Our organization
Our structure
WAPES’ legal structure is an INPA (International Not for Profit Association)
How we are funded
To a large extent WAPES is financed by membership fees, calculated on the basis of staff numbers and GDP…
General Assembly
The General Assembly is the highest decision-making body and includes all members.
Managing Board
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee comprises the President, the Vice-Presidents, the Executive Secretary and the Treasurer.
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WAPES is organised in five world regions, each having a Vice-President as their representative:
Africa – Americas – Asia and Pacific – Europe – Middle East and the Arabic countries
The decision making bodies of WAPES are:
General Assembly
Managing Board
The executive bodies of WAPES are:
The President
The Executive Secretary
The Treasurer
The Vice-Presidents
How we are funded
Above the membership fees WAPES is also financed by income from publications and technical services, subsidies, donations and legacies as well as bank interest.
General Assembly
The General Assembly is the highest decision-making body and includes all members.
The General Assembly is, among other things, responsible for approving the annual budget, the statutes and the general plans for future activities, electing the President, the members of the Managing Board and the Auditors.
The General Assembly is held in May or June every year. Every three years the General Assembly is held in one of the member countries and the second two years WAPES arranges an E-General Assembly, a written procedure.
Managing Board
The Managing Board consists of the President and 16 members elected by the General Assembly for a three-year period.
Among other things, the Managing Board is responsible for ensuring effective administration of the organisation and for carrying out the decisions made by the General Assembly.
Among other things, the Managing Board is responsible for ensuring effective administration of the organisation and for carrying out the decisions made by the General Assembly. It proposes a general plan for future activities, prepares management reports on activities that have taken place and prepare the General Assembly.
The Managing Board meets at least once a year.
The presidency of WAPES is held by Morocco, for the period 2022-2025, continuing the work started in 2018. The vice presidencies are Mali, the United States, Korea, Tunisia and France. Ivory Coast, DRC, Congo, Uruguay, Japan, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Estonia, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland occupy the administratores’ seats. Benin and Mauritania have been appointed as internal auditors and Switzerland as treasurer.