Pathways to an Intergovernmental Panel on Pandemics: lessons from the IPCC and IPBES

Pandemics pose a global threat to human-wellbeing, justice, economies, and ecosystems, comparable in urgency and impact to other planetary crises such as climate change and biodiversity loss. The world needs a scientific synthesis and assessment body focused on pandemic risks and solutions. Now, the primary challenge is for national governments and international organizations to agree on a blueprint. Learning lessons from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) could help them chart a course through important decisions about format, governance, operations, scientific scope and process, and the ability to recommend policies that make the world safer.

Published with co-authors Colin J Carlson, Christopher H Trisos, Ben Oppenheim, Shweta Bansal,  Sara E Davies, Aïda Diongue-Niang, Victoria Fan, John Kraemer, Rachel  Golden-Kroner, Lawrence O Gostin, David TS Hayman, Marion Koopmans,  Torre Lavelle, Carlos das Neves, Zoe O'Donoghue, Laura Pereira, Benjamin  Roche, Kayla Zamanian, Carlos Zambrana-Torrelio,  Alexandra Phelan.