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Showing 1 - 8 of 8 results|IISD/ENB summary meeting report20244th Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including in the Marine Environment (INC-4)
While the plastic pollution negotiations started with lofty ambitions, it has become clear that a strong treaty is in no way guaranteed. With one more scheduled meeting left, some delegates left Ottawa wondering if they still had time to reach
MEAs:International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastics Pollution, including in the Marine EnvironmentTopics:Marine and Freshwater,Chemicals and WasteKeywords:Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, International Agreement, Subsidiary body, Capacity building, Meetings, Technology Transfer|IISD/ENB summary meeting report20233rd Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including in the Marine Environment (INC-3)
As concerns about the scourge of plastic pollution mount worldwide, delegates shared their views on the “full life cycle of plastic,” with some favoring measures addressing plastic production, and others favoring downstream measures to eliminate plastic waste. Still others focused
MEAs:International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastics Pollution, including in the Marine EnvironmentTopics:Marine and Freshwater,Chemicals and WasteKeywords:Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, International Agreement, Wastes, Resolution, Small Island Developing States, World Trade Organization, Open-ended Working Group|IISD/ENB summary meeting report20232nd Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including in the Marine Environment (INC-2)
While the meeting was characterized by procedural scuffles, long delays, and late nights, delegates shared views on an options paper and set out a path for the intersessional period leading to the next negotiating session, mandating the preparation of a
MEAs:International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastics Pollution, including in the Marine EnvironmentTopics:Marine and Freshwater,Chemicals and WasteKeywords:Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, International Agreement|IISD/ENB summary meeting report20221st Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-1)
While most delegations seem to agree that there are negative effects surrounding plastic pollution, it was clear they have yet to find common ground on the details and contents of key substantive themes that will determine the scope and guide
MEAs:International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastics Pollution, including in the Marine EnvironmentTopics:Marine and Freshwater,Chemicals and WasteKeywords:Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, International Agreement, Implementation|IISD/ENB summary meeting report202215th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD (COP 15)
Following two weeks of high-level discussions and negotiations, delegates adopted 38 decisions to improve drought resilience, reduce land degradation, invest in land restoration efforts, and improve synergies with the climate change and biodiversity conventions.
MEAs:United Nations Convention to Combat DesertificationTopics:Environmental Governance,Land and AgricultureKeywords:Land degradation, Climate change, Implementation, Biological diversity, Committee on Science and Technology, Committee for the Review of Implementation of the Convention, Capacity building, Rio Conventions, Indigenous peoples, Women Major Group|IISD/ENB summary meeting report20214th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-4)
Parties adopted two essential decisions: the 2022 programme of work and budget, and setting 21-25 March 2022 as the dates for COP-4.2 in person in Bali, Indonesia.
MEAs:Minamata Convention on MercuryTopics:Chemicals and WasteKeywords:Global Environment Facility, Meetings, Conference Room Paper, United Nations Environment Programme, Capacity building, European Union, Wastes, Scale of assessment, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, Financial rules, Trust fund, La Francophonie, Memorandum of Understanding, Open-ended Working Group|IISD/ENB summary meeting report20171st Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP1)
MEAs:Minamata Convention on MercuryTopics:Environmental Governance,Chemicals and WasteKeywords:Global Environment Facility, Meetings, Wastes, Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management, Financial rules, Capacity building, Memorandum of Understanding, European Union, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, Non-Party, African Group of Negotiators, Subsidiary body, United Nations Environment Programme, Basel Convention Regional Centres, Open-ended Working Group, Best available technique, Compliance Committee, Central and Eastern Europe, Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, Conference Room Paper|IISD/ENB summary meeting report201713th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD (COP 13)
Both the CST and the CRIC completed their work ahead of schedule, while several decisions at the heart of the negotiations, including adoption of the 2018-2030 Strategic Framework, alignment of the Convention with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and
MEAs:United Nations Convention to Combat DesertificationTopics:Environmental Governance,Land and AgricultureKeywords:Committee for the Review of Implementation of the Convention, Land degradation, Committee on Science and Technology, Implementation, Working group, United Nations Global Compact, Capacity building, Women Major Group, Rio Conventions
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