Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS)
Members of the Commission

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Members of the Commission

 In accordance with the provisions of article 2 of Annex II to the Convention, "the Commission shall consist of twenty-one members who shall be experts in the field of geology, geophysics or hydrography, elected by States Parties to the Convention from among their nationals, having due regard to the need to ensure equitable geographical representation, who shall serve in their personal capacities".

    On 15, 16 and 17 June 2022, the Thirty-second Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea elected 20 members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf for a term of five years, commencing on 16 June 2023 and ending on 15 June 2028.

On 2 June 2023, Mr. Mateusz Damrat resigned from the Commission before the beginning of his term on 16 June 2023. On 28 November 2023, the resumed Thirty-third Meeting of States Parties elected Mr. Michał Tomczak (Poland) for the remainder of the term of Mr. Damrat, until 15 June 2028. On 26 December 2023, the Secretariat received a note verbale from the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, informing the Secretariat of the passing of Mr. Ivan Glumov on 20 December 2023. Elections to fill the two vacant seats allocated to the Group of Eastern European States for the same term will be held at the thirty-fourth Meeting of States Parties (10-14 June 2024).

    The members of the Commission are:

MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ON THE LIMITS OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF

2023-2028
 
Name Nationality Curriculum vitae
Al-Azri, Adnan Rashid Nasser Oman SPLOS/32/10
Apaalse, Lawrence Asangongo Ghana SPLOS/32/10
Brekke, Harald Norway SPLOS/32/10
Carandang, Efren Perez Philippines SPLOS/32/10
dos Santos de Campos, Aldino Manuel Portugal SPLOS/32/10
Garcez Faria, Antonio Fernando Brazil SPLOS/32/10

[Glumov, Ivan F. – passed away on 20 December 2023]

 Russian Federation SPLOS/32/10
Inniss, Helena Trinidad and Tobago SPLOS/32/10
Loukili, Miloud Morocco SPLOS/32/10
Mahanjane, Estevao Stefane Mozambique SPLOS/32/10
Moreira, Domingos de Carvalho Viana Angola SPLOS/32/10
Mosher, David Cole Canada SPLOS/32/10
Njuguna, Simon Kenya SPLOS/32/10
Randriamiarantsoa, Tolojanahary Madagascar SPLOS/32/10
Sivaramakrishnan, Rajan India SPLOS/32/10
Tang, Yong China SPLOS/32/10
Tomczak, Michał [member elected as of 28 November 2023, for the remainder of the term of Damrat, Mateusz]                  Poland SPLOS/33/CRP.1
Troisi, Ariel Hernán Argentina SPLOS/32/10
Yamazaki, Toshitsugu Japan SPLOS/32/10
Yáńez Carrizo, Gonzalo Alejandro Chile SPLOS/32/10
 

Officers of the Commission:

Chair:

Mr. Aldino Campos.

Vice-Chairs:  

Messrs. Antonio Fernando Garcez Faria, Simon Njuguna, Yong Tang and Michał Tomczak.

Subsidiary bodies:
  • Committee on Confidentiality           

Members: Messrs. Harald Brekke, Domingos de Carvalho Viana Moreira, Michał Tomczak, Ariel Hernán Troisi and Toshitsugu Yamazaki.

The Committee elected Mr. Brekke as its Chair and Mr. Moreira as Vice-Chair.

  • Committee on provision of scientific and technical advice to coastal States           

Members: Mr. Lawrence Asangongo Apaalse, Ms. Helena Inniss and Messrs. David Cole Mosher, Rajan Sivaramakrishnan and Michał Tomczak.

The Committee elected Mr. Mosher as its Chair and Mr. Sivaramakrishnan as Vice-Chair.

  • Training Committee  

           Open-ended Committee with Messrs. Lawrence Asangongo Apaalse, Harald Brekke, Rajan Sivaramakrishnan, Michał Tomczak and Gonzalo Alejandro Yáńez Carrizo as

            core members.

           The Committee elected Mr. Brekke as its Chair and Mr. Yáńez as Vice-Chair.

Former memberships of the Commission