As the Panel begins its work, we stand ready to contribute to an effective, inclusive and evidence‑driven global response to pollution for present and future generations.
#BE4Multilateralism
#GlobalResponseToPollution
#ISPCWP #chemicals #waste #pollution
#BehindTheScenes
The #ISPCWP1 Chair Osvaldo Perez & #ISPCWP Interim Secretary Head Tessa Goverse pose for a family photo with stakeholders at their daily coordination meeting.
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Congratulations to Osvaldo Álvarez Pérez of Chile who was elected the first Chair of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution at the #ISPCWP1 opening plenary.
@unep.org looks forward to supporting you & all Panel Members deliver the important mandate of #ISPCWP.
Underscoring how #ISPCWP requires a well-connected & funded secretariat to fulfill its mandate, Swiss State Secretary Schneeberger highlights #Switzerland's offer to host the Secretariat in #GENeva, at "the crossroads of chemicals & waste governance & science-policy connections." @bafu.admin.ch
"If we want to continue the success story of our panel, we need to strengthen collaborations and ensure inclusivity."
Katrin Schneeberger, Swiss State Secretary & @bafu.admin.ch Director, stresses the need to be "clear-eyed" about the challenges to ensure #ISPCWP can work and deliver.
Upcoming 📣
The first meeting of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution will aim to finalize its rules of procedure
It will also address policies for producing reports, and its conflict-of-interest policy
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Upcoming 📣
In early February, the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on #Chemicals #Waste and Pollution will aim to finalize its rules of procedure, policies for producing reports, and its conflict-of-interest policy
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In closing, Jonas Pasquier of the Permanent Mission of Switzerland reiterates the key role the country played in the establishment of the #ISPCWP - from pushing the #UNEA resolution to financial & logistic support, ready to continue this commitment by hosting the physical location of the Panel.
Providing a personal reflection on the process towards the establishment of the #ISPCWP, former OEWG Chair Gudi Alkemade shares that the panel has arisen from collaborative efforts & compromises that shaped the foundational documents and hopefully its future work.
Sharing how the #ISPCWP meets an urgent need to address the burden of disease due to environmental factors, Virunya Bhat of @who.int highlights how the Panel can fulfill its mandate through fostering collaboration and driving science-based, evidence-informed policies.
Wondwossen Sintayehu of @southsouthnorth.org highlights that, by addressing chemicals, waste & pollution as a whole, the #ISPCWP can overcome the siloed approach that slows global action down.
Richard Miesen of the #ISPCWP Interim Secretariat presents key documents, financial and budgetary arrangements for the panel & possible outcomes for the 1st Plenary #ISPCWP1, highlighting the potential creation of two contact groups.
Presenting #Switzerland's bid to host the #ISPCWP Secretariat in #GENeva, Michel Tschirren of @bafu.admin.ch highlights, "At a time when multilateralism must show both ambition and efficiency, Geneva offers a proven and dynamic hub on chemicals, waste & pollution."
Presenting Kenya's bid to host the physical location of the Secretariat of the #ISPCWP, Tobias Otieno Ogweno shares the aim is to streamline the global environmental governance landscape & avoid fragmentation.
Presenting #ISPCWP1 preparations, Nalini Sharma of the #ISPCWP Interim Secretariat details:
🔹 Provisional agenda
🔹 Organizational matters
🔹 Modalities
🔹 Credentials
🔹 Operational arrangements
🔹 & others
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"The ISP-CWP first plenary constitutes a milestone moment."
In her opening remarks, Tessa Goverse, Head of the #ISPCWP Interim Secretariat, highlights the guiding principles that will guide the panel's important work:
🔹 Scientific independence
🔹 Transparency
🔹 Inclusivity
He shares an upcoming document for #ISPCWP national focal points by @unitar.bsky.social with the support of #Switzerland ahead of #ISPCWP1. It provides a practical guide based on best experiences of other science-policy interfaces to equip governments for effective stakeholder engagement.
Stephen Joyce of @unitar.bsky.social presents key functions that #ISPCWP national focal points could undertake as primary links between the government & the scientific community:
🔹 Nomination & selection of experts
🔹 Scoping of deliverables
🔹 Drafting & preview of deliverables
"Our responsibility is ensuring governments and stakeholders are prepared to participate meaningfully."
Jorge Ocana of @unitar.bsky.social highlights #ISPCWP is a step in the right direction for coordinated action on pollution, based on robust scientific advice.
Michel Tschirren of #Switzerland underscores that the #ISPCWP is a landmark achievement, providing a space where science informs policy.
He reiterates Switzerland's 🇨🇭 commitment to host the panel's Secretariat, building on #GENeva ecosystem for chemicals, waste & pollution governance.
The GEN is at the first of four Regional Webinars on Effective Stakeholder Engagement with #ISPCWP organized by @unitar.bsky.social with the support of #Switzerland, discussing engagement of national stakeholders in the work of the Panel & more.
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Presenting the work of @unitar.bsky.social in strengthening #SciencePolicy, Jorge Ocana highlights the need to bridge the gap between the academia and policymakers, which quite often have time-bound cooperation due to constraints of projects. The #ISPCWP is an important bridge for the two.
Camilla Alexander-White of Royal Society of Chemistry shares that Scientific & Technological Community Major Group to @unep.org represents a "network of networks" with over 94 organizations contributing & gathering top scientists, whose effectiveness for #ISPCWP depend on the rules of procedures.
Mohamed Abdelraouf of Gulf Research underscores the Scientific & Technological Community Major Group to @unep.org aims to support the #ISPCWP by:
🔹Inform the work of the panel
🔹Identifying gaps & future issues
🔹Advocating for strong, independent science
🔹Ensuring inclusivity
Providing opening remarks, Principal Coordinator and Head of the #ISPCWP Interim Secretariat Tessa Goverse underscores the importance of learning from the work of existing networks to strengthen the science-policy interface in the #chemicals & #waste area ahead of #ISPCWP1.
This Panel will reflect on innovative and sustainable ways in which bodies, such as @ipcp.bsky.social, @ipbes.net, #ISPCWP & #GEO assessments can continue guiding the next generation of policy decisions toward a healthier planet.
#SciencePolicyForPlanetaryCrisis
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On the road to #ISPCWP first plenary session (P1), join this event will focus on the scientists & experts' engagement and what can help facilitate strengthening of the interface for #chemicals, #waste & #pollution prevention.
📅 16 December, 14:00 CET
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Thank you for joining this event on the road to the first plenary session of #ISPCWP, which had introduced the Panel & its foundational document, shared information on the draft rules of procedure, and provided next steps.
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Providing updates on the next steps for #ISPCWP, Head of the Interim Secretariat Tessa Goverse sheds light on:
🔸 First Plenary in February 2026 in #GENeva
🔸 Regional and stakeholder meetings
🔸 #UNEA7 side event
🔸 Road to #ISPCWPP1 event series
On the road to the first session of the #ISPCWP Plenary, Alvin Gachie of @unep.org shares a detailed presentation on the draft rules of procedure, underscoring the importance for these to align with the foundational document to ensure legal and procedural consistency.
