Synthesis of Learning on CGIAR's Ways of Working

This synthesis of learning on CGIAR’s Ways of Working (WoWs), prepared under the System Council–endorsed Multi-Year Evaluation Plan (MYEP), brings together evidence on all WoWs featured in the CGIAR 2030 Research and Innovation Strategy, which outlines how CGIAR aims to work differently. These include:

1. Embracing a systems transformation approach, seeking multiple benefits across five Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-linked Impact Areas.
2. Generating scientific evidence on multiple transformation pathways.
3. Positioning regions, countries, and landscapes as central dimensions of partnership, worldview, and impact.
4. Harnessing innovative finance to leverage and deliver research through new investment and funding models.
5. Targeting risk-management and resilience as critical qualities for food, land, and water systems.
6. Making the digital revolution central to our way of working.
7. Leveraging ambitious partnerships for change in which CGIAR is strategically positioned.

The IAES Evaluation Function (EF) produced five summaries on WoW areas to support learning and decision-making among CGIAR governance and management bodies on the operationalization of WoWs (see the ToR). This synthesis highlights key learning across the five reports (read the full reports in the Learning Hub).

CGIAR Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service (IAES). 2025. Synthesis of Learning on CGIAR's Ways of Working. Rome: IAES, Evaluation Function

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CGIAR Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service (IAES), Evaluation Function