Punta del Este, Uruguay hosts the final negotiation round of the Open-ended working group Science-Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution on 14 - 18 June 2025. The panel will play a critical role of the expert support to the relevant policy negotiation similar to Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change (IPCC) or Intergovernmental platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services (IPBES).
The panel aims to provide policymakers with robust, independent scientific information on chemicals, waste, and pollution prevention and is expected to work strategically with the adopted Global Framework on Chemicals and Multilateral Environmental Agreements. It will function alongside the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) to ensure that all pillars of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste have a dedicated global science-policy interface.
The Environment Assembly has convened an ad hoc open-ended working group (OEWG) to prepare proposals for the science-policy panel, including its scope, objectives, functions and operating principles, institutional arrangements, rules of procedure, and relationships with key stakeholders.
RECETOX sends to the final negotiations two if its experienced members - Kateřina Šebková, director of the National and Regional Centre who supports the Czech Republic`s delegation and co-chairs one of the negotiating groups and prof. Martin Scheringer representing the voice of academia in UN Major Groups. We wish to all participants a succesful meeting outcome!
On Monday, June 16th, the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, appointed new university professors. We are very pleased to announce that among them is a representative of the RECETOX center at Masaryk University, who is a recognized expert in his field. The highest academic title was awarded to Hynek Pikhart, who leads the Environmental Epidemiology research group at the RECETOX center.
In the second week of June, the 3rd ESFRI Stakeholder Forum Meetup was organised in cooperation with the Polish presidency. The Forum, with the key topic of "Sustainability of the Research Infrastructure ecosystem", aimed to discuss ideas and best practices regarding the enhancement of the quality and sustainability of Research Infrastructures, foster trust and cooperation among stakeholders, and promote integration within the R&I ecosystem, including building effective synergies with Technology Infrastructures.
