[Iyrp-gcg] IYRP co-chair elections outcome

[Francesca Pasetti]

Excellent Igshaan,
I do not see Australia represented....


El dom, 14 ene 2024 a las 10:51, Igshaan Samuels (<isamuels at uwc.ac.za>)
escribió:

> Hi Francesca
>
> I can further elaborate on the composition of the IYRP ISP Global
> Secretariat to highlight our diverse regional spread. .
>
> Igshaan Samuels (co-chair) - Africa
> Burma Dashbal (co-chair) Asia
> Carlos Enriue Michaud (co-chair) - Latin America
> Jonathan Davies (WG-coordinator) - Europe
> Ann Waters-Bayer - Europe
> Maryam Niamir-Fuller - North America
> Barbara Hutchinson - North America
>
> Kind regards
> Igshaan
>
> On Mon, Jan 8, 2024 at 10:26 PM Francesca Pasetti <fpasettib at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Congratulations Igshaan,
>>
>> for your great work organising these elections.
>> I am sure that the representation of the three continents, Latin America,
>> Africa and Asia, where the most pastoralists are still present actually,
>> is very positive, as well as having a woman participating.
>>
>> Congrats to the electerd, and wish you all three a fruitful collaboration.
>> I hope that the other candidates will also contribute with good ideas,
>> although they have not been elected: we are a great family, and each and
>> everyone can give good contribution, independently of being or not a
>> co-chair
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Francesca
>>
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Francesca Pasetti Bombardella
>> Co-chair Regional IYRP <https://iyrp.info/> Support Group Europe
>> Focal Point Spain Nomination Transhumance UNESCO ICH
>> International Projects Coordinator Concejo de la Mesta - Spain
>> Coordinator Programma TRE Terre Rurali d'Europa
>> Email: fpasettib at gmail.co <fpasettib at gmail.com>m
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> El lun, 8 ene 2024 a las 0:09, Igshaan Samuels (<isamuels at uwc.ac.za>)
>> escribió:
>>
>>> Dear IYRP- GCG
>>>
>>> Best wishes to you all for 2024!
>>>
>>> Regarding the co-chair elections, we received 29 votes from the GCG on
>>> who should be the two additional co-chairs of the IYRP ISP. Thus, the
>>> majority of GCG members voted and we thank all of those who took the time
>>> to cast their vote.  Attached are the final results of the elections.One
>>> criterion we set out to award a co-chair position, was that the candidate
>>> should at least receive a simple majority of the votes casted.
>>> Considering this, only Carlos Enrique Michaud received more than 50%
>>> (51.72% to be exact) of the votes and thus qualified for a co-chair
>>> position.
>>>
>>> However, in the most recent GCG meeting, we stressed the need to have
>>> more women playing leading roles in the IYRP ISP global secretariat. The
>>> candidate who received the second most votes (41.38% to be exact) was
>>> Burmaa Dashball from Mongolia. This is double the amount of votes than the
>>> third placed position. I am therefore proposing (and members of the global
>>> secretariat are in agreement) that we award Burmaa Dashbal the second
>>> co-chair position. Motivating factors included that we need gender balance;
>>> that she is from Mongolia and we would need to work closely with Mongolia
>>> to ensure we are on the same page on the key messages we want to sent out
>>> to the world and where implementing IYRP actions are concerned, Burmaa is
>>> also an expert in her own right and that she would be able to make
>>> valuable contributions to the IYRP cause. The co-chair election has also
>>> taken a bit of time and we want to conclude this matter soonest and move
>>> forward with planning and implementation.
>>>
>>> Therefore, we are proposing that both Enrique and Burmaa be awarded the
>>> co-chair positions but if there are any objections to this proposal, please
>>> let me know by 13 Jan 2024 before I let the candidates know the outcome of
>>> the elections and decisions of the GCG.
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>> IYRP ISP co-chair
>>>
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