[...]... environmental and natural resource implications of agriculture has given rise to an emphasis on research that calls attention to these issues in developing countries National and international agricultural research systems, including the research Centres under the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), have intensified research on natural resource management (NRM) both in terms... CAB International 2007 International Research on Natural Resource Management (eds H Waibel and D Zilberman) 1 2 D Zilberman and H Waibel CGIAR Secretariat has asked the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA) to initiate a series of impact assessment studies on NRMR The main objectives of this SPIA initiative were to obtain better information on the demonstrable impacts of CGIAR investments in NRMR,... Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas ICLARM International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management ICRAF International Centre for Research in Agroforestry IFDC International Centre for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development IGP Indo-Genetic Plains IIMI International Irrigation Management Institute IMPSA Irrigation Management Policy Support Activity IMT irrigation management transfer INRM integrated... References Kelly, T.G and Gregson, H (2005) Lessons from CGIAR Impact Assessment Research In: Shiferaw, B., Freeman, H.A and Swinton, S (eds) Natural Resource Management in Agriculture: Methods for Assessing Economic and Environmental Impacts CAB International, Wallingford, UK, pp 341–360 Raitzer, D.A (2003) Benefit-Cost Meta-Analysis of Investment in the International Agricultural Research Centres of the... Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy 2Science This chapter draws on a number of past assessments of natural resource management research (NRMR) in the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), as listed in the references at the end of the chapter The evolution of NRMR in the CGIAR parallels that in many other national and international NRMR institutions, having started... preparations to add new research Centres dealing with forestry, agroforestry, water management and fisheries In 1990, the role of some nonCGIAR, international NRM-focused Centres (International Board for Soil Research and Management (IBSRAM), International Centre for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development (IFDC), International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI), International Centre for Research in. .. following persons: centre case study leaders Nancy Johnson and Tim Dalton (International Centre for Tropical Agriculture), Mike Spilsbury (Centre for International Forestry Research) , Vijay Laxmi Pandey and Olaf Erenstein (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre), Kamel Shideed and Véronique Alary (International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas), Meredith Giordano (International. .. irrigation management transfer INRM integrated natural resource management INRMR integrated natural resource management research IPF United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Forests IPG international public goods IPM integrated pest management IRR internal rate of return ITTO International Tropical Timber Organization IWMI International Water Management Institute LAC Latin America and the Caribbean MAGFAD Malawi–German... changing human needs while maintaining or enhancing the quality of the environment and conserving natural resources 1989 and Beyond: Expansion into Broader and more Integrated Natural Resource Management Research The CGIAR meeting in Canberra, Australia in 1989 was a turning point in terms of opening the doors to a broader and more NRM-focused mandate for the CGIAR At this meeting, the CGIAR decided to... Organization BCR benefit:cost ratio C&I criteria and indicators CAR Corrective Action Request CATIE Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza CGI crop genetic improvement CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CGNET CGIAR Network Services International CIAT International Centre for Tropical Agriculture CIFOR Centre for International Forestry Research CIMMYT International . alt="" INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH ON NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ADVANCES IN IMPACT ASSESSMENT This page intentionally left blank INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH ON NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: ADVANCES IN IMPACT. without the prior permission of the copyright owners. Library of Congress Cataloging -in- Publication Data International Research on Natural Resource Management: advances in impact assessment / edited. components of a natural resource management research project and its impacts. Box 2.1. Time line of developments in natural resource management research in the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. Box