Global Environment Facility GEF/C.28/2 May 9, 2006 GEF Council June 6-9, 2006 Agenda Item 10 PROPOSAL OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UNEP ON THE COMPOSITION OF STAP 4 The Council, having reviewed the Proposal of the Executive Director of UNEP on the Composition of STAP 4 (document GEF/C.28/2), approves the composition of STAP proposed by the Executive Director of UNEP on the basis of the recommendations put forward by the Search Committee for the Partial Reconstitution of STAP. The Council agrees to the more flexible system of STAP membership that has been developed in response to the finding of the OPS3 regarding the need to improve the responsiveness of STAP. The Council fully supports the recommendation that Yolanda Kakabadse continue as Chair of STAP and that her term be renewed by two years. It also supports the proposal that Michael Stocking serve as Vice-Chair. The Council welcomes the nine new members of STAP and expresses its sincere appreciation to the outgoing members of STAP for their contributions to the work of GEF. COMPOSITION OF STAP 4 Table of Contents Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................3 Background......................................................................................................................................6 Section I: Procedure and Criteria for Reconstitution of STAP........................................................6 Section II: Partial Reconstitution of STAP......................................................................................8 Section III: Composition of STAP 4................................................................................................9 Conclusion .....................................................................................................................................10 Annex: Biographical Notes of STAP 4 Members..........................................................................11 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. “The terms of reference of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP): Mandate, Composition and Role” approved by the GEF Council in October 1995 states that “The Executive Director of UNEP, in consultation with UNDP and the World bank and the GEF Secretariat, shall appoint the members of STAP and shall also designate a Chair Person and Vice Chair Person”. The tenure of the current STAP shall expire at the end of FY06 (June 2006) and as a consequence the new STAP’s term of office will commence at the beginning of FY07 (July 2006). 2. In response to the recommendations of OPS2 and the Third Replenishment, the Council, at its meeting held in May 2002, endorsed the recommendation to stagger the terms of appointment of members to the Panel. The present note on the composition of STAP 4 is submitted in accordance with the STAP Terms of Reference, the STAP Rules of Procedure (GEF/C.23/Inf.11), and the Council’s approval to stagger the terms of Panel members. 3. In accordance with the mandate entrusted to the Executive Director of UNEP in “The Instrument for the Establishment of the Restructured Global Environment Facility (GEF)”, and in consultation with Chief Executive Officer/Chairman of the GEF and other Heads of Implementing Agencies, the Executive Director established in October 2005 a high level Search Committee for the Partial Reconstitution of STAP. 4. In concurrence with past practice, the Search Committee comprised the officially designated representatives of the GEF Secretariat and the Implementing Agencies. The Chairpersons of the Scientific and Technical Subsidiary Bodies of the Conventions for which the GEF serves as the financial mechanism, the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), the Third World Academy of Science (TWAS), the STAP Chair and current STAP members were also consulted on the reconstitution of STAP. 5. The Implementing Agencies of the GEF, the GEF Secretariat, current STAP members, the Scientific Bodies of the Environmental Conventions, ICSU and TWAS were invited to nominate scientific experts, meeting the selection criteria for STAP members set out in the STAP mandate, to the Search Committee. Forty-eight nominations were received and considered by the Search Committee. 6. The Search Committee met four times between October 2005 and April 2006, and completed its work on 21 March 2006. Its recommendations are set out below. 7. As a result of the staggering of terms, 9 members are leaving the Panel. STAP 3 members whose term will be renewed are: Yolanda Kakabadse (Ecuador, Chair), Angela Cropper (Trinidad and Tobago, cross-cutting issues), Thomas Johansson (Sweden, Climate Change focal area) and Anand Patwardhan (India, Climate Change focal area), Brian Huntley (South Africa, Biodiversity focal area), an Saburo Matsui (Japan, Persistent Organic Pollutants focal area). Therefore, 9 international experts had to be selected to fill the positions of the outgoing members. 