IPCP - International Panel on Chemical Pollution
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Solving chemical pollution through international scientific collaboration. www.ipcp.ch
Over 400 signatories united in support of the OECD PFAS definition! 🎉The list of signatories is still growing. If you're working in the field—and especially if you're based in Latin America, Africa, South Asia, or Southeast Asia—sign here: lnkd.in/d9X-sBd2
Read our statement: lnkd.in/dbQvpVHY
Read our statement: lnkd.in/dbQvpVHY
August 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Over 400 signatories united in support of the OECD PFAS definition! 🎉The list of signatories is still growing. If you're working in the field—and especially if you're based in Latin America, Africa, South Asia, or Southeast Asia—sign here: lnkd.in/d9X-sBd2
Read our statement: lnkd.in/dbQvpVHY
Read our statement: lnkd.in/dbQvpVHY
🌍 As the international community gathers in Uruguay to negotiate the new Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution Prevention, one message must be loud and clear: low and middle-income countries need meaningful support to be full partners in this effort.
June 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🌍 As the international community gathers in Uruguay to negotiate the new Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution Prevention, one message must be loud and clear: low and middle-income countries need meaningful support to be full partners in this effort.
🌍A global science-policy panel can
✔️ Provide independent, science-based guidance
✔️ Identify emerging chemical threats
✔️ Enable global cooperation on transboundary pollution
✔️ Build trust through transparency and inclusivity
We need science, policy, and global coordination to work together. 🌐🧪
✔️ Provide independent, science-based guidance
✔️ Identify emerging chemical threats
✔️ Enable global cooperation on transboundary pollution
✔️ Build trust through transparency and inclusivity
We need science, policy, and global coordination to work together. 🌐🧪
June 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
🌍A global science-policy panel can
✔️ Provide independent, science-based guidance
✔️ Identify emerging chemical threats
✔️ Enable global cooperation on transboundary pollution
✔️ Build trust through transparency and inclusivity
We need science, policy, and global coordination to work together. 🌐🧪
✔️ Provide independent, science-based guidance
✔️ Identify emerging chemical threats
✔️ Enable global cooperation on transboundary pollution
✔️ Build trust through transparency and inclusivity
We need science, policy, and global coordination to work together. 🌐🧪
As the structure and scope of the Panel take shape, addressing Conflicts of Interest is essential. Involving experts with vested interests in the Panel’s core work poses serious risks - potentially leading to biased outcomes, compromised integrity, or delays in urgently needed action.
June 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
As the structure and scope of the Panel take shape, addressing Conflicts of Interest is essential. Involving experts with vested interests in the Panel’s core work poses serious risks - potentially leading to biased outcomes, compromised integrity, or delays in urgently needed action.
* Transparency, scientific rigour and proactive measures should be embedded in the Panel's procedures to protect public health and the environment from chemical hazards, waste mismanagement and pollution.
We look forward to discussing this further with you in Uruguay!
We look forward to discussing this further with you in Uruguay!
March 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
* Transparency, scientific rigour and proactive measures should be embedded in the Panel's procedures to protect public health and the environment from chemical hazards, waste mismanagement and pollution.
We look forward to discussing this further with you in Uruguay!
We look forward to discussing this further with you in Uruguay!
* To be consistent with the precautionary principle and effectively prevent harm before it occurs, the Panel's prioritisation process should be hazard-based, rather than relying on risk or impact assessments.
March 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
* To be consistent with the precautionary principle and effectively prevent harm before it occurs, the Panel's prioritisation process should be hazard-based, rather than relying on risk or impact assessments.
* The Science-Policy Panel should be built on a foundation of independence and integrity, ensuring that assessments are policy-relevant and free from vested financial interests by enforcing a strong Conflict of Interest policy with regular audits.
March 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
* The Science-Policy Panel should be built on a foundation of independence and integrity, ensuring that assessments are policy-relevant and free from vested financial interests by enforcing a strong Conflict of Interest policy with regular audits.
