GEO-7 Nomination Process Extended

Deadline extension inviting Member States to nominate qualified individuals as authors, review editors and fellows for the GEO-7 process as well as to submit expressions of interest for institutions to become collaborating centres for the GEO process

As per the resolution entitled “Future of the Global Environment Outlook” (UNEP Resolution 5/3) UNEP distributed the attached request for nominations for authors, review editors and fellows to contribute to the drafting of GEO-7.  This request also included a call for expressions of interest from institutions who may wish to become collaborating centers for the GEO process. Authors, review editors and fellows will work closely with the co-chairs of the assessment and the GEO Secretariat to ensure a solutions-focused, policy relevant and scientifically credible GEO-7 is produced by 2026.  Collaborating centers will work closely with the GEO Secretariat to provide expertise to the GEO-7 process and help deliver supporting services in the areas of capacity building, knowledge generation and support for policy making.The request for nominations for authors, review editors and fellows to contribute to the drafting of GEO-7 is now open. This request also includes a call for expressions of interest from institutions who may wish to become collaborating centres for the GEO process.

To ensure interested experts, specialized institutions and groups are allowed more time for nomination and to ensure a broad range of expertise from natural sciences to policy, economic and social sciences as well as expertise in outlooks and scenarios are included in GEO-7, the deadline for these nominations have now been extended to Tuesday January 31, 2023 (Midnight EAT).

Specialized institutions and groups of assessment experts are requested to send in the letter(s) of nomination and CV(s) of their nominee(s) before 31 January 2023, to facilitate an effective selection process for authors, review editors and fellows. Nominee letters and CVs should be uploaded on the dedicated nomination portal at the following web address:Address for authors, review editors or fellows.

Specialized scientific institutions are also requested to submit expressions of interest if they wish to support the GEO-7 process as a collaborating centre. Expressions of interest from collaborating centres should be submitted through the portal at: Link 

In case of any difficulties, please let us know through unep-science-geohead@un.org.

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