ISPC 13

1. Brief history of the CGIAR Fund
Jonathan Wadsworth
Executive Secretary, CGIAR Fund Council
ISPC, Lima, May 2016

2. 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

3. Funding grew faster than at any time
In CGIAR history

5. 735
887
1007
1080
972
Pattern of funding changed

6. Donors use Fund differently

8. 7 CRPs > 90% full budgets
5 CRPs 75% - 90% full budgets
4 CRPs < 75% full budgets

9. 2014: 40% of Fund receipts in multi-year agreements
Total Fund prediction 87% accurate
W1+W2 prediction 96% accurate

10. > 90% funding disbursed in last half of year

11. 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

12. 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?