3 8. The Search Committee also proposed a more flexible system of STAP membership in response to the finding of the OPS3 regarding the need to improve the responsiveness of STAP. Instead of appointing fifteen members for four years (two 2-year terms), the Search Committee proposed the appointment of ten core members with staggered terms, and five special members, who would be appointed for 1-year renewable terms related to specific work program items. The five special members would be selected to meet specific areas of expertise required in the implementation of the annual STAP work programs. It is the view of the Search Committee that the five special members would contribute to improving the responsiveness of STAP by better matching the GEF’s evolving demands for technical expertise. The core members on the other hand would ensure continuity of the Panel and provide broad strategic guidance in the focal areas, and should possess broad expertise in environment and development, and extensive networks the GEF could tap into. 9. The nine proposed new members are: Braulio Dias (Brazil, Biodiversity), David Kaimowitz (USA, Biodiversity), Anthony Nyong (Nigeria, Climate Change Adaptation), Fatima Denton (Gambia, Climate Change), Michael Stocking (United Kingdom, Land Degradation), Quisheng Tang (China, International Waters), John Buccini (Canada, Persistent Organic Pollutants), Rashid Hassan (Sudan, Cross-Cutting), and Maryanne Grieg-Gran (United Kingdom). Prof. Michael Stocking from the United Kingdom was recommended as Vice- Chair by the Search Committee. 10. The proposed composition of STAP 4 is as follows. CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES Yolanda Kakabadse (Chair, core) - Ecuador Rashid Hassan (core member) - Sudan Angela Cropper (core member) - Trinidad and Tobago Maryanne Grieg-Gran (special member) - United Kingdom BIODIVERSITY Brian Huntley (special member) - South Africa Braulio Dias (core member) - Brazil David Kaimowitz (core member) - U.S.A. 4 CLIMATE CHANGE Anthony Nyong (special member) - Nigeria Fatima Denton (special member) - Gambia Anand Patwardhan (core member) - India Thomas Johansson (core member) - Sweden LAND DEGRADATION Michael Stocking (Vice Chair, core) - United Kingdom INTERNATIONAL WATERS Quisheng Tang (core member) - China PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPs) Saburo Matsui (special member) - Japan John Buccini (core member) - Canada 11. Consistent with the Guidelines for STAP reconstitution contained in “The Terms of Reference of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP): Mandate, Composition and Role” approved by GEF Council in October 1995, the Executive Director of UNEP after consultation with the CEO/Chairman of GEF, the President of the World Bank and Administrator of the UNDP endorsed the recommendations made by the Search Committee for STAP Reconstitution for the Fourth Phase of the GEF. 5 Background 12. “The Instrument of the Establishment of the restructured Global Environment Facility (GEF)” states that “UNEP Shall establish, in consultation with UNDP and the World Bank and on the basis of guidelines and criteria established by the Council, the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) as an advisory body to the Facility”. The Instrument also states that “Council shall approve and periodically review the mandate, composition and role of STAP”. 13. “The terms of reference of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP): Mandate, Composition and Role” approved by the GEF Council in October 1995 states that “The Executive Director of UNEP, in consultation with UNDP and the World bank and the GEF Secretariat, shall appoint the members of STAP and shall also designate a Chair Person and Vice Chair Person”. The tenure of the current STAP shall expire at the end of FY06 (June 2006) and as a consequence the new STAP’s term of office will commence at the beginning of FY07 (July 2006). 14. In response to the recommendations of OPS2 and the Third Replenishment, the Council, at its meeting held in May 2002, endorsed the recommendation to stagger the terms of appointment of members to the Panel, by approving the composition of STAP 3. Accordingly, with the exception of the Chair and the Vice Chair, members of STAP 3 were appointed by the Executive Director of UNEP for a period of two instead of four years. Subsequently, and in accordance with the newly adopted practice, STAP 3 was partially reconstituted in July 2004. The present note on the partial reconstitution of STAP and the composition of STAP 4 is being submitted in accordance with the STAP Terms of Reference, the STAP Rules of