2nd Leap4FNSSA Consultative Meeting on IRC

5 July 2022. IRC second eConsultation. By Leap4FNSSA.

The IRC Platform is expected to target four specific objectives: 

1. Increase the synergies and coherence between actors, research and innovation projects, initiatives and programmes, through the development of institutional alliances and clusters of projects and expertise 
2. Develop a learning environment and a large knowledge base, including monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) activities, creating communication and links between different initiatives to improve STI cooperation 
3. Establish a long term and sustainable coordination infrastructure, governance and funding mechanism
4. Liaise with the HLPD Bureau.

The crafting of the IRC Platfrom structures isundertaken with full participation of all institutions that have declared their intention to be members of the IRC. In line with this inclusive approach, the IRC crafting process involves a schedule of sharing the draft versions of the document to receive inputs from prospective member institutions of the IRC Platform in three consultative sessions:

• 9 June  1st LEAP4FNSSA Consultative Meeting on IRC - IRC governance and clustering
• 5 July 2nd Leap4FNSSA Consultative Meeting on IRC - IRC communication strategy
• 30 August. 3rd Leap4FNSSA Consultative Meeting on IRC - IRC funding strategy

Other meetings

• 22 June Upscaling private sector participation and science-based outreach in West Africa | Workshop
• 13 July @ 10:30 am - 4:30 pm. Brussels Creating an International Research Consortium on Food, Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture

• 14 September @ 8:00 am - September 16 @ 5:00 pm Founding launch of the International Research Consortium and Final General Assembly