The first session of the ISP-CWP P1 is taking place in Geneva. The IPCP delegation is in attendance and providing daily meeting summaries.
Meet IPCP delegates to UNEP Open-Ended Working Group on the Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Prevention
In mid-June, three International Panel on Chemical Pollution board members Martin Scheringer, Miriam Diamond, and Maria Clara Starling, will attend the resumed third session of the ad hoc United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG 3.2) on the Science-Policy Panel (SPP) on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Prevention in Uruguay. This event is organized […]
Blog: Will we get transformative change under the Science-Policy Panel for chemicals, waste and to prevent pollution
The SPP offers great promise to address threats to the Earth’s biophysical systems and human health posed by pollution and waste by harnessing people’s needs for a safe and healthy planet and the expertise needed to explore ways to get to that goal. We need to manage the SPP so that evidence, and not ideology or vested interests, allows us to seek the transformative change needed to avert impending harms to human and ecosystem health from chemicals and waste, as one component of the triple planetary threats that include climate change and loss of biodiversity.
Busan Briefings: Day 6 reflections at INC-5 on Plastic Pollution: Navigating science and policy on plastic pollution
The 5th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including in the Marine Environment (INC-5) is taking place in in Busan, Republic of Korea on 25 November – 1 December 2024. An IPCP Member is attending and providing daily summaries.
Busan Briefings: Day 5 reflections at INC-5 on Plastic Pollution: A quiet day with deep questions
The 5th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including in the Marine Environment (INC-5) is taking place in in Busan, Republic of Korea on 25 November – 1 December 2024. An IPCP Member is attending and providing daily summaries.
Busan Briefings: Day 4 reflections at INC-5 on Plastic Pollution: Moving, but not moving
The 5th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including in the Marine Environment (INC-5) is taking place in in Busan, Republic of Korea on 25 November – 1 December 2024. An IPCP Member is attending and providing daily summaries.
Busan Briefings: Day 3 reflections at INC-5 on Plastic Pollution: Beyond hope, what do we have?
The 5th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including in the Marine Environment (INC-5) is taking place in in Busan, Republic of Korea on 25 November – 1 December 2024. An IPCP Member is attending and providing daily summaries.
Busan Briefings: Day 2 reflections: Challenges and hope for observers at INC-5 on Plastic Pollution
The 5th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including in the Marine Environment (INC-5) is taking place in in Busan, Republic of Korea on 25 November – 1 December 2024. An IPCP Member is attending and providing daily summaries.
Busan Briefings: Navigating two worlds: Reflections from the Day 1 of INC-5 on Plastic Pollution
The 5th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including in the Marine Environment (INC-5) is taking place in in Busan, Republic of Korea on 25 November – 1 December 2024. An IPCP Member is attending and providing daily summaries.
IPCP Bangkok Briefings (Day Five: OEWG-1.2 Meeting)
The first session of the ad hoc Open-Ended Working Group on the Science-Policy Panel (OEWG-1.2) is taking place in Bangkok, Thailand, from 30th of January to 3rd of February 2023 with a focus on the Panel’s scope and principal functions. Three IPCP Board Members are in attendance and are providing their daily recaps.