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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
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“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
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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).
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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
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PresentationofARCH- EFARDAnnualmeeting2016 10
AllARCHpublicationsareavailableonthewebsite(http://www.ard-europe.org/index.php?id=420)
10nnual meeting, 10 September 2015, Berlin