RT null T1 About the science-policy panel on chemicals, waste and to prevent pollution: Policy-relevant science to stem the pollution crisis A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 pollution prevention K1 waste K1 chemical YR 2024 FD 2024-06 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/47344 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/47344 NO Pollution – including from chemicals and waste – is a global problem: deadly to humans, destructive to ecosystems anddisastrous for economies. To counter these threats, the countries of the world are developing a new body that willprovide cutting-edge science and policy advice on issues related to chemicals, pollution and waste.This science-policy panel, expected to become operational in 2025, is seen as pivotal to improving the health of people andthe planet, and to tackling the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 18, 2026