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1 Pavlinov, I. Y. (Ed.). 2011. Research in biodiversity - models and applications. Rijeka, Croatia: InTech. 364p.
Biodiversity conservation ; Regression analysis ; Mathematical models ; Ecosystems ; History ; Land cover change ; Research networks ; Forests ; Grasslands ; Environmental impact assessment ; Species ; Coleoptera ; Breeding ; Climate change ; Legal aspects ; Environmental legislation ; GIS ; Mapping ; Case studies ; Morphology / South Africa / Africa South of Sahara / Europe / India / Costa Rica / Brazil / Mexico / Japan / China / Austria / Ntumbuloko / Limpopo Province / Boreal Forest / Western Ghats / Marajo Island / Amazonian Savannas
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044388)
http://www.intechopen.com/books/show/title/research-in-biodiversity-models-and-applications
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2 CGIAR. 2012. The CGIAR at 40: institutional evolution of the world’s premier agricultural research network. Washington, DC, USA: CGIAR. 141p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045112)
http://library.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10947/2761/cgiar40yrs_book_final_sept2012.pdf?sequence=1
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045112.pdf
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3 Byerlee, D.; Lynam, J. K. 2020. The development of the international center model for agricultural research: a prehistory of the CGIAR. World Development, 135:105080. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105080]
Agricultural research for development ; CGIAR ; International organizations ; Research networks ; Research systems ; Natural resources management ; Farming systems research ; Agricultural sciences ; Crop improvement ; Green revolution ; Funding ; International cooperation ; Political aspects ; Sustainability
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049900)
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On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the CGIAR, this paper revisits the genesis of the international center model for agricultural research (IARC). This model became fashionable in the 1960s and was arguably the major institutional innovation of the 20th century for foreign assistance to agriculture. While the founding of the first IARCs is universally attributed to the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations, we argue that based on new evidence, the creation of the IARCs was a logical conclusion of a process involving many actors that began immediately after World War I. First, we review FAO efforts to build regional and global research networks for the major cereals in the immediate post-WWII period. These networks linked closely to USDA and its legacy of scientific collaboration across US states that together with the Foundations, strongly influenced the design of the first two international centers for the major cereals. In Latin America, the various efforts by the US National Academy of Sciences, the US government and the countries of the region resulted in the creation of three centers for tropical agriculture, (only two of which exist today) with a broader research focus on farming systems and natural resources. Finally, we show how the establishment of four IARCs in Africa in different ways drew on a colonial legacy that had moved toward centralization of research across colonial territories since before WWII. All of these efforts over many decades involved a good deal of experimentation in organization, funding and governance to arrive at the standard IARC model that emerged. By the late 1960s, the genesis of another six IARCs was already in place stimulating the creation of the CGIAR to fund and coordinate the IARCs. The review concludes with a brief reflection on the successes and challenges of the IARC model over 50 years, and its relevance today.
4 Inphonephong, Souphalack; Kotchofa, Pacem; Phounvisouk, L. 2023. Rethinking evidence-based decision-making in Lao PDR: reflections and ways forward. Report of the Policy Think Tank (PTT) Consultation Workshop, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 11 October 2023. Vientiane, Lao PDR: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies. 11p.
Decision making ; Policies ; Research networks ; Institutions ; Stakeholders ; Case studies / Lao People's Democratic Republic
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052472)
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