The OML Center is now accepting expression of interest and nominations for the composition of its Technical Review Panel (TRP). Members of the TRP review and advise on proposal enhancement and project improvement on a per project basis depending on expertise and project’s core areas as follows: 1) Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) in Urban Areas and Critical Watersheds; 2) Advances in Climate Science (downscaling climate scenarios; sensors/instruments for climate prediction); 3) Strategies on Flood and Water Management; 4) Climate Change Impacts on Terrestrial, Aquatic and Urban Ecosystems; 5) Enhanced Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessments; 6) Integrated Ecosystem-Based Management; and 7) Climate-Responsive Sectors (forestry, agriculture, health, infrastructure etc.).

Those experts who have experience aligned to the Center’s research focus and with familiarity in “grant-making” process are requested to fill out our Expert Background Information Sheet and upload their resume through this link: http://goo.gl/xAyzB . You may send your queries and ask for more information through info@omlopezcenter.org. By expressing your interest to review a proposal, you will automatically be part of the Philippine interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral network of researchers, academics and practitioners that OML Center is currently developing to enhance the understanding and prediction of climate change and geohazards impacts as well as to generate innovative science-based solutions to climate-related risks and disasters.