Becoming a Member
Becoming a Member
The range of disciplines represented among GESAMP Members include inter alia:
Six months prior to a GESAMP session the Pool of Experts is searched and a shortlist of candidates is prepared. At each session of GESAMP the Executive Committee identifies the number and profile of expertise of GESAMP Members to be appointed for the following session. The Executive Committee selects the new members based on the following criteria:
Other desirable characteristics of the collective GESAMP membership include the ability to work cooperatively in an interdisciplinary group, knowledge of national and/or international initiatives for marine environmental protection, experience with scientific advisory processes, and a balance among employment sectors (academia, Government, private sector, NGO).
If you are interested in serving as a GESAMP Member, or if you are interested in adding to the work of GESAMP, or its Sponsoring Organizations in other ways, please register in the Pool of Experts.
- Marine chemistry/geochemistry
- Marine geology
- Biological oceanography
- Marine biology/ ecology
- Physical oceanography
- Marine pollution
- Ecotoxicology
- Risk assessment and communication
- Air-sea interactions/atmospheric science
- Coastal geomorphology
- Coastal/offshore engineering
- Coastal management
- Waste management
- Environmental impact assessment and monitoring
- Environmental/resource economics, including ecosystem valuation
- Fisheries/aquaculture
- Marine regulatory/institutional policy
- International environmental law/law of the sea
- Public health
Six months prior to a GESAMP session the Pool of Experts is searched and a shortlist of candidates is prepared. At each session of GESAMP the Executive Committee identifies the number and profile of expertise of GESAMP Members to be appointed for the following session. The Executive Committee selects the new members based on the following criteria:
- Professional qualifications and experience
- Fields of expertise required to service GESAMP's work plan and maintain the necessary multidisciplinary composition
- Willingness to serve voluntarily in an individual capacity, to work intersessionally, and to declare any conflicts of interest
- Maintenance of geographic and gender balance
Other desirable characteristics of the collective GESAMP membership include the ability to work cooperatively in an interdisciplinary group, knowledge of national and/or international initiatives for marine environmental protection, experience with scientific advisory processes, and a balance among employment sectors (academia, Government, private sector, NGO).
If you are interested in serving as a GESAMP Member, or if you are interested in adding to the work of GESAMP, or its Sponsoring Organizations in other ways, please register in the Pool of Experts.
