Scientific Advisory Board (SAB)
About SAB
The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) develops the research priorities for the Strategic Research Agenda, scopes FACCE-JPI actions through input to working groups developing joint actions, is involved in the evaluation of the JPI actions, and advises the Governing Board.
The members are experts in a diversity of disciplines and are selected for their outstanding academic record and international visibility, and reputation.
They are active at the international level (e.g. IPCC, ICSU panel etc.) and have a broad vision of the challenges facing agriculture, food and climate change. The SAB, comprising 14 members and 1 associate member representative, is elected by the Governing Board.
The SAB is chaired by Jørgen Eivind Olesen, Head of Department at the Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University.
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FACCE-JPI Scientific Advisory Board -Terms of Reference - update March 2021
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Current SAB Members
Jørgen Eivind Olesen - SAB Chair (Aarhus University)
Bettina Baruth (European Commission Joint Research Centre)
Paloma Melgarejo (Spanish National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology; Initiative 4p1000)
Laura Pereira (Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University)
Luisa M. Trindade (Wageningen University & Research)
Tommy Dalgaard (Aarhus University)
Francesca Galli (University of Pisa)
Minna Kaljonen (Finnish Environment Institute)
Marco Bindi (University of Florence)
Martin Kováč (Water Holistic)
Dieter Cuypers (Vito Nexus)
Christa Kühn (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health)
SAB Member Selection
The members of the SAB are selected based on the following criteria:
- Outstanding academic record and international visibility and reputation
- Recent and active participation at international level e.g. IPCC, ICSU panel etc
- Broad vision of the challenges facing agriculture, food security and climate change
The role of SAB Members
The members of the SAB cover a diversity of disciplines within the scope of FACCE-JPI. The roles of the SAB are to:
- Provide advice to the Governing Board on the alignment of JPI activities to the JPI Strategic Research Agenda and its subsequent updates
- Provide scientific advice on identification, evaluation and impact of the FACCE-JPI activities
- Review of the scientific outputs of FACCE-JPI
- Individually act as ambassadors for FACCE-JPI, representing the JPI at external events of strategic interest upon request of the Governing Board