The International Resource Panel at UNEA-7
The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), held under the theme “Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet”, will take place from 8 to 12 December 2025 at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. IRP co-chairs, Izabella Teixeira and Janez Potočnik, and IRP Panel Member Heinz Schandl, will participate in a series of events – see the information below for details on presence of IRP at UNEA-7:
Tuesday, 9 December 2025
GEO-7 Solutions for a Resilient Planet - Turning Knowledge into Action, from 1:45 to 3:00 p.m. (Conference Room 01), with Izabella Teixeira’ as a speaker. Find more information about this side event on the Seventh Global Environment Outlook (GEO – 7) here.
- Mainstreaming Justice into Global Raw Materials Consumption and Production, from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. (Mt Kenya), with Izabella Teixeira as the moderator. Find more information about this side event with the Children & Youth Major Groups here.
Wednesday, 10 December 2025
- Dialogue 2 “Keeping the Promise” – Boosting SDG implementation through the MEAs, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. (Conference Room 01), with Izabella Teixeira as a speaker. Find more information about this Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) day here.
- High-level Discussion on the Conclusions of MEAs Day, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. (Conference Room 01), with Izabella Teixeira as a speaker. Find more information about this MEAs day here.
- FT Global Boardroom: Brazil’s COP – has Belem saved the Paris Agreement?, from 6:30 to 7:10 p.m. (online), with Izabella Teixeira as a speaker. Find more information about this online event organized by the Financial Times here. Click here to register.
- Responsible, Just and Resilient Environmentally Sustainable Management of Minerals and Metals: Elements for a Global Traceability, Transparency and Accountability Framework, from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. (Mt Kilimanjaro), with Janez Potočnik as a speaker. Find more information about this side event here.
Thursday, 11 December 2025
- Sustainable materials use: towards global stewardship, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., with Izabella Teixeira’s and Janez Potočnik’s participation. This is a closed-door event with Janez Potočnik and IRP Panel Member Heinz Schandl as speakers. The event will explore how global collaboration could steer resource efficiency and circular economy transitions towards addressing climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and land degradation, as well as achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Leadership Dialogue 1: An Ounce of Prevention Beats a Tonne of Cure: Why adressing environmental crises is essential for human health, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. (Conference Room 01), with Izabella Teixeira’s participation. Find more information about this leadership dialogue here.
- Enabling circular solutions for achieving sustainable and just transitions and resilient societies for all, from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. (Mt Kilimanjaro), with Izabella Teixeira’s participation and Janez Potočnik’ as a speaker. Find more information about this side event here.
Friday, 12 December 2025
- Leadership Dialogue 2: Round and Round: Why circularity and sustainability are critical to the future of global industry, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. (Conference Room 01), with Izabella Teixeira’s and Janez Potočnik’s participation. Find more information about this leadership dialogue here.
- Leadership Dialogue 3: The Bottom Line: Why tackling environmental degradation is critical to the future of the global financial system, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Conference Room 01), with Izabella Teixeira’s participation. Find more information about this leadership dialogue here.
