Intern. Learning Platform on Int. Cooperation ERA-NET calls

Brussels, September 24, 2009

ERA ARD Project Facts

Start: 1st April 2005Period: 4 yearsConsortium: 15 from 14 countries

AU, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, HU, IT, LT, NL, PL, SI, UK + CIRAD

Coordinator: CIRAD, FRBudget: ca. 3.5 m. EURO Website: http://www.era-ard.org/

Strategic Objectives• By improving synergies between the European

national ARD programmes, increase the effectiveness and efficiency of European research planning, funding and implementation to fight poverty and hunger and to support a more rapid and sustainable development in the poorest countries in the world.

• By improved cooperation and coordination of national ARD programmes, strengthen Europe’s contribution to, and impact on, regional and global ARD systems

SPECIFICITIES of ERA ARD• In most MS, several ministries are involved in

ARD (usually 3)• Coordination is within Europe towards DCs• Driven not only by a research agenda, but also

by a policy agenda (strong ODA dimension)• Research and capacity development activities

cannot be dissociated

> Implications for the project

Coordinated Call

Title: “Bioenergy – an opportunity or threat to the rural poor”

Issues include:• Impact of bioenergy on food security• Impact of bioenergy on poverty alleviation and rural

development• Impact of bioenergy on natural resources (land,

water, ecosystems, biodiversity)

Coordinated Call

Some principles of the call

Open to research consortia of minimum 3 different countries of which at least 2 are from ERA ARD consortium members + 1 from least/low income countries

Funding through national funding organisations (virtual common pot)

1 stage call Establish a Call Steering Committee & Call Secretariat ERA ARD covers costs of coordination

Coordinated Call

Evaluation criteria

1) Scientific and technological excellence and degree of innovation (40%)

2) Project design (20%)3) Quality and organisation of the

consortium (20%)4) Potential impact and dissemination

(20%)

Coordinated Call

Selection process

1) Formality check Call secretariat

2) Eligibility check Call funders

3) Peer review Indep. evaluators

4) Selection Call Steering Committee, based on the results of the peer reviews

5) Approval at national level

Coordinated Call

Monitoring and evaluation of projects

Monitoring and evaluation task force (as part of ERA-ARD monitoring task)

Task force took part in kick-off meetings of individual projects to support planning according to log-frames

Upcoming call process evaluation Monitoring of project outcomes under ERA-

ARD II

Coordinated Call

Budgetary aspects

1) Funding contracts at national level, according to national regulations

2) Costs of partners from developing countries covered only by some ERA-ARD call funders