Governance

The governance and management of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is based on lessons learned by the CGIAR in other initiatives involving multiple Centers and partners, including Challenge Programs (CPs).

All CGIAR centers have a stake in CCAFS, and numerous Centers have considerable climate change expertise and activities. In addition, there is an on-going commitment to a major international partner (Future Earth). The CCAFS program is made up of the following bodies, each playing a specific governance role:

Independent Science Panel (ISP), with both scientific and development expertise
Lead Center, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and its Board
Program Director and a Program Management Committee
A Coordinating Unit, based at the University of Copenhagen and CIAT
Theme Leaders and Regional Program Leaders, who are responsible for aspects of CCAFS implementation
CGIAR Climate Change Contact Points at each CGIAR Center, will help ensure CCAFS is appropriately linked to all Centers and Consortium Research Programs

Key Documents

	Program Plan: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (20 mb - PDF) June 2011 Program Plan Summary (PDF) An outline of the Program's strategy and organization. October 2011
	Business Plan 2013
	Business Plan 2012 (9 mb - PDF)
	Activity Workplans and Budgets for 2011 Theme Leader and Regional Program Leader Workplan 2011 (PDF)