Priorities and Strategies for Soil and Water Aspects of Natural Resources Management Research in the CGIAR

SDR/TAC:IAR/96/2.1

Preface

Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations

1. Introduction and Background

1.1. Scope and Limitations
1.2. Justification
1.3. Previous Studies that have Recommended Soil and Water Aspects of NRM Research
1.4. Task Force Reports
1.5. The IFPRI Initiative: A 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture, and the Environment

2. Research on Natural Resources Management

2.1. Links between NRM and Sustainable Alleviation of Poverty
2.2. Lessons from Successes and Failures
2.3. The Role of International Public Sector Research in NRM

2.3.1. The Role of the CGIAR
2.3.2. A Synthesis of Current Activities in Soil and Water Research in the CGIAR
2.3.3. CGIAR Links to Other Suppliers in NRM Research

3. An Integrated Approach to NRM in the CGIAR

3.1. Integrated Natural Resources Management
3.2. Priorities for Soil and Water Research

4. Implementation Options

4.1. Criteria for Assessing the Relative Importance of the Substance of Proposals for INRM Research in the CGIAR System
4.2. Operational Factors to Consider in Assessing the Relative Merits of Alternative Approaches
4.3. Alternative Structures

5. Concluding Comments

ANNEX I - An Integrated Natural Resources Management (INRM) Framework for Watershed Management Research in the CGIAR 1

ANNEX II - Composition of the Study Group