Science-Policy Panel

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 Policy Brief: Leveraging solution-oriented assessments for the SPP

Solution-oriented assessments present an opportunity for the new
IPCP Policy Brief: Leveraging solution-oriented assessments for the Science-Policy Panel (SPP) to produce actionable knowledge and a range of policy
responses for policymakers and other societal actors.

IPCP Policy Brief: The precautionary principle as an important element of the SPP’s work

The precautionary principle is a well-established element of international
environmental policy, which is enshrined in several national and international laws, and is grounded in scientic rationality. The precautionary principle is not speculative, but it involves empirical evidence of a threat and applies an extrapolation from threat to possible impacts that is informed by scientifically understood causal mechanisms.

IPCP Policy Brief: Exploring outputs of the SPP on chemicals, waste and pollution prevention

The IPCP prepared a policy brief on exploring outputs of the Science-Policy Panel on chemicals, waste and pollution prevention as input to OWEG process.

Virtual Workshop: Science and Capacity Building on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Prevention

Miriam Diamond, the IPCP board vice chair, will be a speaker at an upcoming “Science and Capacity Building on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Prevention” virtual workshop. The event is free and open to all registered participants. The workshop is co-sponsored

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

The April 4th 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 will take place in Geneva, June 17-21, 2024.

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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