INTERNATIONAL RESOURCE PANEL (IRP) SECRETARIAT

The International Resource Panel (IRP) was launched by the European Commission and set up in cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 2007, at the request of Member States.

Its objective is to provide scientific knowledge on the issues related to sustainable resource management so that policy makers use that knowledge to inform decision-making.

The IRP addresses the topics of resource efficiency, management of raw materials and decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation. It will build a roadmap for defining a safe operating space for resource use and projecting scenarios for resource use.

It will also aim at better understanding how to prevent unintended negative consequences from resource efficiency on societies.The Panel is a science-policy interface that serves as a platform for exchange between eminent scientists from around the world and the policy community.

As such, it provides the scientific experts with an insight into the knowledge needs of policy makers, while providing policy makers and other stakeholders with the best available scientific knowledge on resource related issues as a basis for developing sustainable development policies.

In order to achieve its objectives, the IRP will:- Publish independent, coherent and authoritative scientific assessments of policy relevance on resource use and related environmental impacts developed and made available to policymakers and other relevant stakeholders. - Communicate findings of IRP scientific assessments effectively to policymakers and other relevant stakeholders in order to improve awareness and understanding of the importance of resources for sustainable development and poverty reduction, as well as for meeting all the Sustainable development Goals (SDGs).- Conduct capacity building courses and/or workshop and develop appropriate supporting tools to enhance the capacity of policymakers and other stakeholders to understand and use relevant scientific infor