The 5th UNEP-IEMP Science Advisory Group Meeting and the 7th UNEP-IEMP Steering Committee Meeting were organized back-to-back on 11 and 12 September 2023, respectively, in Beijing, China. These two meetings were led by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
In these meetings, UNEP-IEMP`s programme and institutional development progress were reviewed and guidance on the work plan received. The highlighted progresses on science for policy, South-South cooperation, solution-oriented actions, and power of partnership were highly praised for its value added as the UNEP`s first collaborative center in the Global South. Recommendations on sustainability and impacts of current work, fundraising and strategic focus for current global agendas were well discussed. It is expected that UNEP-IEMP will be better geared up for supporting the member countries on the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and Nature-based Solutions.
Group photo of the UNEP-IEMP 7th Steering Committee Meeting
At the 7th Steering Committee Meeting, the UNEP-IEMP Work Plan 2023/2024 was approved with its 41 projects in 4 thematic portfolios and institutional development component.
