TMT Journal Update #7 from Steve Hall, CGIAR Alliance Executive Chair

Dear Colleagues,
Our recent TMT meeting in Washington was a rare opportunity for an in-person meeting not linked to a major event such as ExCo, allowing us to concentrate fully on reviewing progress, ensuring that coordination across the workstreams and identifying next steps.   The good news is that we are broadly on schedule.  Ren said it [...]

In Memory of Robert McNamara, CGIAR Visionary

Dear Colleagues,
As many of you may already know, Robert McNamara, who served as president of the
World Bank from 1968 to 1981, died at his home in Washington, D.C., early
Monday, July 6, 2009 at the age of 93. I bring this news to your attention
because of the central role McNamara played, starting immediately after his
appointment as [...]

TMT Journal Update #6 from CGIAR Director Ren Wang

Dear Colleagues,
As our Chair Katherine Sierra noted in the last TMT journal update, the Executive Council (ExCo) gave a green light at its June meeting for implementation of the CGIAR Change Initiative to continue.  I was very pleased with this signal, which came with an acknowledgement that much work remains to be done. The Transition [...]