Selection Process

The UNEP Sasakawa Prize laureate will be chosen through a two-tier selection process. A five-member selection panel, comprising one representative each from UNEP and The Nippon Foundation, plus three respected environmental experts, will select a short-list of candidates. The three expert panellists will change each year, and will be chosen for their knowledge of the year’s theme. The theme for 2009 is Green Solutions to Combat Climate Change.

From the short-listed candidates a single winner will be selected by the UNEP Sasakawa Prize jury.

Selection Criteria

Nominations from all sectors of society are welcome.

No candidate may nominate him/herself. Past recipients cannot be re-nominated.

Length of Candidacy

Nominees are considered annually. A new letter of nomination and an updated description of achievements will be required for each candidate.

Nomination Procedures

• Identify a candidate by completing this nomination form or nominate online.
• Include name, home mailing address, present occupational title, institutional affiliation, nationality and date and place of birth.
• Attach curriculum vitae/résumé.
• Provide a maximum 500-word summary of the nominee’s achievements related to Green Solutions to Combat Climate Change, the theme for 2010. Be brief, precise and factual.
• Further details of the nominee’s achievements and qualifications for the UNEP Sasakawa Prize, which explain the value, effectiveness and replicability of the nominee’s contribution to environmental sustainability may also be submitted. Mention any significant involvement of other people or institutions.
• Submissions which do not comply with these criteria will not be considered.

Deadline

All nominations must be received by the UNEP Sasakawa Prize secretariat by 30 September 2009.

References

Provide three letters of recommendation from individuals who can assess the nominee's contributions, and who can be contacted by the selection panel.

Evidence of Achievements

The selection panel reserves the right to request examples of publications or other evidence that demonstrates the candidate's contributions within the scope of the year’s environmental theme. Such materials will be retained by UNEP unless otherwise requested.

How the Prize will be used

Each short-listed candidate will be required to submit a statement of no more than 1,500 words explaining how the UNEP Sasakawa Prize will contribute towards achieving tangible goals.

The winner of the UNEP Sasakawa Prize will be invited to deliver a progress report at the following year’s award ceremony, and will continue to be contacted for updates.