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Intern. Learning Platform on Int. Cooperation ERA-NET calls

The ERA-ARD project, starting on April 1, 2005, aims to improve synergies between national agricultural research for development (ARD) programs across Europe. Coordinated by CIRAD, France, and involving 15 partners from 14 European countries, the project has a budget of approximately 3.5 million euros. It focuses on addressing poverty and food security through research collaboration, with a specific emphasis on bioenergy's impacts on rural development and natural resources. Through coordinated calls, the project fosters international cooperation to strengthen Europe's role in global ARD systems.

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Intern. Learning Platform on Int. Cooperation ERA-NET calls

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  1. Brussels, September 24, 2009 Intern. Learning Platform on Int. Cooperation ERA-NET calls

  2. ERA ARD Project Facts • Start: 1st April 2005 • Period: 4 years • Consortium: 15 from 14 countries • AU, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, HU, IT, LT, NL, PL, SI, UK + CIRAD • Coordinator: CIRAD, FR • Budget: ca. 3.5 m. EURO • Website: http://www.era-ard.org/

  3. Strategic Objectives • By improving synergies between the European national ARD programmes, increase the effectiveness and efficiency of European research planning, funding and implementation to fight poverty and hunger and to support a more rapid and sustainable development in the poorest countries in the world. • By improved cooperation and coordination of national ARD programmes, strengthen Europe’s contribution to, and impact on, regional and global ARD systems

  4. SPECIFICITIES of ERA ARD • In most MS, several ministries are involved in ARD (usually 3) • Coordination is within Europe towards DCs • Driven not only by a research agenda, but also by a policy agenda (strong ODA dimension) • Research and capacity development activities cannot be dissociated > Implications for the project

  5. Coordinated Call • Title: • “Bioenergy – an opportunity or threat to the rural poor” • Issues include: • Impact of bioenergy on food security • Impact of bioenergy on poverty alleviation and rural development • Impact of bioenergy on natural resources (land, water, ecosystems, biodiversity)

  6. Coordinated Call • Some principles of the call • Open to research consortia of minimum 3 different countries of which at least 2 are from ERA ARD consortium members + 1 from least/low income countries • Funding through national funding organisations (virtual common pot) • 1 stage call • Establish a Call Steering Committee & Call Secretariat • ERA ARD covers costs of coordination

  7. Coordinated Call • Evaluation criteria • Scientific and technological excellence and degree of innovation (40%) • Project design (20%) • Quality and organisation of the consortium (20%) • Potential impact and dissemination (20%)

  8. Coordinated Call • Selection process • Formality check  Call secretariat • Eligibility check  Call funders • Peer review  Indep. evaluators • Selection  Call Steering Committee, based on the results of the peer reviews • Approval at national level

  9. Coordinated Call • Monitoring and evaluation of projects • Monitoring and evaluation task force (as part of ERA-ARD monitoring task) • Task force took part in kick-off meetings of individual projects to support planning according to log-frames • Upcoming call process evaluation • Monitoring of project outcomes under ERA-ARD II

  10. Coordinated Call • Budgetary aspects • Funding contracts at national level, according to national regulations • Costs of partners from developing countries covered only by some ERA-ARD call funders

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