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!
The 2026 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) held in Phoenix provided an opportunity to introduce emerging scientific disciplines bringing together multidisciplinary expertise to fill gaps between traditional research domains.
