30th November 2016 P Petithuguenin Latest news on SCAR, the SCAR CASA Project and the SCAR ARCH WG
Jan 06, 2017
30thNovember2016
PPetithuguenin
Latest news on SCAR, the SCAR CASA Project
and the SCAR ARCH WG
CASA,Support toSCAR 2
SCAR
StandingCommitteeonAgriculturalResearchEstablishedtoadvisetheEContheCAPWorkthrough
- twoplenarymeetings,withofficialdelegatesfromEUMS,associatedcountries(+voluntarycountries)
- asteeringgroup,meetingeverytwomonths- andworkinggroups:CollaborativeWGand
StrategicWG
CASA,Support toSCAR 3
CASA - Added Value
DrivingforcesbehindestablishingthisCSAwasthewishtoprovideAddedValueandImprovedQualityforGreaterImpact,Andgreaterinvolvementofcountries(esp.newMS)
ThisshouldbedonebysupportingSCARthroughfacilitationandcoordinationoftheworkinggroups, thushelpingdeliverresultsofimprovedqualityleadingtogreaterimpact ofSCARactivities.
UpdateonARCH
• JointEIARD– SCARStrategicWorkingGroupfocussingon globalchallenges
• InitiatedinBrusselsSeptember2013• 3-4meetingsperyearusuallyheldinBrussels• CurrentCo-chairsfromFr+NL• Memberscovertheirowncosts• SomesupporttotheCoordinationTeamfromresp.NL,GIZandFIN
PresentationofARCH- EFARDAnnualmeeting2016 4
AboutARCH
ARCH• aimsatsupportingimprovementsincoordinationofpolicy
dialogue,researchprogramming,andjointfundingmechanismsatnational,Europeanandatgloballevels.
• supportsthedevelopmentofmodelsofgovernance fordeliveringsustainableagricultureandfoodfromlocaltosupra-nationalscales,leadingtogreaterimpact.
• membershaveasolidunderstandingofthesimilaritiesanddifferencesinneedsinEuropeanddevelopingcountries.
Thisisdonethrough• StudiesandWorkshops(26/27January2016,Brussels;11October
2016,Brussels)• ContributiontoEuropeanCommissionconsultations
PresentationofARCH- EFARDAnnualmeeting2016 5
“Consumer and Global Food Systems”a Pre-event to the FOOD2030 Conference, organised by the SCAR
Strategic Working Groups ARCH, AKIS and Food Systems.
Brussels,October11,2016
ARCHResults andOutputs
Publications:• KnowledgeManagementSystemsforAR/ARDcommunities
• TheimportanceoflinkagesbetweenARDandAR
• StrategicAlliancesandAllianceCapabilities
• NationalandEUResearchPoliciesforaddressingGlobalIssues
• AR-ARDfundingmechanisms
Ongoingactivities:• AdvicetoECconcerningtheEU-Africanresearchpartnership,ECStrategypapersetc.
• Thematicstudiesonlinkingresearchandtheprivatesector,governancemodels
PresentationofARCH- EFARDAnnualmeeting2016 7
2017Perspectives (1/2)1./Socio-economicimpactsofAgriculturalResearchinEuropeanddevelopingcountriesActivity:followuptotheworkshopcoorganizedwithImpressandImpresaprojectsandAKISWG,on18November2016;producinganARCH(orSCAR)PolicyBrief.ARCHgoals:goingfromwhattohow:howtoapplyamultiactorapproachandauserledprocessincooperationwithlowandmiddleincomecountries.Howtoworkonshortandlongtermtogether.Howtolaunchcallsforacoordinated"bunch"ofprojectsinsteadofindividualprojects,etc2./Consumersofthefuture.Reducingtheimpact,locallyandglobally,ofEuropeanconsumptionpatternsonclimateandnaturalresourceswhileachievinghealthyandsustainablefoodsystems.Activities:a.jointmeetingSWGARCHandFoodSystems,Date:January2017(tbc)b.StudyontheinternationaldimensionofEuropeanfoodsystems,theroleofcurrentactors,opportunitiesfornewactors,outlineforapolicyframework.January-June2017.c.JointworkshopARCH-FoodSystems.Date:October2017(WorldFoodDay?)ARCHgoals:awarenessraisingontheglobaldimensionofEuropeanfoodsystems,pathwayforcooperationbetweenEUandinternationalprogrammes (CGIAR,SUN,etc).
PresentationofARCH- EFARDAnnualmeeting2016 8
2017Perspectives (2/2)3./ThecontributionofEuropeanresearchtoSDGs.HowtomobilizeourknowledgetowardshigherimpactonSDGs.Identifyingpossibleconflictsofinterest.RecommendationsforjointAR-ARDresearchpolicy.Activity:workshopARCHandINIA-Spain,February-March2017.ARCHgoals:designingtransparentpathwaysforjointresearchandinnovationonSDGs
4./Combattingclimatechange.RoleofforestsandagroforestryinEuropeandinotherregionsoftheworldforbothadaptationandmitigationofclimatechange.Activity:jointworkshopwithSWGForest(andBioeconomy?)in2018.ARCHgoals:opportunitiesforjointresearchwithglobalactors,jointlearning
PresentationofARCH- EFARDAnnualmeeting2016 9
PresentationofARCH- EFARDAnnualmeeting2016 10
AllARCHpublicationsareavailableonthewebsite(http://www.ard-europe.org/index.php?id=420)
10nnual meeting, 10 September 2015, Berlin