ASB Global Coordination Office

ASB Global Coordination Office

The ASB global coordination office (GCO) has pivotal roles in coordinating research, and leading synthesis, communication, and translation of ASB research results into global public goods to be used by a variety of audiences. The ASB GCO is hosted by The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), in Nairobi, Kenya.

ASB global team members - Elizabeth Kahurani, Peter A Minang, Joyce Kasyoki and Florence Bernard

ASB GCO staff:

• Dr. Peter A Minang: ASB Global Coordinator
• Florence Bernard: ASB Programme Associate
• Joyce Kasyoki: Manager, Administration
• Elizabeth Kahurani: Communications Officer

ASB GCO activities include:

• Global synthesis of ASB results for scientists and policymakers
• Promotion and Communication of ASB research to international, regional and national audiences
• Efficient coordination and support for effective governance, including support to the ASB Global Steering Group (GSG).
• Facilitation of research planning and standardization of methods to ensure cross-site comparability
• Lead fundraising for global activities.
• Support to ASB partners' programmes including fundraising, capacity building, and programme grants to partners .

These functions provide key 'glue' in binding together the partnership and, particularly, in producing global public goods. Examples of communications products include our publications, our website and the ASB e-newsletter. However, the global coordination office accounts for only a small portion of the activity of the many partners in this large and complex consortium.