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Resources Development Committee
IGM/10/05-03
SPG/10/05-03
In order to work intensively and effectively on the important issues relating to
funding and other resources, the “Report of Institutional and Scientific Evaluation
of Phase 1” strongly recommends the establishment of a Resources Development
Committee (RDC). These recommendations are also incorporated into the APN
Second Strategic Plan (Second Phase, 2005-2009).
In light of preparations for the official establishment of the RDC by the 10 th IGM
on day 3, the members of the Ad Hoc Resources Development Committee 1 are
requested to start to discuss on issues necessary for the successful
implementation of the recommendations and strategies stated in the
aforementioned documents.
While some details of the structure and methodology of the work of the RDC will
be intensively addressed among members of this new committee after the
closing of the 10 th IGM, the members of the Ad Hoc Resources Development
Committee are requested to discuss salient issues (as shown below), during the
10 th IGM. Some members of the Steering Committee will also attend this meeting.
The chairperson of the Ad Hoc Resources Development Committee will report the
outcomes to the 10 th IGM on day 3.
Issues to be discussed by the Ad Hoc Resources Development Committee
include:
• Digestion of the recommendations on funding and other resources made in
the Report of Institutional and Scientific Evaluation of Phase 1;
•
Recommendation on the establishment of the RDC to the IGM;
• Membership
of the RDC and nominations for the chairperson of the RDC;
and
•
RDC’s initial work plan for the period immediately after the 10 th IGM.
Issues
to be discussed in detail over the coming months by the RDC may include:
• RDC mandate/terms of reference;
• Operational mode (means of communications, etc);
•
Future strategy (how to approach potential donors, etc); and
• Detailed time line and operation plan.
1 When the Ad Hoc Resources Development Committee was established in March
2003 in Hanoi, Viet Nam at the 8 th IGM/SPG, the following member countries
volunteered to take part: Australia, China, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Republic of
Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and the USA.
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