Notification 2017-015

Dear Madam/Sir, Article 18, paragraph 3 of the Convention established a Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM) to promote and facilitate technical and scientific cooperation. In decision III/4, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention established an informal advisory committee (CHM-IAC) to assist in the functioning of the Clearing-House Mechanism, and in decision VII/23, it adopted the operational procedures for the CHM-IAC which are annexed to this notification. In accordance with these procedures, the members of this committee are selected for two-year terms by the Executive Secretary who shall seek to ensure a balance of expertise, as well as regional and bio-geographical balance. The list of current CHM-IAC members is available at: https://www.cbd.int/chm/iac/members. Recently, in decision XIII/23, paragraph 10, the Conference of the Parties decided to extend the mandate of the CHM-IAC, and to undertake a further review of that mandate at the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties. I therefore invite each Party to nominate one expert as soon as possible but no later than 15 April 2017. The nomination should be in the form of an official letter together with the curriculum vitae of the nominated expert addressed to the CBD Executive Secretary. The letter should be signed by the CBD National Focal Point, or a senior government official, and should contain the name and full contact information of the nominated member, including an e-mail address. This letter should be sent to the Secretariat by e-mail (secretariat@cbd.int) or fax (+1 514 288 6588)

Executive Secretary

To: CBD & CHM National Focal Points and CHM-IAC Members