The Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty is a network of independent scientific and technical experts seeking to contribute to the treaty process with summaries and interpretations of scientific knowledge to decision makers and the public involved in the negotiations towards a global plastics treaty. The Coalition was formed in 2022, following the decision of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) to start the negotiations towards a treaty to end plastic pollution.
The Scientists’ Coalition has the following goal and objectives:
To achieve an effective global plastics treaty anchored in and centered around robust evidence-based decision-making and the precautionary principle, pursuant to UNEA Resolution 5/14.
The Scientists' Coalition engages with the treaty negotiations in three ways
Governance Documents
The Scientists’ Coalition is led by a Committee. The Steering Committee is responsible for the overarching strategy of the Scientists’ Coalition and approves outputs from the working groups. The Steering Committee is elected by all members on an annual basis.
Steering Committee Members:
A Coordinator team is elected by the Steering Committee to lead the organization of the Coalition’s work:
The Expert Working Groups: The work of the Scientists’ Coalition is organised in working groups. The working groups are managed two co-chairs on core scientific topics related to the Plastics Treaty process. Membership of the working groups are open to Scientists’ Coalition members that can document relevant scientific expertise and a declaration on Conflicts of Interest.
The Secretariat supports the flow of work, ensuring disclosures of interest are kept up to date, meetings, document management and membership outreach. The Secretariat is hosted by the International Knowledge Hub Against Plastic Pollution (IKHAPP) – a joint initiative between several research organisations.
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