EMG Nexus Dialogues

Venue: International Environment House 2, Geneva, Switzerland

Background

This Nexus Dialogue aims to establish a direct relationship between biodiversity & ecosystem, and chemicals & waste, including contributing to a systems’ understanding of the topics and issues feeding into (and possibly, hindering), the progress beyond 2020. We hope to foster support by multi-level stakeholders for the application of an integrated approach to the planning and development of post-2020 agenda frameworks. Specifically, the Nexus Dialogue aims to provide a platform to: Exchange Best Practices & Expertise, learn Systemic Interdependencies & Commonalities and brainstorm Collaborative Capacities.

The outcome of the Nexus Dialogue will be a policy statement outlining key messages facilitating the systemic relationship between Biodiversity & Ecosystems, and Chemicals & Waste, with careful attention paid to cross-cutting SDGs, industry behavior, and capacity-building collaboration. The outcome document can feed into ongoing processes, notably: Bern 2 Consultation Workshop on Biodiversity-Related Conventions on the Post-2020 Global Diversity Framework in March 2020, 4^th Meeting of the Intersessional Process of SAICM in March 2020, 24^th Meeting of the SBSTTA and 3^rd Meeting of the SBI in May 2020, 3^rd meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework in July 2020, 5^th International Conference on Chemicals Management in October 2020, 15^th Meeting of the COP CBD in October 2020, UNEA-5 in February 2021, and other related events.

Meeting Documents: 

• Agenda (will be available shortly) 
• Concept note (will be available shortly)