2012 Update and 2013

Interim Financing Plan

1 November 2012

2012 Financial Update

• Overall CGIAR support sharply up to over $850M

• W1-2 for 2012 programs up to $362M,

• 25% increase over 2012 FP and ~ 40% of total

• Conclusion: very strong financial support in 2012

• Uncertainty, very large share of funding contributed after

August, causes underperformance.

• Because we still do not have allocations to CRPs for

$51M in W2 – CRPs cannot spend, and Consortium

cannot make Financial Plan for 2013

2013 “interim” allocation policy - 1

(ahead of outcome-based allocations)

• In 2012, W2 contributions up from $16M in FP to >$150M

• Full W1-W2 co-mingling not attractive for W2 donors or

CRPs

• Full W2 additionality not attractive for W1 donors

• A balanced W1-W2 solution is required

• Consortium proposes interim allocation policy, until priority

setting has been completed and outcome based allocation

starts, at least in part, in 2014

2013 “interim” allocation policy - 2

(ahead of outcome-based allocations)

• Base W1 budget for all CRPs as 35-40 % of approved CRP

W1-2 budgets

• Add all W2 contributions on top, capped by approved budget

• To provide stability: after W2 contributions are known –

provide unallocated W1 to CRPs with W1-2 less than 90%

of 2012 W1-2 expenditures (“guarantee”)

• Result: overall 2013 pattern will be very similar to

approved FP 2012 – growth can be determined by W2

contributions, up to approved budget, but none get cut

more than 10%

2013 “interim” allocation policy - 3

(ahead of outcome-based allocations)

• Cross-cutting issues update:

– Gender research

– In-situ agro-biodiversity research (no longer proposed as

program)

– Capacity strengthening and partnership development

• Overall approach: mainstreaming into CRPs through

regular programming and budgets

• Consortium is ensuring the CRPs pay attention to these

cross-cutting issues that were underdeveloped in plans

Gender Research Update: solid progress

• CGIAR Consortium strategy developed and approved

• Gender and Agriculture Network operational (met July at BMGF)

developed gender research priorities

• Gender Strategies for 13 of 15 CRPs near complete

• All CRPs now have to mainstream Gender strategies but:

– Most have not allocated funds in their proposals / budgets

– Some have very limited capacity

• Temporary “gender performance fund” – W1 allocation to incentivize

rapid and effective mainstreaming

• Dedicated W1 allocations up to $5M for best plans reviewed externally

Agro-biodiversity Update

• FC7 in Seattle rejected proposal for separate program

• Consortium decided to mainstream – no new proposal

• Workshop in July to develop Consortium approach

• Most CRPs have mainstreamed but some counted on separate proposal

• To enable and encourage rapid mainstreaming Consortium proposes a one-year-only (2013) dedicated allocation of W1 funds

• External review of CRP POWBs determines allocation up to $2.5M

New: Capacity Building

• Capacity Building / Partnership Development not yet a clear

/ coherent priority at Consortium level or for CRPs

• Consortium proposes approach like for Gender in 2012:

develop strategies and encourage mainstreaming

• Some “quick wins” best done system-wide, and start fast:

– CGIAR Post-doc program – harmonize programs

systemwide

– Visiting fellow program – encourage mobility cross-

partners

FC8 asked to endorse interim

Consortium approach for 2013

1. Overall approach presented in Interim 2013 FP

2. Balanced W1-W2 allocation principles

3. In principle approval to allocate W1 for cross-cutting

issues, detailed proposals in full 2013 FP

4. Consortium allocates cross-cutting research funds,

does not implement, not “system costs”

5. Consortium finalizes 2013 FP before end 2012