19 December 2008
CDM Executive Board Launches Calls for Experts
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17 December 2008: The Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has announced four calls for experts, as agreed by the Board at its 44th meeting.

The calls are for experts to replace the outgoing members of the CDM Methodologies Panel (Meth Panel), the CDM Afforestation/Reforestation Working Group (A/R WG), and the CDM Small-Scale […]

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) 17 December 2008: The Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has announced four calls for experts, as agreed by the Board at its 44th meeting. The calls are for experts to replace the outgoing members of the CDM Methodologies Panel (Meth Panel), the CDM Afforestation/Reforestation Working Group (A/R WG), and the CDM Small-Scale Working Group (SSC WG), as well as for experts on: coal mine fires; iron and steel industries; adipic acid; production; transport; SF6; uncertainty; and landfill aeration.

The Meth Panel is, inter alia, responsible for making
recommendations on proposals submitted for new baseline and monitoring
methodologies. The work of the A/R WG includes preparing
recommendations on submitted proposals for new baseline and monitoring
methodologies for CDM A/R project activities. The areas of work of the
SS WG include preparing recommendations for consideration and adoption
by the Executive Board, on submitted proposals for new small-scale
project categories and new simplified baseline and monitoring plans.
Three of the calls are for experts to replace the outgoing members of
these bodies, with a view to preparing a shortlist of experts for
consideration by the Board at its 46th meeting. Current members of the
bodies are also encouraged to submit their application, for automatic
inclusion in the short list, should they wish to continue serving on
the bodies. The fourth call is for specialized experts on the technical
areas identified above, required for the consideration of proposed new
methodologies.
The calls for experts are open from the 17 December
2008 – 22 February 2009. Experts wishing to apply can apply online via
the links provided on the announcement webpages. [Call for Meth Panel Members] [Call for A/R WG Members] [Call for SSC WG Members] [Call for Specialized Experts]

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