The Executive Committee serves as an executive sub-committee of the Synthesis Panel and is directly responsible for decisions relating to the allocation of financial resources for the four CRTR Project components – addressing knowledge and technology gaps; promoting scientific learning and capacity building; linking scientific knowledge to management and policy, and; administration.

Responsibilities include:

• Review and approve the recommendations from the Synthesis Panel regarding the workplans, budgets and progress and annual reports submitted by the Working Groups and Centres of Excellence.
• Make decisions about financial allocations consistent with the performance and research priorities agreed by the group as a whole.