The UNEP-IEMP 8th Steering Committee Meeting and 6th Science Advisory Group meeting were jointly organized on 13 October 2025, in Beijing, China. It was co-chaired by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
At the meeting, UNEP-IEMP’s programme and institutional development progress were reviewed, and the biennial work plan was proposed and discussed. The highlighted progresses on science for policy, solution-oriented actions, South-South Cooperation, and power of partnership were highly praised for its value added as the UNEP`s first collaborative center in the Global South.
Recommendations on outreach, sustainability, partnership and policy impacts of current work were well discussed. It is encouraged that UNEP-IEMP, through its interdisciplinary and nexus approach, will play a more prominent role in connecting agendas across the three Rio Conventions (on climate change, biodiversity and land degradation), ensuring coherence in global environmental governance.
The Meeting also approved the UNEP-IEMP Work Plan 2025/2026, with its 35 projects developed at different stages in 4 thematic portfolios and institutional development component.
Group photo of the meetings
