UNEP / CHEMICALS WASTE AND POLLUTION PANEL

The inaugural Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution (ISP-CWP) is being held from 2–6 February 2026 in Geneva. The meeting marks a key step in operationalising the panel, with delegates agreeing rules of procedure, electing officers, and setting the Panel’s priorities. UNEP

• Video Length: 00:03:23
• Production Date: 5 February 2026
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME - UNEP
• Subject Topical: POLLUTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT
• MAMS Id: 3532841
• Parent Id: 3532841
• Alternate Title: unifeed260205f

Description

STORY: UNEP / CHEMICALS WASTE AND POLLUTION PANEL
TRT: 3:23
SOURCE: UNEP
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGAUGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 2-5 February 2026 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, exterior of Palais des Nations, location of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG)
2. Wide shot, inside the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), delegates arriving for first session of the Plenary
3. Close up, signage on monitor “UN Environment Programme: Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution (ISP-CWP)
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP):
“So we are here in Geneva for the first meeting of the panel on the Intergovernmental Science Policy Panel for Chemicals, Waste and Pollution. This is a major breakthrough.”
5. Wide shot, Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, announcing the election of the first Chair, Osvaldo Alvarez Pérez of Chile
6. Wide shot, delegates applauding the election of the Chair
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP):
“This is massive and it shows that multilateralism works.”
8. Wide shot, delegates arriving for the first session of the Plenary
9. Various shots, delegates discussing at a pre-Plenary meeting
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Tessa Goverse, Chief Waste Strategist, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP):
“There's a lot of scientific knowledge also already out there, but it's very fragmented, and it's often not in the hands of those policymakers that can really make a difference to people's lives. For example, by ensuring that chemicals and waste are managed well and that pollution is prevented so that people are not exposed to harmful chemicals in their environment or contaminated water or otherwise faced by the impact of pollution. We have a new panel. It has the potential to live up to its ambition to really ensure that we have sound management of chemicals and waste and we can prevent pollution.”
11. Wide shot, day two of the plenary in the main auditorium with newly elected Chair Osvaldo Alvarez Pérez of Chile speaking
12. Wide shot, delegate from Lesotho participating in the meeting
13. Wide shot, delegates from Malawi and Madagascar listening at the meeting, looking at the speakers on stage
14. Wide shot, delegates from Saudia Arabia listening at the meeting, looking at the speakers on stage
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Camilla Alexander-White, Lead Policy Advisor, International Chemicals Policy:
“Well, it's a brand-new Panel for Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution, but it's regarded as a sister Panel to the Intergovernmental Panel for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services IPBES the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which is the IPCC, if I've got those acronyms right.”
16. Wide shot, observers listening at the meeting, looking at the speakers on stage.
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Camilla Alexander-White, Lead Policy Advisor, International Chemicals Policy:
“It's the first time we're meeting to discuss the work of this panel. And to be honest, it's a fresh start.”
18. Wide shot, Camilla Alexander-White and delegates greeting each other at a pre-Plenary meeting
19. Wide shot, Camilla Alexander-White, Lead Policy Advisor, International Chemicals Policy, co-facilitating a pre-Plenary meeting with Mohamed Abdelraouf, Co-Chair of UNEP Major Groups and Stakeholders

Storyline

The inaugural Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution (ISP-CWP) is being held from 2–6 February 2026 in Geneva. The meeting marks a key step in operationalising the panel, with delegates agreeing rules of procedure, electing officers — including Chair Osvaldo Alvarez Pérez of Chile — and setting the Panel’s priorities.

Established by UNEA resolution 5/8, the ISP-CWP will deliver independent, policy-relevant science to address chemicals, waste and pollution as part of the global response to the triple planetary crisis.