We expose tactics vested interests use to manipulate evidence, evaluate arguments for and against industry participation in the new panel, and provide recommendations for protecting the panel’s integrity.
December 20, 2024 at 9:35 AM
We expose tactics vested interests use to manipulate evidence, evaluate arguments for and against industry participation in the new panel, and provide recommendations for protecting the panel’s integrity.
Policy brief: Leveraging solution-oriented assessments for the Science-Policy Panel. For detailed background information, please refer to our working document: Schäfer, M. (2024). It is available here: www.ipcp.ch/activities/i...
June 17, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Policy brief: Leveraging solution-oriented assessments for the Science-Policy Panel. For detailed background information, please refer to our working document: Schäfer, M. (2024). It is available here: www.ipcp.ch/activities/i...
Policy brief: Exploring outputs of the SPP on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Prevention. For detailed background information, please refer to our publication: Diamond et al. 2024. Available here: www.ipcp.ch/activities/i...
June 17, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Policy brief: Exploring outputs of the SPP on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Prevention. For detailed background information, please refer to our publication: Diamond et al. 2024. Available here: www.ipcp.ch/activities/i...
A number of public universities have applied for UNEP accreditation to be able to participate in UNEA meetings. If you want to know more, please contact @marleneagerstrand.bsky.social or @bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social, or have a look at the poster we presented at #SETACSeville.
May 13, 2024 at 9:28 PM
A number of public universities have applied for UNEP accreditation to be able to participate in UNEA meetings. If you want to know more, please contact @marleneagerstrand.bsky.social or @bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social, or have a look at the poster we presented at #SETACSeville.
After years of convening IPCP board meetings virtually, we were thrilled to have the opportunity to gather face-to-face at #SETACSeville. The experience was truly remarkable! Moreover, we were delighted to connect with both current and prospective members during the IPCP social event.
May 13, 2024 at 8:33 AM
After years of convening IPCP board meetings virtually, we were thrilled to have the opportunity to gather face-to-face at #SETACSeville. The experience was truly remarkable! Moreover, we were delighted to connect with both current and prospective members during the IPCP social event.
We welcome @dralexford.bsky.social Prof Alex Ford, Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of Portsmouth (UK), to the IPCP board. Alex's expertise is in invertebrate ecotoxicology and he has studied the effects of a broad range of contaminants.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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February 5, 2024 at 10:40 AM
We welcome @dralexford.bsky.social Prof Alex Ford, Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of Portsmouth (UK), to the IPCP board. Alex's expertise is in invertebrate ecotoxicology and he has studied the effects of a broad range of contaminants.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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We start this year by welcoming Ass Prof Michael Bertram from SLU in Umeå, Sweden, to the IPCP board. He is researching the impacts of human-induced environmental change on ecological and evolutionary processes in wildlife. Read more here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
February 1, 2024 at 10:00 AM
We start this year by welcoming Ass Prof Michael Bertram from SLU in Umeå, Sweden, to the IPCP board. He is researching the impacts of human-induced environmental change on ecological and evolutionary processes in wildlife. Read more here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
We welcome Professor Maria Clara Starling from the Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil to the IPCP board. Read more about Maria here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
February 1, 2024 at 9:58 AM
We welcome Professor Maria Clara Starling from the Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil to the IPCP board. Read more about Maria here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
The third new member of the IPCP board is Gabriel Sigmund, Assistant Professor at Wageningen University. His research aims to better understand and predict contaminant behaviour in engineered-, as well as natural environments. Read more here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
February 1, 2024 at 9:57 AM
The third new member of the IPCP board is Gabriel Sigmund, Assistant Professor at Wageningen University. His research aims to better understand and predict contaminant behaviour in engineered-, as well as natural environments. Read more here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Our Policy Brief on Conflict of Interest
December 13, 2023 at 9:00 AM
Our Policy Brief on Conflict of Interest
Meet our knowledgeable board members attending the OEWG-2 meeting in Nairobi. They are happy to discuss the development of the Science-Policy Panel with you.
