UPDATE: The IPCP, an independent international network of academic researchers in the field of chemical pollution, invites you to voice your support for establishing a global science-policy body on chemicals and waste. To show your support, please fill out the online form here. An international group of academic scientists is calling for a global intergovernmental […]
IPCP Board Member Elections (2021-2024)
The election committee, including Robert Letcher with assistance from Anna Soehl, coordinated the board elections. The IPCP board is thankful to the election committee for the successful elections. The following board members have been reelected to serve another term: Thomas Backhaus, Martin Scheringer, and Noriyuki Suzuki. Four new Members have been elected to join the IPCP Board: Marlene […]
General Assembly 2020
DATE: Thursday, December 3, 2020 TIME: 2-4 PM Central European Due to the global pandemic social distancing measures and travel restrictions, the 2020 General Assembly of the IPCP will take place remotely. All IPCP members are welcome and should save the date.
The Toronto Star Op-Ed: Are We Locked into a Plastic Future?
By Miriam Diamond & Zhanyun Wang, IPCP Board Members The federal government recently (re)announced its intention to ban several single use plastics as part of the government’s commitment of reducing plastic waste to zero by 2030. A day earlier, Alberta signalled its intention to increase the province’s capacity for recycling plastic, in line with the government’s […]
General Assembly 2019
The 2019 general assembly of the IPCP will take place in connection with the 29th SETAC Europe annual meeting in Helsinki, Finland. Date and venue of the general assembly: Messukeskus Helsinki, Expo and Convention Centre, Meeting Room 214 Monday, May 27, 2019, 4.30 – 6.00 Meeting room within or close to the conference center of […]
Strengthening the Science-Policy Interface: IPCP Analysis Published
The sound management of chemicals and waste is an important component to achieve sustainable, inclusive, and resilient human development as defined in the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. However, the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) will end in 2020, and currently an Intersessional Process is taking place to define the sound management of […]
Strengthening the Science-Policy Interface in International Chemicals Governance
The IPCP is working to help support and further discussions to ensure that the work of academic scientists is represented and considered in future policy discussions.
Publication of the ‘Zürich Statement on Future Actions on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)’
A group of more than thirty academic and government scientists, in conjunction with regulators from agencies across the globe, have jointly outlined a set of needs, goals, and actions to help assess and manage the diverse and widely used group of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the future. The Statement has been published in the open […]
Overview Reports on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Now Publicly Available
In January 2016, the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) commissioned the International Panel on Chemical Pollution (IPCP) to develop a set of three overview reports on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). The reports focus on a review of existing initiatives to identify EDCs and on existing scientific knowledge of the life cycles, environmental exposure, effects, […]
General Assembly 2018
The 2018 general assembly of the IPCP will take place in connection with the 28th SETAC Europe annual meeting in Rome, Italy. Date and venue of the general assembly: Monday, May 14, 2018, 4.30 – 6.00 pm Meeting room in the conference center of the SETAC meeting (Meeting Room 2 in the conference center La Nuvola) […]