Strengthening the Science-Policy Interface to Address the Triple Planetary Crisis

Science-Policy Interfaces (SPIs) are critical for translating scientific knowledge into effective and actionable policy. As the world confronts the triple planetary crisis—climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution—the demand for robust, interdisciplinary, and inclusive SPIs has never been more important.

In response to each of these interconnected crises, independent, international, and intergovernmental bodies have been established to support policymakers in making informed, science-based decisions, such as:

- For the climate change crisis — the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (or IPCC), established in 1988, with a secretariat in Geneva.
- For biodiversity loss crisis — the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (or IPBES), established in 2012, with a secretariat in Bonn.
- For the pollution crisis — the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution (or ISP-CWP), established in 2025, completing the ‘trifecta‘ of international science-policy bodies to respond to the triple planetary crisis.
These and other SPIs play an important role in support of global Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) negotiated and agreed upon by Member States to promote international cooperation, as well as the global deals that set agreed goals and targets to tackle the triple planetary crisis — Paris Agreement, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, Global Framework on Chemicals – For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste (GFC) — and the instruments for their implementation at the national level.

On the occasion of the inaugural session of the Plenary of the ISP-CWP, scheduled to take place in Geneva in February 2026, the Geneva Environment Network is hosting a Science-Policy Day. The event takes place after the launch of the seventh edition of the Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-7) at the Seventh United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7).

More information: https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/strengthening-the-science-policy-interface-to-address-the-triple-planetary-crisis/

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