Professor Penny Vlahos, University of Connecticut
Professor Miriam Diamond, University of Toronto
Professor Martin Scheringer, ETH Zürich
Professor Penny Vlahos, University of Connecticut
Professor Miriam Diamond, University of Toronto
Professor Martin Scheringer, ETH Zürich
December 12, 2023 at 9:49 PM
Meet our knowledgeable board members attending the OEWG-2 meeting in Nairobi. They are happy to discuss the development of the Science-Policy Panel with you.
Professor Penny Vlahos, University of Connecticut
Professor Miriam Diamond, University of Toronto
Professor Martin Scheringer, ETH Zürich
Professor Penny Vlahos, University of Connecticut
Professor Miriam Diamond, University of Toronto
Professor Martin Scheringer, ETH Zürich
Two policy briefs for the OWEG-2 meeting in Nairobi:
1. The need for authoritative, policy-relevant assessments produced through an independent, robust scientific process.
2. The need to consider hazards, not risk or impact.
Download the policy briefs here: www.ipcp.ch/activities/i...
1. The need for authoritative, policy-relevant assessments produced through an independent, robust scientific process.
2. The need to consider hazards, not risk or impact.
Download the policy briefs here: www.ipcp.ch/activities/i...
December 10, 2023 at 8:20 PM
Two policy briefs for the OWEG-2 meeting in Nairobi:
1. The need for authoritative, policy-relevant assessments produced through an independent, robust scientific process.
2. The need to consider hazards, not risk or impact.
Download the policy briefs here: www.ipcp.ch/activities/i...
1. The need for authoritative, policy-relevant assessments produced through an independent, robust scientific process.
2. The need to consider hazards, not risk or impact.
Download the policy briefs here: www.ipcp.ch/activities/i...
We are grateful for the interest in our recent paper "Conflicts of Interest in the Assessment of Chemicals, Waste and Pollution" and our board members Penny Vlahos, Miriam Diamond and Martin Scheringer are looking forward to discussing the matter with you at the forthcoming OEWG-meeting in December.
November 22, 2023 at 9:11 AM
We are grateful for the interest in our recent paper "Conflicts of Interest in the Assessment of Chemicals, Waste and Pollution" and our board members Penny Vlahos, Miriam Diamond and Martin Scheringer are looking forward to discussing the matter with you at the forthcoming OEWG-meeting in December.
Just in time for the INC plastic pollution discussions in Nairobi, we have prepared a Policy Brief addressing Conflict of Interest in the assessment of plastics. Download the policy brief here: www.ipcp.ch/activities/i...
November 10, 2023 at 5:01 PM
Just in time for the INC plastic pollution discussions in Nairobi, we have prepared a Policy Brief addressing Conflict of Interest in the assessment of plastics. Download the policy brief here: www.ipcp.ch/activities/i...
NEW PAPER and Policy Brief! An international group of 35 scientists urge UN negotiating members to adopt a strong Conflict of Interest Policy in the new Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Prevention.
Link to article and policy brief: www.ipcp.ch/activities/i...
Link to article and policy brief: www.ipcp.ch/activities/i...
November 9, 2023 at 7:42 PM
NEW PAPER and Policy Brief! An international group of 35 scientists urge UN negotiating members to adopt a strong Conflict of Interest Policy in the new Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Prevention.
Link to article and policy brief: www.ipcp.ch/activities/i...
Link to article and policy brief: www.ipcp.ch/activities/i...
We are full of energy after the Uppsala Health Summit. During one of the workshops, we discussed the set-up and potential outputs of the forthcoming Science-Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals, waste and pollution. Next stop, Nairobi!
November 8, 2023 at 10:26 AM
We are full of energy after the Uppsala Health Summit. During one of the workshops, we discussed the set-up and potential outputs of the forthcoming Science-Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals, waste and pollution. Next stop, Nairobi!