An introduction to ZILsuch as carbon sequestration, climate relevance of livestock, orthe international policy debate on biodiversity conservationand the respective convention.Other research activitiesZIL continued its SDC mandate on managing the ResearchFellow Partnership Programme (RFPP), which is presented onp. 42. The geographical distribution of all ZIL and RFPP projectsis shown on the map on p. 6.The Table on p. 62 shows all ZIL Seed Money Projects fundedsince the beginning of phase IV in 2003. In <strong>2006</strong> three newSeed Money Projects were accepted under the new phase Vcontract: One on the feed market in China, another one onthe effects of the European food standards EurepGap on agriculturalproducers in developing countries, both supervisedby Bernard Lehmann, as well as one on the potentially fertility-enhancingeffects of the Andean tuber plant “Maca”(Lepidium meyenii Walp) on bulls, initiated by MichaelKreuzer.Institutional development of ZIL – Towards the<strong>North</strong>-<strong>South</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> of the <strong>ETH</strong> ZurichIn the preparatory discussions of the new contract, SDC clearlyexpressed its demand for ZIL to become financially independentof SDC for its management operations. To achievethis objective, the most promising option was seen in amerger with the Network for International Development andCooperation (NIDECO). The new unit should be attached tothe School Domain of Earth, Environment and NaturalResources (S-EN<strong>ETH</strong>). The rationale for this option was basedon two considerations: First, the merger of ZIL and NIDECOwould produce positive synergies because both units sharecommon goals and complement each other in their activities.In addition, ZIL and NIDECO presently share the samestaff in their headquarters, located in the same premises providedby the <strong>ETH</strong> Zurich.In the course of <strong>2006</strong>, the integration of these two units waspursued through a series of meetings between the leadersand management of ZIL, NIDECO and S-EN<strong>ETH</strong>. This“Steering Group” agreed on the essential elements to achieveits objectives:• A business plan outlining the future programme, structureand a tentative budget;• A Stakeholder Workshop with all members of ZIL andNIDECO and other interested participants;• Negotiations with the <strong>ETH</strong> Zurich School Board (Schulleitung)to confirm the integration of ZIL and NIDECO intothe so-called <strong>North</strong>-<strong>South</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>, and to make a substantialfinancial commitment to its programme andadministration;• Negotiation of the transfer of the position of theExecutive Manager into the core budget (Grundauftrag)of the Departments of Agriculture and Food Sciences, andEnvironmental Sciences, respectively.The “Steering Group” was an ad hoc group composed of theHeads of the Departments D-AGRL (Michael Kreuzer [outgoing]and Emmanuel Frossard [incoming]), D-ERDW (Jean-Pierre Burg), D-UWIS (René Schwarzenbach, at the same timeChair of S-EN<strong>ETH</strong>), and the Presidents of NIDECO (WolfgangKinzelbach) and ZIL (Felix Escher), as well as the ExecutiveManager of both NIDECO and ZIL (Barbara Becker). Thisgroup met several times for strategic decisions and for negotiationswith the <strong>ETH</strong> Zurich School Board.The business plan suggests five programme areas of the new<strong>North</strong>-<strong>South</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>:• Research collaboration with developing countries andcountries in transition• Capacity development• Networking• Public relations• Strategic positioning within the <strong>ETH</strong> Zurich.8
An introduction to ZILOn September 8, <strong>2006</strong>, the overall vision and mission of thefuture <strong>North</strong>-<strong>South</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> and the five programme componentsof the business plan were discussed in a StakeholderWorkshop with more than 40 representatives from NIDECO,ZIL, the <strong>ETH</strong> Zurich School Board and SDC. In parallel workinggroups, the workshop participants elaborated objectives andexpected results as a tentative logical framework for thefuture <strong>North</strong>-<strong>South</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>. The workshop was facilitated byPeter Reinhard from Agridea. He managed to create a mostconstructive atmosphere, which enabled the participants toexpress their expectations and fears concerning the integrationof the two existing units with rather distinct internalcultures. In this way, the workshop successfully generatedownership of the future programme among the participants.The broad mobilisation of ZIL and NIDECO members attendingthe Stakeholder Workshop was a convincing argument inthe negotiations with the <strong>ETH</strong> Zurich School Board. Similarly,the delegation of the heads of all S-EN<strong>ETH</strong> Departments,together with the presidents and management of both ZILand NIDECO, demonstrated their strong support of the proposed<strong>North</strong>-<strong>South</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> at the first meeting with the <strong>ETH</strong>Zurich President at the time, Ernst Hafen. In a series of consultationswith the <strong>ETH</strong> Zurich management, a proposal wasprepared for the School Board and – after minor revisions –finally accepted on November 29 <strong>2006</strong>. The main items ofthis decision comprise• Recognition of the new <strong>North</strong>-<strong>South</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> (workingtitle) as a Competence <strong>Centre</strong> of the <strong>ETH</strong> Zurich;• Substantial funding from 20<strong>07</strong> – 2011, allowing the continuationand expansion of the former NIDECO activities,including new activities related to the Memorandum ofUnderstanding with the United Nations EnvironmentProgramme (UNEP);• Administrative affiliation with the Department forEnvironmental Sciences (D-UWIS) until the S-EN<strong>ETH</strong> hasbeen approved as a fully functional legal entity.Furthermore, the School Board has encouraged the futureintegration of NADEL into the <strong>North</strong>-<strong>South</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>.Vision and mission of the <strong>North</strong>-<strong>South</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>VisionThe <strong>ETH</strong> Zurich is a leading institution on <strong>North</strong>-<strong>South</strong> mattersin its field. It has a long-term commitment to researchand teaching in favour of globally accessible knowledge forsustainable development.MissionThe <strong>ETH</strong> Zurich promotes research and education in the fieldof international development and cooperation. It facilitatescollaboration with relevant institutions in developing countries,countries in transition and Switzerland in the technical,natural, human and social sciences. These activities arenationally and internationally visible .Stakeholder Workshop on Sept. 8, <strong>2006</strong>: The two presidents of ZIL and NIDECOin deep consideration of the creation of the <strong>North</strong>-<strong>South</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>.Independent of the negotiations with the <strong>ETH</strong> Zurich Managementfor the <strong>North</strong>-<strong>South</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> , the Steering Group succeededin convincing both the Departments of Agriculture andFood Sciences, and of Environmental Sciences (D-AGRL and D-UWIS) to incorporate 50 % each of the Executive Managerposition into their core budgets. This agreement allows theExecutive Manager to continue in her function on a permanentbasis. This commitment of the two departments was aconvincing argument in the negotiations with the <strong>ETH</strong> ZurichManagement. Furthermore, it is a strong signal towards theSDC (as the main donor for ZIL research) recognising the <strong>ETH</strong>’sinvestment in the management of the new <strong>Centre</strong>.9
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