Enhancing Scientific Support for the Stockholm Convention’s Implementation: An Analysis of Policy Needs for Scientific Evidence

By Zhanyun Wang, Sam Adu-Kumi, Miriam L. Diamond, Ramon Guardans, Tom Harner, Agustín Harte, Natsuko Kajiwara, Jana Klánová, Jianguo Liu, Estefania Gastaldello Moreira, Derek C. G. Muir, Noriyuki Suzuki, Victorine Pinas, Timo Seppälä, Roland Weber, and Bo Yuan
ES&T
February 21, 2022
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c06120

The Stockholm Convention is key to addressing the global threats of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to humanity and the environment. It has been successful in identifying new POPs, but its national implementation remains challenging, particularly by low- and middle-income Parties. Concerted action is needed to assist Parties in implementing the Convention’s obligations. This analysis aims to identify and recommend research and scientific support needed for timely implementation of the Convention. We aim this analysis at scientists and experts from a variety of natural and social sciences and from all sectors (academia, civil society, industry, and government institutions), as well as research funding agencies. Further, we provide practical guidance to scientists and experts to promote the visibility and accessibility of their work for the Convention’s implementation, followed by recommendations for sustaining scientific support to the Convention. This study is the first of a series on analyzing policy needs for scientific evidence under global governance on chemicals and waste.

 

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