SC/69B/O/10  

Document Number

SC/69B/O/10

Full Title

Scientific Committee Budget Requests Under a Zero-Base Budget

Author

Alexandre Zerbini, Lindsay Porter, Iain Staniland and Nikki Bartmeier

Document Type

Publisher

IWC

Keywords

Publication Year

2024

Abstract

As part of the budgetary reform strategy, the Commission (IWC) and its subsidiary bodies (including the Scientific Committee [SC]) are transitioning to a zero-based approach to budgeting. Zero-based budgeting is a method of budgeting in which all expenses must be justified for each new period. The process of zero-based budgeting starts from a ‘zero base’, and each activity is considered based on its merits and costs. In addition, due to budgetary constraints, the IWC decided to move to a biennial SC meeting schedule. In developing budgets, the biennial SC meeting schedule needs to be considered to ensure critical work can still be delivered even without a full SC meeting every year. The purpose of this document is to inform the Committee on the new budgeting process and to provide guidance on how to develop a zero-based budget.