An opportunity to provide input: UNEP questionnaire on the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel

The IPCP Board would like to bring to your attention that UNEP has started the work to develop the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution. To facilitate this process, UNEP Secretariat recently issued a survey (click on the “Questionnaire” tab).

Our main concern is that independent scientists do not have a clear “entry-point” into this process and that multi-sector associations do not represent the voice of independent academic scientists. Thus, it is especially important for UNEP to receive input from this community.

The questionnaire raises some initial topics of relevance for the development of the panel and IPCP would especially like to emphasize the importance of highlighting the need for transparency, limiting participation to independent experts, and a broad interpretation of the scope of the panel (i.e., chemicals, waste and pollution).

The IPCP Board would like to encourage independent scientists to submit their own input and invite their colleagues to do the same. This should not take more than 15 minutes. You can find the IPCP’s responses here.


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