Taking note of the report on the
status and use of the roster of experts and of the pilot phase of
the Voluntary Trust Fund for the Roster of Experts prepared by the
Executive Secretary (
UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/5/4/Add.2),
Emphasizing the important role of the
roster of experts in assisting developing country Parties and
Parties with economies in transition to build their capacities for
the effective implementation of the Protocol,
Noting the limited availability of
resources to enable developing country Parties and Parties with
economies in transition to use experts from the roster,
I.Status and use of the roster of
experts
1.Urges Governments that have not yet done so
to nominate experts to the roster;
2.Reminds Parties and other Governments, in
their nomination of experts to the roster, to take into account the
need for gender balance and for balanced coverage of the different
areas of expertise in the roster;
3.Urges Parties and other Governments to
facilitate, where appropriate, the release of the experts on the
roster, and in a timely and flexible manner, when they are selected
by other Parties to undertake assignments under the Protocol;
4.Invites Parties and other Governments to
submit to the Executive Secretary information regarding their
experiences and challenges in nominating to and using experts from
the roster of biosafety experts, as well as project future needs
with the view to improving the nomination processes and the
nomination form at least six months before the sixth meeting of the
Parties;
5.Urges Parties and other Governments to raise
the awareness of nominated experts of their obligations, as
specified in the guidelines for the roster;
6.Requests the Executive Secretary, in
preparation for the evaluation of the performance of the roster at
the sixth meeting of the Parties, to review the experience with the
use of the roster, identify the challenges faced and assess future
needs of Parties, on the basis of the information provided by
Parties and other Governments;
7.Also
requests the Executive Secretary to propose, as appropriate,
amendments to the nomination form based on the operational
experience with the roster and the information submitted by Parties
and other Governments in accordance with paragraph 4 above, for
consideration by the Parties at their sixth meeting;
II.Pilot phase of the Voluntary
Fund for the Roster
8.Commends the Government of Spain and the
European Union for making contributions to the Voluntary Fund for
the Roster of Experts;
9.Invites developed country Parties and other
donors to make contributions to the Voluntary Fund to ensure full
operationalization of the roster in order to facilitate
implementation of the Strategic Plan for the Protocol (for the
period 2011-2020);
10.Requests the Executive Secretary to propose,
as appropriate, amendments to the Interim Guidelines for the Pilot
Phase of the Voluntary Fund for the Roster of Experts based on the
operational experience, for consideration by the Parties at their
sixth meeting.
