The official call for nominationPDFOpens a new window for the Pool of Experts in the third cycle of the Regular Process has been launched. The online application form can be accessed here: application formOpens a new window.

Following the identification of expertise needed for the development of the third World Ocean Assessment (WOA III)PDFOpens a new window, States are encouraged to appoint additional experts, including through their designated National Focal Points, to join the Pool of Experts. Intergovernmental organizations, the funds, bodies and programmes of the United Nations and the secretariats of relevant conventions and intergovernmental processes will also be invited to recommend experts for nomination to the Pool of Experts.

Nominations can be submitted by:

Recommendations for nominations can be submitted by:

  • States (if they are not the State of nationality of the expert)
  • Intergovernmental organizations, the funds, bodies and programmes of the United Nations and the secretariats of relevant global and regional conventions and intergovernmental processes
  • Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council
  • Members of the Group of Experts
  • Interested individuals with expertise needed for the assessments(s) of the third cycle, including scientists and holders of traditional, indigenous, and local knowledge (Self-recommended)

Nominated, recommended, or self-recommended experts must complete the online application form and send their CVs to the secretariat (to: doalos@un.org, cc: akhmad.sani@un.org) using an email subject “WOA3: CV for the Pool of Experts” by 31 August 2023.

The profiles of recommended or self-recommended experts will be reviewed by their State of nationality or the Bureau of the Regular Process. Recommended or self-recommended experts will receive confirmation of their inclusion in the Pool of Experts from the secretariat. Only experts included in the Pool of Experts can be selected by the Group of Experts to be a writing team member or peer-reviewer of the Third World Ocean Assessment (WOA III).

Based on the annotated outline of the third World Ocean Assessment (WOA III)PDFOpens a new window, the Group of Experts undertook a review of the list of expertise for the third cycle to identify those categories that are relevant to the third World Assessment (WOA III) and to add additional expertise categories that will be needed to write the chapters of the assessment and facilitate peer review of the assessment. Hundreds of experts are required to support the preparation of the assessments conducted under the Regular Process and contribute as members of writing teams. The list of expertise needed can be found here: List of expertisePDFOpens a new window.

To learn more about the writing team member or peer-reviewer role, please see the Guidelines for the Writing and Review Process of the Assessment(s) of the Third CyclePDFOpens a new window.

See the updated the Mechanism for the establishment of the Pool of Experts for the third cycle of the Regular Process.

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