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🤔 Have you ever wondered how @CGIAR receives independent science advice? ISDC 101 is a free, interactive online learning tool! Throughout the 7 modules, you'll explore: ✅What ISDC is ✅Its mandate ✅Highlights from past work 👉 Start learning now! bit.ly/3Y7d6PL

💧For #WorldWaterDay, @isdc_cgiar highlights the importance of water for the future of agrifood systems in our Megatrends Report. 📊 Learn more: on.cgiar.org/4nqLor5 @IAES_CGIAR @CGIAR

✨ @isdc_cgiar Highlights: Guided by ISDC Terms of Reference, the Council has focused on initiatives that respond to @CGIAR needs. • QoR4D: on.cgiar.org/4s7R3Wi • Comparative Advantage: on.cgiar.org/47mIVb6 • Megatrends Report: on.cgiar.org/4nqLor5 @IAES_CGIAR

Ever wondered how @CGIAR receives independent science advice? Learn about it with @isdc_cgiar 101, where you'll explore: ✅ What ISDC is ✅ Its mandate and role within CGIAR ✅ Highlights from past work Start learning 👉 on.cgiar.org/4dcUuEm @IAES_CGIAR

🚨 NEW PUBLICATION: The CGIAR Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC) has launched a new Brief Primer on Tools to Prioritize a Research and Innovation Portfolio, designed to support @CGIAR. 👀Read the full document: on.cgiar.org/4cyrFE0 @IAES_CGIAR

🧪🌾 At @CGIAR, women are shaping scientific direction from the highest levels. This is concrete evidence that gender diversity belongs at the center of global research agendas. 👉🏼 Read the full blog on.cgiar.org/4aks7TD #WomenInScienceDay #EveryVoiceInScience @IAES_CGIAR

As we mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science this week, we highlight the change happening at @CGIAR: women are shaping scientific direction from the highest levels. 👉🏼 Read the full blog: on.cgiar.org/4aks7TD #WomenInScienceDay #EveryVoiceInScience #IDWGS

✨ Get to know our new ISDC Member: Last December, Bhavani Shankar joined the @CGIAR System Council meeting in Abu Dhabi, followed by his first ISDC meeting. 🎥 Learn more: on.cgiar.org/3YoukIo @IAES_CGIAR

With shrinking resources & growing global challenges, prioritization is no longer just a management exercise — it is a necessity. Read how @isdc_cgiar's new primer supports @CGIAR with prioritization decisions. 👉 Read the full blog here: on.cgiar.org/4qMNfJg @IAES_CGIAR

✨ Meet the new ISDC Member: This January 1, the CGIAR Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC) officially welcomes Dr. Glenn Fitzgerald our new member. ℹ️ Learn more about him: on.cgiar.org/4qTEih7 @IAES_CGIAR @CGIAR

✨ Meet the new ISDC Member: This January 1, the CGIAR Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC) officially welcomes Dr. Bhavani Shankar our new member. ℹ️ Learn more about him on our website: on.cgiar.org/3YoukIo @CGIAR @IAES_CGIAR

🔍 ISDC’s Year in Focus As we look ahead to 2026, ISDC remains committed to independent advice, scientific excellence, and collaboration in service of sustainable food, land, and water systems. 👉 Read the full blog: on.cgiar.org/49yogmI @IAES_CGIAR @CGIAR

Last week in Abu Dhabi, ISDC held its second semiannual meeting. See what happened by scrolling through the images. Learn more about ISDC: iaes.cgiar.org/isdc @iaes_cgiar @CGIAR

ISDC (formerly ISPC) has benefited from strong leadership over the years, helping ensure that the scientific advice provided to @CGIAR remains rigorous and of the highest quality. 👉🏼Learn more about our ISDC Chair and Members: on.cgiar.org/4mFzjhz @IAES_CGIAR

From Dec 12 to 14, @CGIAR Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC) will hold this year's 2nd semiannual meeting, which will take place after the System Council 23 meeting to optimize costs & discuss outcomes. Learn about ISDC here: on.cgiar.org/4mFzjhz @IAES_CGIAR

How does @isdc_cgiar & @IAES_CGIAR Evaluation Function bring independent insight in sync for @CGIAR's 2025–2030 Research and Innovation Portfolio? By approaching the same challenge from different angles: a strategic lens & a diagnostic lens. READ MORE: on.cgiar.org/4a6UQga

🌱 This #COP30, we’re highlighting a paper in the Agricultural Systems journal that tackles inclusive innovation in climate services design and delivery. This paper is a part of @cgiar ISDC's Special Issue on Inclusive Innovation. 📰 READ: on.cgiar.org/4qZ3Qdm @IAES_CGIAR

🤔 Ever wondered what the mandate of ISDC is? 3 main areas of work: - Foresight and horizon scanning, - External independent review of research proposals - Priority setting exercises and analyses. 💡Learn more: on.cgiar.org/4dcUuEm @IAES_CGIAR @CGIAR

🌱Thank you, Holger. As Prof. Holger Meinke ends his ISDC Chair term, ISDC & IAES Secretariat extend our heartfelt thanks for his leadership, vision, & commitment to scientific excellence. 💡 Read his reflections from his time as Chair: on.cgiar.org/4n55A1u @IAES_CGIAR

💡 Former @CGIAR ISDC (Independent Science for Development Council) members describe their ISDC experience in a few words 💻Explore what ISDC is all about in our free online training tool, ISDC 101. on.cgiar.org/47hv337 @IAES_CGIAR

🌟 Why is ISDC important? After six remarkable years as ISDC members, Suneetha Kadiyala and Andrew Ash concluded their terms this September. Before stepping down, they shared reflections on their experience. Learn more about our work 👉 on.cgiar.org/42jMI7w @IAES_CGIAR