Brief history of the CGIAR Fund

Jonathan Wadsworth

Executive Secretary, CGIAR Fund Council

ISPC, Lima, May 2016

Fund objectives

• increase overall level of funding

• improve predictability of funding

• provide stability of funding and fund

use flexibility

• timely disbursements

• greater proportion as unrestricted

funding

Funding grew faster than at any time

In CGIAR history

735

8871007

1080972

Pattern of funding changed

Donors use Fund differently

7 CRPs > 90% full budgets

5 CRPs 75% - 90% full budgets

4 CRPs < 75% full budgets

2014: 40% of Fund receipts in multi-year agreements

Total Fund prediction 87% accurate

W1+W2 prediction 96% accurate

> 90% funding disbursed in last half of year

Fund objectives - results

• increase overall level of funding - Yes

• improve predictability of funding - No

• provide stability of funding and fund use

flexibility – No/Yes

• timely disbursements - No

• greater proportion as unrestricted

funding - Same

Points to ponder:

• Multi-year contribution agreements why not?

• Disruptive amendments to CAs - unhelpful

• Diverse and changeable donor Fund use

strategies

• Need for “rolling” Fund cushion – inter year

smoothing

• Fragmentation of windows – help or

hindrance?

• Why is CGIAR Fund different to other Funds

with similar donor base?

• Collective allocations instead of sum of

individual contributions?