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Background
This committee is designed as a body to provide guidance
on substantive, content-related issues involved in the operation
of GRPI. During the design and the early stage of the project,
it was proposed that the ISC should be comprised of members
drawn from categories such as researchers, civil society
organisations, industry, regional networks, donors and policy
makers, following the '3M' approach.
Over the recent past, the GRPI Project has received invaluable
input from the committee. The committee took its place at
the apex of the GRPI structure during its first meeting
in Rome, Italy.
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Role
of the ISC and current activities |
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The last meeting of the ISC was held in November 2006 in Nairobi,
Kenya. This meeting was held back-to-back with the GRPI Wide
Phase II meeting. The ISC members discussed the overall status
of GRPI Phase II activities, reviewed the overall project
work plan and log frame. The ISC also held deliberations on
the sustainability aspects of the project.
The role of the ISC is:
As a neutral body of widely respected individuals in the field,
provide
strategic and operational guidance for the project.
Review and approve proposals from the GRPI sites
that respond
to their needs assessments.
Review and approve the annual work plans and budgets for the
project.
Coordinate or conduct evaluations of the project, and
ensure
that GRPI is appropriately monitored.
Make recommendations for improvements to the project
in response
to the evaluations.
Promote links between GRPI and other projects and bodies.
The ISC consists of nine representatives from a wide range
of stakeholder groups, sectors and disciplines from around
the world. Not all members of the ISC are necessarily required
to share equally in all of the above functions.
The next meeting has been planned for November 2007 (Rome,
Italy) as the project comes to an end. Alternative means of
communication and decision-making, such as e-mail and teleconferences
are also used by the ISC members for coordination purposes. |
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| Members
of the ISC |
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Brad Fraleigh |
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| Brad Fraleigh is Director for Intergovernmental
Relations at the Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada. A Canadian citizen, he holds a Doctorat in plant
improvement, with specialization in plant genetic resources,
from the Université de Paris-Sud (France). He lead
Canada's national plant genetic resources centre, and
was later special advisor for agricultural genetic resources
and biodiversity. He participated in drafting Canada’s
national biodiversity strategy and the agricultural action
plan for biodiversity. Brad was also Canada's chief negotiator
during the elaboration of the International Treaty on
Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. For
three years, he was Senior Officer for Seed and Plant
Genetic Resources Policy at the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations (FAO), and Secretary of the Intergovernmental
Working Group on Plant Genetic Resources. He is now based
in Ottawa, Canada. |
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Manuel Glave |
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Manuel Glave, a Peruvian based in Lima,
holds a PhD in economy from the University of Illinois.
He is a senior researcher in the Group for the Analysis
of Development (GRADE), with special focus on rural
development, environmental economy and policy analysis
of agricultural and environmental components. He is
an associate professor of the Department of Economy
of the Universidad Católica in Peru.
Manuel's main interests are in the field of production
systems, farmers' livelihoods in mountain ecosystems,
community participation in protected areas, and economic
valuation of biodiversity and environmental services.
From 1997 to 1999, he was the president of the Permanent
Seminar of Agrarian Research (SEPIA); in 2001 he
was the national coordinator of the Project 'Mining,
Minerals and Sustainable Development'. He is currently
studying social impact of mining in the rural Peruvian
Andes. |
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Eng Siang Lim |
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Eng Siang is currently the Chairman of
the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
(CGRFA, in FAO) during its 2005-2006 session. He is
a Humphrey Fellow from the Univesity of Davis, California.
Eng Siang was an officer in the Ministry of Agriculture
of Malaysia for 22 years participating in policy formulation,
including the national agriculture policy, the food
balance of trade action plan, the investment incentives
for agriculture, the master plan for the development
of agro-based industries, the agricultural skill training
plan, the plant varieties protection act, and the agriculture
technology development plan. He is based in Selangor,
Malaysia.
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Radha Ranganathan |
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| Radha is an Indian citizen who holds a PhD in agricultural
and environmental sciences from Wageningen University,
the Netherlands. She is currently the Technical Director
of the International Seed Federation (ISF),
based in Nyon, Switzerland. ISF is a non-governmental,
non-profit organization representing the seed industry.
With members spread over 70 countries on all continents,
ISF represents the mainstream of the world seed trade
and plant breeders community, and serves as an international
forum where issues of interest to the seed industry
are discussed. |
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Mohammed Sadiki |
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| Mohammed is a citizen of Morocco with
a background in agriculture, plant genetics and breeding.
He holds a PhD from the University of Minnesota, USA.
He coordinates teaching and training activities for
postgraduate students in quantitative genetics, genetic
diversity and agrobiodiversity in the Department of
Agriculture and Plant Genetics (Hassan II Institute
of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, Rabat). Mohammed's
research interests include local crop genetic diversity,
the scientific bases for germplasm conservation
and seed systems. His current research projects include
the study of the scientific bases for on-farm management
of crop diversity, the use of crop diversity to control
pest and disease stress, and studies related to tolerance
of legume crops to drought in the Mediterranean region.
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Godber Tumushabe
(Chair) |
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| Godber is a Ugandan lawyer based in Kampala;
he is the Executive Director of the Advocates Coalition
for Development and Environment (ACODE) and Assistant
Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Makerere University,
where he teaches international law and international environmental
law. Godber specializes in public policy research and
analysis in the areas of environmental law and policy,
trade, intellectual property rights, and the interface
between law, science and technology. |
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Estherine Lisinge-Fotabong |
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| Dr. Estherine Lisinge-Fotabong is the
Country Coordinator for UNEP/Division of GEF Coordination.
She is based in South Africa.
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