Discusses overarching principles for capacity strengthening and knowledge management at CIAT, the respective issues to take into consideration as well as areas of application. Contains recommendations. A presentation of the initiative, and its first achievements.

1. Simone Staiger-Rivas, Leader Capacity Initiative, CIAT Capacity Strengthening and Knowledge Management: The Way Ahead for CIAT

3. The same old impact song www.ciat.cgiar.org

18. CIAT’s Capacity Strengthening and Knowledge Management Initiative Putting Research into Use

19. January-June 2011: Over 2,100 People Reached ACTIVITY Detail No. PEOPLE TOTAL Specialized Courses organized Virology 5 50 Clayuca 6 Diva – gis 11 Genetic Resources 8 Network Mapping 16 DAPA 4 Visiting Researchers administrated Individual training 28 51 Tesis MSc 12 Tesis PhD 11 Seeds Workshop org. and facilitated Workshop 40 104 Open House organized Special Event 64 Capacity Blog published Unique Visitors 1450 1450 Start-up Knowledge around “Convenio” Teams and workshops 90 90 Presentations held at Conferences KM SICTA Nicaragua 30 350 KMIC, Washington, US 50 KM, Bogotá, Colombia 200 MADR, Bogotá, Colombia 50 Visitors 20 Training held Network Mapping 16 76 Storytelling 40 Web SEO 20

22. Thank You We have our own Perspectives. Let’s suspend Judgment, And find the common ground, That enables us to See the same picture Photo: Neil Palmer, CIAT http://ciatcapacity.cgiar.org