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The Science Council has four key functions:
1. Ensuring the relevance of science
2. Enhancing the quality of science
3. Assessing the impact of CGIAR research
4. Helping mobilize global scientific expertise
The Science Council provides services directly
to the CGIAR System through:
- Active participation in priority setting and strategic
planning for the CGIAR System;
- Analysis of the Centres’ strategic plans and priorities;
- Advice on science policy and broad strategic questions;
- Periodic external review of activities and outputs and
assessment of quality and relevance of science in each
Centre;
- System level impact assessment;
- Scientific advice on Challenge Programme proposals and
- Effective and efficient peer review System for CPs.
It serves the International Agricultural
Research System through:
- Periodic assessments of global and regional trends;
- Scientific challenges and research opportunities;
- Partnerships with leading scientific organizations;
- Mobilization of global Science & Technology expertise
and
- Inventory/directory of experts.
It serves policy makers and the general
public through:
- Independent, unbiased merit-based and peer-reviewed
reports on issues of global concern and
- Short authoritative
and timely statements on current issues of interest
to the general public.
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