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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: R. Havener

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Title CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: R. Havener
 
Creator CGIAR Center Directors Committee
 
Description Minutes of the Center Directors Meeting of November1982 provide information about the launching of an initiative for collective purchase of computer software, establishment of a mechanism for increasing public relations and information generation, procedure for selecting future chairmen of the Center Directors, safe movement of germplasm and the initiation of collaboration with FAO in this regard. The minutes record the initial discussions on incorporating nutrition research in IARC programs and extensive discussions between the CGIAR Chair and the Center Directors on various aspects of system wide funding. Development of a stabilization fund and reclassification of special projects as core are among the mechanisms discussed for improving funding to the CGIAR. Under implementation of the CGIAR Review recommendations Center Directors discuss the process for recruitment of a management adviser in the CG Secretariat The minutes also cover a number of administrative issues such as the UN pension fund, use of UN pouch services throughout the world, revised service agreements with IIE, insurance plans, purchasing policies and IARC data transfer networks. Other topics covered are the role of women in development, CG appointees to IARC boards, donor review procedures that capitalize on ongoing activities in the system, and development of the Cooperative Development for Africa program (CDA)—an initiative of 7 donor countries,
 
Date 1982-11-01
1982-11-01T00:00:01Z
1982-11-01T00:00:01Z
 
Type Meeting Report
 
Identifier https://hdl.handle.net/10947/4081
 
Language en
 
Rights Open Access
 
Format application/pdf