SERCOM-3 Management Group Composition Proposals 2024-2027
Guidance from Congress and the Executive Council emphasizes the need for balanced representation in leadership positions of technical commissions, focusing on regional, gender, and developmental levels. Proposals for the SERCOM Management Group composition for 2024-2027 include representatives from various working groups, elected officers, and vice-presidents with considerations for developing country representation, gender balance, and expertise diversity.
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SERCOM-3 Third session of the Commission for Weather, Climate, Hydrological, Marine and Related Environmental Services and Applications Agenda item 5.3 Composition of the SERCOM Management Group in the next intersessional period Bali, Indonesia 4-9 March 2024 Presented by: President SERCOM
Content 1 Guidance from Congress and the Executive Council 2 Proposals for SERCOM MG composition 2024-2027
Guidance from Congress and the Executive Council Requests: 1.The Executive Council to revise the rules of procedure of the technical commissions, as suggested, to facilitate more balanced representation at the regional, gender as well as developmental level in leadership positions of the technical commissions and promote gender equality; 2.The technical commissions to adopt good practices, as per the guidance contained in document Cg-19/INF. 4.5(2a), to promote and facilitate a balanced representation and to promote gender equality in leadership roles and technical experts at the regional, gender as well as developmental level in their subsidiary bodies and activities; Resolution 40 (Cg-19) - Measures to Foster Inclusive, Transparent and Environmentally Sustainable Governance Urges Members that are represented in the technical commissions to submit profiles of candidates for the common Expert Network in order to facilitate the selection of adequate experts from a wide number of Members; 3.1 In order to ensure balanced regional representation, the officers shall normally belong to different regions. At least one officer of each commission shall come from a developing country, except if there is no candidate from a developing country. Resolution 4 (EC-77) - Amendment to the Rules of Procedure for Technical Commissions (WMO-No. 5.2 The chair and vice-chair, or the two co-chairs, [of a subsidiary body] should come from a developed and a developing country. 1240) 5.3 In addition to achieving the equal representation of the regions (including developed and developing country considerations), each subsidiary body should also ensure the equal representation of technical expertise, gender and experience when selecting experts, chairs and vice-chairs.
Proposals for SERCOM MG composition 2024-2027 One representative from each of the six RAs WGs/Committees on Services Elected officers Chairs of SCs P/SERCOM and 3 Vice-Presidents of SERCOM (VPs should be from different regions), who shall: a)Comprise at least one officer from a developing country; b)Include due considerations of gender balance; And should: a)Include due considerations of representation from the different scientific and technical fields described in the terms of reference of the commission; b)Not chair subsidiary bodies of the commission except in cases where a subsidiary body of the MG itself is established. a)SC-AGR b)SC-AVI c)SC-CLI d)SC-DRR e)SC-HYD f)SC-MMO a)RA I Committee on Services; b)RA II Working Group on Services; c)RA III Working Group on Services/Working Group on Weather and Climate/Working Group on Hydrology and Water Resources; d)RA IV Services Committee/RA IV Hurricane Committee; e)RA V Working Group Services/Working Group Hydrology and Water Resources/Tropical Cyclone Committee; f)RA VI Working Group for Weather, Climate, Water and Related Environmental Services and Applications. + Additional representation as deemed necessary
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