Department of Sustainable Development

Pool of Experts

Finally, a Pool of Experts organized by thematic area will be assembled to provide technical support. Experts and specialists are invited to sign up for being part of thematic-specific groups, as to provide for a knowledge/expertise tank that can be consulted or called upon to assist in the development of policy papers, sub regional or regional discussions, drafting of a project proposal or a policy, or reviewing a case study, project or program execution.

Participation in the Pool does not entail any financial or specific-time allocation commitment, except being available for consultations, peer reviews, and ad-hoc technical events –virtual and non-virtual. Some of the activities for which experts in the Pool may be called upon are:

(1) Participation in limited-time virtual forums. In these cases, experts may be asked to make a brief presentation of a case study, practice, legislation, technical report, scientific research, or any other relevant information before a Web-cam, and become available for a short period to answer questions or provide further information. In these cases, experts may also be asked to act as moderators;

(2) Product-oriented virtual forums: These forums are established for the revision and further discussion of a paper or document. These forums may last few days or weeks, and experts in the Pool might be asked to provide advice or comments, or act as moderators or presenters;

(3) Technical Reviews: Experts may be asked to peer-review a document or paper;

(4) Technical Writings: Experts may be asked to draft technical or policy papers, contribute or provide comments and/or information;

(5) Technical Meetings, Conferences, Seminars, and Workshops. Experts may be asked to participate as moderators, panelist, speakers or participants at these events. Their participation may involve the drafting of presentations and background documents, or reference cases for discussion.