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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.

IPCP Webinar: Setting the Stage for the Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals and Waste

https://youtu.be/NTMSAuthcD8 DATE: Thursday, April 4 TIME: 14:00-15:30 CESTRECORDING: Now available above. BACKGROUND: The webinar is intended to provide input for the upcoming 3rd and last scheduled meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group for establishing a science-policy panel (SPP) on chemicals, waste and pollution prevention, which

IPCP Policy Brief: An independent assessment process is a prerequisite for an effective SPP

We urge that processes and procedures of the science-policy panel (SPP) address conflict-of-interest (COI) by: (1) adopting a strong COI policy to avoid undue influence of those holding a direct vested interest in the outcome of the Panel, and (2) conducting periodic audits to ensure that the intent of the COI policy is being upheld in the Panel’s processes and products.

IPCP Policy Brief: Considering hazards, not risk or impact, is a prerequisite for an effective SPP

We urge the science-policy panel (SPP) to adopt a hazard framework in its prioritization process to be consistent with supporting the Precautionary Principle and to effectively and efficiently avoid risk and impact.

IPCP Policy Brief: Conflicts of interest in the assessment of chemicals, waste and pollution

When developing the structure and scope for the new Science-Policy Panel it is of utmost importance to address the issue of Conflict of Interest. Specifically, experts with a Conflict of Interest participating in the decision-making process and the core work of the Panel would come with a high risk of conflicting and/or incompatible outcomes or delayed implementation of solutions.

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