[Iyrp-gcg] IYRP co-chair elections outcome

Mon Jan 15 20:36:53 MST 2024

Thank You very much Ann for adding me to the group, and good evening to
everyone
I'm very glad to be part, looking forward to work with You all
Best wishes from Perú
Enrique Michaud


El lun, 15 de ene. de 2024 10:14 a. m., Ann Waters-Bayer <
waters-bayer at web.de> escribió:

> PS: I have just now added Carlos und Burmaa to the IYRP Global
> Coordination Group (GCG) listerv (and the International Support Group
> listserv), so they will now receive these messages.
>
> *Welcome, Carlos and Burmaa!*
>
> Ann
>
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> On 15 Jan 2024, at 15:58 PM, Ann Waters-Bayer <waters-bayer at web.de> wrote:
>
> Dear Maryam,
>
> The same applies to me - I cannot “represent” Europe. But I think that the
> most important thing is that people in the Global Secretariat are prepared
> to contribute their time to do the work - not what continent they happen to
> be in.
>
> Cheers,
> Ann
>
> On 15 Jan 2024, at 15:55 PM, Maryam Niamir-Fuller <mniafull2 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Thank you Igshaan for this good news about the co-chairs and
> congratulations and many ‘welcomes’ to them both.
>
> I would be happy to be part of the Global Secretariat and to help as best
> as I can. However I am not sure that North America would be my forte. I am
> more attuned to ‘global affairs’ than any particular region. But if that
> doesn’t work then I’m happy to contribute wherever I am needed.
>
> We only have two more years to prepare.  …
>
> Dr. Maryam Niamir-Fuller Advisor on Sustainability 📞 +1.914.482.2786
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 4:51 AM Igshaan Samuels <isamuels at uwc.ac.za>
> wrote:
>
>> 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
>> Burmaa Dashbal (co-chair) Asia
>> Carlos Enrique 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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