensification rates

Sharing of benefits & risks “the myth of universal selfishness endures because it’s not entirely wrong – only mostly so” – Benkler, 2011

A new political discourse

People as consumers

People as enablers ….to capture people’s capacity to be part of the solution “The challenge is not only to produce 50 per cent more food by 2030, but also to do it in a way that is more sustainable and more resilient” –Evans, 2012

Urbanization increasing

CRP processes General principles Research activities will Tackle difficult problems They will be multi-discliplinary Provide new solutions built from old –They should Support development processes Be pro-poor, gender sensitive Understand the roles of institutions –Overall they should Recognize vital ecosystem functions –Roles of ESs to livelihoods –Recognize threats to resilience

Overall process CRPs contract centers for delivery of research Centers implement research with partners Report outputs/outcomes to CRP Evaluation against criteria CRP reports to CGIAR on outcomes CGIAR FC funds CRP Note: Many details still being worked out

Evaluation (still under design) Attractiveness Scale and type of development outcomes –Meeting clear demand in basins / regions –Meeting global demands –Pro-poor and gender targeted –Ecosystem sensitive Quality of research –Credible, Relevant and Legitimate Feasibility ‘Breakthrough’ science –Well-defined Theory of Change Effective use of resources –Development partners –Research collaborators –Business model

Role of SRPs Centers manage projects SRPs organize science from multiple centers Targets identified, analyzed, prioritized Identifying NEW solutions to difficult problems Supporting multi-disciplinary solutions SRP support science development Mainstreaming research into development Looking for emergent opportunities from activities Supported by gender, poverty and institutional analysis… Supported by ecosystem working group Science committee oversees process

Basic support & Protection Productivity increase Building resilience Basic needs Meeting urgent demand growth Emerging need for sustainability Building productivity while protecting existing support Invest in agricultural basics Big invest in agric. Resource-sharing & protection Developing pathways out of farming Benefit-sharing (trading) Demand management Supply-chain management Rainfed systems Rainfed systems Irrigated systems Irrigated systems Resource recovery Resource recovery River basins Integrating SRPs around the development process

Relating River basin SRP problem sets to broad areas of change Resource variability Investment in Infrastructure Allocation of water & land resources Implementing benefit sharing Understanding the political economy of policy action IntensificationBetter sharingNew politics

Framework: Identifying change processes Problematic behaviours InstitutionsInstrumentsScience Uncertainty Cognitive problems Lack of motive for change Lack of capacity

Problematic behaviours InstitutionsInstrumentsScience UncertaintyIgnorance Variability Families Farmer organizations Supply chain actors Municipalities Ministries Norms Regulations Policy (e.g. food, water security) Law Valuation Micro-finance Micro-ins Supply chains Situation analysis Scenario analysis Technology System analysis &design Cognitive problems Unable to agree Lack of motive for change Short-termism Don’t care about others Lack of capacity Can’t invest Can’t organize

Coupling research to change Problematic behaviours InstitutionsInstrumentsScience UncertaintyIgnorance Cannot manage variability Families Farmer organizations Supply chain actors Municipalities Ministries Norms Regulations Policy (e.g. food, water security) Law Valuation Micro-finance Micro-ins Supply chains Situation analysis Scenario analysis Technology System analysis/design Cognitive problems Unable to agree Lack of motive for change Short-termism Local only Lack of capacity Can’t invest Can’t organize

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