Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy
Call for Nominations of Canadian Experts – Scoping Meeting for the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6)
October 20, 2016
Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy
October 20, 2016
Call for Nominations of Canadian Experts – Scoping Meeting for the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6)
Deadline: October 27th 2016
This is a call for nominations of Canadian experts to be considered for participation in the scoping meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6).
The scoping meeting will be held tentatively during the week of May 1-5, 2017 (venue to be confirmed). It will result in a draft scoping paper and an annotated outline, which will be considered at the IPCC’s 46th Session in September 2017. Following approval of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report outline, a call for authors will be launched.
NOMINATION INSTRUCTIONS: If you wish to be nominated for participation in the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report scoping meeting,please complete the attached nomination form (both tabs) and return it along with your short Curriculum Vitae (max. 4 pages, in English) to ec.giec-ipcc.ec@canada.ca by 5:00pm Pacific Standard Time on October 27, 2016.Please use the following format to name files: LastName_FirstInitial.xls.
SELECTION PROCESS: Nominations will be assessed and submitted to the IPCC by the IPCC Focal Point for Canada. Restrictions on the number of Canadian nominees may be imposed based on nominees’ qualifications, as well as financial or other considerations. The IPCC Secretariat for Canada will inform successful candidates of their nomination status. Individuals selected to partake in the scoping meeting will be notified directly by the IPCC in February 2017. The Government of Canada may provide financial assistance for the travel expenses of selected experts.
EXPERTISE: Scoping Meeting participants should have a broad understanding of climate change and related issues, and should collectively have expertise in the following areas. While the final outline for the Sixth Assessment Report may not include all areas listed below, broad expertise is solicited in order to determine robust areas for consideration.
Working Group I
Working Group II
Working Group III
Cross-cutting areas of expertise
IPCC SELECTION CRITERIA: scientific, technical and socio-economic expertise, including the range of views; geographical representation; a mixture of experts with and without previous experience in IPCC; gender balance; experts with a background from relevant stakeholder and user groups, including governments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
IPCC Secretariat for Canada
Science & Technology Branch
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Government of Canada
200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd, 11th Floor
Gatineau QC K1A 0H3