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Call for CNs for CCAFS Flagship 2: Climate Information Services and Climate-Informed Safety Nets Jim Hansen, CCAFS Theme 2 Leader Mobilizing a CGIAR Agricultural Insurance Research Community IFPRI, Washington, DC, USA 20 -22 January 2014. What is different about “Flagships?”.
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Call for CNs for CCAFS Flagship 2: Climate Information Services and Climate-Informed Safety Nets Jim Hansen, CCAFS Theme 2 Leader Mobilizing a CGIAR Agricultural Insurance Research Community IFPRI, Washington, DC, USA 20-22 January 2014
What is different about “Flagships?” • CGIAR funding mechanism fully competitive • Bidding on development Outcomes, not research outputs • Competition open to non-CGIAR institutions (partially) • New incentives: • Cross-CGIAR collaboration • External partnerships • “Knowledge-to-action”
Vision and Targets • Vision: Livelihoods of farmers across Asia, Africa and Latin America are supported by effective climate information services, and protected by timely and well-targeted food security safety nets. • Targets: • 2018: 5 major international or national food system organizations using CCAFS science outputs to manage the impacts of climatic extremes on food security. • 2024: climate services and safety net interventions enhance climate resilience and adaptive capacity of 10M farmers, >50% women, in CCAFS regions.
Components • Climate-based methods and tools for seasonal agricultural prediction and early warning • Knowledge and methods for designing and implementing equitable climate information and advisory services for smallholder communities • Food security safety nets and policy interventions for dealing with impacts of climate-related shocks • Knowledge and methods to design and target equitable weather-related insurance programs that benefit smallholder communities
Parameters Indicative budget (US$ million)
Parameters • Budget • Flagship 2 ~$6 - 7M annually, ramping up (we hope) • Roughly 20% - 30% - 25% - 25% allocation between components • Per project ~$250k – 1M annually • Time line • Concept notes due 1 March • Concept note evaluation March-April • Development of full proposals: third quarter(?) • Funding starts 2015 • Fully competitive when PPAs end in 2016
Concept notes • Specify development outcome and research outputs • Requested CGIAR funds between $250k and $1M/year • Four-year implementation (2015-2018) • Two-year commitment, renewal based on performance and available funds • Prescribed 4-page template • Open, but partners must include CGIAR Center(s) • Concept notes are the basis for yes/no decisions.
Evaluation • Delphi process, with portfolio-level adjustments • Criteria: • Delivery of Outcomes (25%) • Alignment with CCAFS theory of change and regional priorities (20%) • Value for money (15%) • Demonstrated capacity and partnerships (20%) • Innovation (10%) • Attention to cross-cutting issues (10%)
What I am looking for in Component 4 • Compelling development outcomes • Scale • Evidence of likelihood • Insurance applications that make sense • Function of insurance specified (w.r.t. climate-resilient agricultural development) • Connected to other aspects of development, adaptation • Partnerships exploit cross-Center synergies and relevant external partners, provide needed capacity • Connect to major global index insurance initiatives • Builds on other parts of CCAFS, as relevant
What would help you today? • Opportunity to share current state of concepts • Peer evaluations • Breakout discussions with CCAFS and external resource people: • Theme 2 / Flagship 2 leadership (Jim, Kevin) • Regional Program leadership (Pramod, James, Leo, Abdoulaye, Deissy) • Dan Osgood, Helen Greatrex • Breakout discussions with scientist from your Center and (potential) partner Centers