Who we are

By functioning as a network, Ouranos cultivates collaboration between its members and partners. This promotes: 

  1. Taking multiple perspectives into account

  2. Discussing issues

  3. Jointly developing innovative solutions to meet the specific needs of populations

structure

 

 

Mandates and compositions of committees

Board of Directors

  • Ensures that the organization functions well and achieves its objectives

  • Made up of member representatives and independent representatives

Scientific council

  • Provides recommendations to the Board of Directors on the scientific orientations of the programming

  • Made up of experts from various relevant fields

Steering committees1 

  • Ensure that the bilateral agreement between Ouranos and the member is respected

  • Approve the use of funds (where applicable)

  • Composed of representatives of the members (Director) and representatives from Ouranos

Adaptation priority committees2

  • Collaborate in the development of the scientific programming and oversee it

  • Assess the suitability of proposed projects

  • Contribute to knowledge-sharing

  • Composed of experts from different sectors, fields and disciplines, including representatives of the parties involved in programming, drawn from the Ouranos network, as well as other experts invited on an ad hoc basis depending on the topics discussed, including university researchers

Climate science expert working group

  • Contributes to the development of the orientations and priorities of the scientific programming

  • Assesses the suitability of R&D projects 

  • Promotes the use of best practices in simulations and climate services within the network

  • Provides expert advice

  • Composed of experts from various fields of climate science and climate services, including regional modelling and data platforms, as well as other experts invited on an ad hoc basis depending on the topics to be addressed in the development of the programming

Project advisory committees

  • Guide project teams in their choices of strategy, methodology, etc.

  • Ensure that projects achieve objectives

  • Contribute to knowledge-sharing

  • Composed of representatives of the sectors, fields and disciplines concerned by the subject discussed (professionals, experts), as well as expert researchers


1 One committee per Ouranos member (with a few exceptions)
2 One committee for each adaptation priority

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