DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6984]
Request for Nominations of Experts for Consideration as Authors
and/or Editors for the Fifth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-5)
ACTION: This is an announcement of an opportunity to recommend
experts to the U.S. Government for nomination as Coordinating Lead
Authors, Lead Authors, Contributing Authors and Review Editors for
the Fifth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-5).
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SUMMARY: Governments, along with other stakeholder groups, relevant
institutions, and United Nations agencies, have been invited to
nominate experts to participate in the GEO-5 assessment. The
Department of State is coordinating the recommendation of experts to
the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for GEO-5. The
purpose of GEO-5 is to provide a comprehensive, integrated, and
scientifically credible global environmental assessment to support
decision-making processes at appropriate levels. Individuals may seek
to nominate others (or themselves) directly on
<http://www.unep.org/geo/nominations/>http://www.unep.org/geo/nominations/,
or through the U.S. government. For those who wish to submit their
nominations through the U.S. government, your nomination must be
submitted to UNEP at the Web site above, and the nomination must also
be received at the U.S. Department of State, Office of Environmental
Policy, which is coordinating the U.S. Government nomination process,
no later than May 12, 2010. The remainder of this announcement
provides background information and describes how to submit recommendations.
The Global Environment Outlook is the primary assessment process
of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), which helps keep the global
environment under review. It is a tool that informs decision-making,
focusing on assessment priorities and analyzing policy challenges and
opportunities to provide policy response options. It is also a
communications tool that brings together diverse stakeholder groups,
builds capacity and aims to raise awareness on the status and trends
of the environment.
Experts are expected to have a thorough understanding in one or
more of the following areas: Environmental science; environment and
development priorities, challenges and policy; and environmental
management or governance. UNEP will select nominees by matching
expertise to specific roles, paying due regard to disciplinary,
gender and geographical balance. Details of the GEO-5 nominating
process may be found online at
<http://www.unep.org/geo/nominations/>http://www.unep.org/geo/nominations/
and
<http://www.globalchange.gov/globalenvironmentoutlook>http://www.globalchange.gov/globalenvironmentoutlook.
To access the nominations form on the UNEP Web site, please use
Username: geo5--2012 and Password: nominee. Nominations may be made
on <http://www.unep.org/>http://www.unep.org/ geo/nominations/. For
nominations to be considered within the U.S. Government nomination
process, they must also be submitted to the United States Department
of State. GEO-5 will review the nominations from all participating
governments, individuals and organizations and make final decisions
on nominees.
Selection as a U.S. Government nominee does not guarantee
selection by GEO-5 itself. Participants in the GEO process volunteer
their time. Nominated individuals should agree in advance to fulfill
the role for which they are nominated, should they be selected to do
so by GEO. Nomination by the U.S. Government to GEO-5 does not imply
a commitment by the U.S. Government to provide financial support for
participation.
UNEP may provide travel and subsistence costs for non-Federal
participants if requested by the participant, subject to the
availability of resources. Additional guidance on compensation of
expenses and remuneration of services will be available on the UNEP Web site.
How to Recommend Experts
1. Refer to the GEO-5 Web site
<http://www.unep.org/geo/nominations/>http://www.unep.org/geo/nominations/
for detailed background information on the 5th Assessment Report. To
access the nominations form on the UNEP Web site, please use Username:
geo5--2012 and Password: nominee. The document on GEO-5 nominations
identifies the substantive areas covered in each of the chapters of
the report. It is important to note that the time commitment required
to carry out different roles in the GEO-5 process varies greatly.
2. Make sure that any of the experts that you wish to recommend
are willing to serve in the role for which they are nominated.
3. Nominations to be considered within the U.S. Government
nomination process must be submitted to the U.S. Department of State,
Office of Environmental Policy no later than May 12, 2010. Complete
the GEO-5 nomination form, one for each nominee, including an
up-to-date CV, identification of the relevant chapters, and the role
for which the individual is being nominated. Send this information by
e-mail to
<file:///C:/Users/David/AppData/Local/Temp/[email protected]>[email protected]
by May 12. Please note that partial nomination packages will not be considered.
What happens next?
In a process coordinated through the U.S. Department of State,
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs, Office of Environmental Policy, technical experts and
managers of relevant science and technology programs within the U.S.
government will make and review recommendations and forward a slate
of nominees to GEO-5 on the basis of their qualifications. Submission
of a nomination to the State Department does not guarantee that the
nomination will be forwarded by the U.S. Government to UNEP.
For Further Information
Richard Rosenman of the Office of Environmental Policy, U.S.
Department of State, is serving as the coordinator of this nomination
process. Mr. Rosenman can be reached at 1-202-647-1126, e-mail
<file:///C:/Users/David/AppData/Local/Temp/[email protected]>[email protected].
Disclaimer: This Public Notice is a request for nominations, and
is not a request for applications. No granting or money is directly
associated with this request for suggestions for GEO-5. There is no
expectation of U.S. Government resources or funding associated with
any nominations.
Dated: May 3, 2010.
Willem H. Brakel,
Director, Office of Environmental Policy, Department of State.
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