SPIA Panel
The Standing Panel on Impact Assessment is an external, impartial panel of experts in impact assessment subject matter. Panel members are generally full-time academics who dedicate between 15 and 20 days per year to SPIA activities.
The Panel is supported by the SPIA Professional Team, including the Country Study Support Team, the Causal Impact Assessment Team, the Use of Evidence Team and the Program Management Team. The two latter are formally of the CGIAR’s Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service (IAES). SPIA furthermore works closely with Impact Assessment Focal Points (IAFP), nominated by each CGIAR Center and CRP.
SPIA Professional Team
Impact Assessment Focal Points (IAFPs)
SPIA’s primary points of contact with CGIAR centers and Initiatives are the Impact Assessment Focal Points (IAFPS). IAFPS, who are appointed by their institutions, maintain the flow of information between SPIA and the research programs, and also form a community of practice around impact assessment issues in CGIAR.
CGIAR Center IAFPs
System Transformation
| Initiative | Nominated IAFP | Alternate IAFP |
|---|---|---|
| Climber | Enoch Kikulwe Bioversity | |
| Agroecology | Carolina Gonzalez CIAT | |
| NEXUS | Claudia Ringler IFPRI | Muzna Alvi IFPRI |
| SHIFT | Alan de Brauw IFPRI | |
| Digital Transformation | Carlo Azzarri IFPRI | |
| Foresight and Metrics | Elisabetta Gotor Bioversity | |
| Rethinking food markets | ||
| National Policies and Strategies for Food, Land and Water Systems Transformation | Jonathan Mockshell Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT | Naureen Karachiwalla IFPRI |
| Low Emission Food systems | Byron Reyes Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT | |
| HER+ | Katrina Kosec IFPRI |
Resilient Agri Food Systems
| Initiative | Nominated IAFP | Alternate IAFP |
|---|---|---|
| Excellence in Breeding | Aminou Arouna AfricaRice | Arega Alene IITA |
| SAPLING | Nils Teufel ILRI | |
| Sustainable Intensification | Julius Manda IITA | Bekele Kotu IITA |
| Excellence in Agronomy | Aminou Arouna AfricaRice | Tesfamicheal Wossen IITA |
| One Health | Vivian Hoffman IFPRI | |
| Resilient Cities | Deanna Olney IFPRI | |
| Plant Health | Yanyan Liu IFPRI | Nozomi Kawarazuka CIP |
| Aquatic Food Systems | Cristiano Rossignoli World Fish | |
| Nature+ | Carlo Azzarri IFPRI | |
| Livestock, climate change and resilience | Polly Ericksen ILRI |
Integrated Regional
| Initiative | Nominated IAFP | Alternate IAFP |
|---|---|---|
| Latin America | Byron Reyes CIAT | Andrea Gardeazabal CIMMYT |
| TAFSSA | Purmina Menon IFPRI | |
| West/Central Africa | Aminou Arouna AfricaRice | |
| Mega Deltas | Valerien Pede IRRI | |
| Ukama Ustawi | TBC | |
| CWANA | TBC |
Genetic Innovation
| Initiative | Nominated IAFP | Alternate IAFP |
|---|---|---|
| Guy Hareau CIP | ||
| Precision Genetic Technologies | Jose Falck-Zepeda IFPRI | |
| Market Intelligence | Berber Kramer IFPRI | Valerian Pede IRRI |
| Seed Equal | Marcel Gatto CIP |