International Network of Boundary Organizations on Adaptation

Self-assessment checklist

Before applying for membership, we ask you to first review this self-assessment checklist to ensure your organization’s work is aligned with the network’s goals, aims and strategies. 

Our organization has expertise and experience related to climate change adaptation.
Yes/ No

Our organization has expertise and experience in bridging between scientific/ technical knowledge and policy and practice spheres related to climate change adaptation. 
Yes/ No

The work of our organization has an impact on many communities and regions.
Yes/ No

If you answered YES to each of these questions and are interested in joining the network, we would like to get to know your organization better. Please: 

Complete the application questionnaire below to tell us more about your organization. 
Review and agree to the terms and conditions of participation in the network.
Submit your application to inboa@ouranos.ca.

If you answered NO to any these questions, you do not likely fit the unique focus of this network. If you would like to clarify how you may be eligible for membership, please contact us at inboa@ouranos.ca.

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Application questionnaire

Unlike in the self-assessment questions above, the questionnaire below is not to be perceived as a list of requirements. Also, please do not hesitate to provide links to your work.

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Terms and conditions

Contributions expected from members 

  • Agree with the vision, goal, strategies and expected outcomes of the network provided in the network description. 

  • Participate in network management, including periodic reviews of goals and strategies.

  • Actively engage in network activities.

  • Proactively share information, knowledge products, expertise and lessons learned with other members.

  • Provide their logo for use on the network’s webpage for the duration of their membership. 

  • There is currently no financial requirement to join the network. Participation in some network activities may require financial or in-kind contributions. 

Contributions from the network secretariat

  • Provides logistical support to the network, including organizing virtual and in-person meetings, workshops and events. 

  • Provides travel support on the basis of need, subject to available funding.

  • Reviews membership applications. 

  • Manages the network web content. 

  • Manages an external committee of experts that advises on technical and strategic issues.  

  • Reserves the right to revoke membership if the terms and conditions are not respected. 

  • Sharing of content created for the network by the secretariat or network members is under Creative Commons license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International.

Disclaimer

Results and opinions expressed in network publications are the sole responsibility of their authors and do not reflect the work or opinions of the secretariat or other network members.  

Unsubscribing process

Should a member wish to leave the network, an email to the secretariat will be sufficient. The organization will no longer be included in the list of members and its logo will be removed from the webpage and no longer used in network publications and activities. This removal does not apply to network resources created before the member unsubscribed.

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