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Latest news on SCAR, the SCAR CASA Project

and the SCAR ARCH WG

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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

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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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AllARCHpublicationsareavailableonthewebsite(http://www.ard-europe.org/index.php?id=420)

10nnual meeting, 10 September 2015, Berlin