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Facilitation of Nonproliferation & Demilitarization: Green Cross and Civil Society

Facilitation of Nonproliferation & Demilitarization: Green Cross and Civil Society. Paul F. Walker, Ph.D. Green Cross International Washington DC, USA UNSCR 1540 Civil Society Forum Vienna, Austria January 9, 2013. Green Cross International. Established 1993 by Mikhail Gorbachev

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Facilitation of Nonproliferation & Demilitarization: Green Cross and Civil Society

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  1. Facilitation of Nonproliferation & Demilitarization: Green Cross and Civil Society Paul F. Walker, Ph.D. Green Cross International Washington DC, USA UNSCR 1540 Civil Society Forum Vienna, Austria January 9, 2013

  2. Green Cross International • Established 1993 by Mikhail Gorbachev • Result of 1992 Rio Earth Summit • To promote “value change” in how we treat the Earth • Protection of environment & public health • 30+ national affiliates

  3. Environmental Security & Sustainability Program • Originally “Legacy of the Cold War Program” • Theme of “Cooperation, not Confrontation” • Trust- and capacity-building for disarmament & nonproliferation • Empowerment of civil society

  4. Facilitation of WMD Disarmament & Demilitarization • Engagement of local & regional stakeholders • Public outreach & information offices • Independent analyses and risk assessments • Citizen Advisory Commissions (CACs)

  5. Practicing Transparency, Dialogue, & Consensus-Building • Local & regional public hearings • National Track 1.5 dialogues • US-RF exchange visits and roundtables • Environmental & public health studies & training programs

  6. Engage, Dialogue, and Outreach

  7. Engage, Dialogue, & Outreach

  8. Support Multilateral & Bilateral Regimes • Campaign for the CWC, 1996-97, in both Washington & Moscow • Campaign for New START, 2009-10 • Promotion of CTBT ratification, 2010-12

  9. Engage Multilateral Regimes • Participate in annual State Party conferences • Five-Year Review Conferences • CWC Coalition • Fissile Material WG • Engage national delegations to regimes

  10. Encourage Nonpro Funding • US Cooperative Threat Reduction $$ • G-8 Global Partnership funding • International Organization funding • Depoliticize nonpro legislation & funding

  11. Conclusions Nonproliferation is a “body-contact sport” – engage, engage, dialogue, dialogue… Don’t underestimate the power of civil society – “think globally, act locally” Promote transparency, full stakeholder involvement, and accountability Be innovative and pro-active in both Track 2 and 1.5 efforts – our 1540 mandate requires no less

  12. Conclusions Approach nonproliferation, disarmament, and verification challenges holistically – remember that socio-economic, public health, environmental, and other related issues may be the deciding factors, not necessarily national or global security

  13. Green Cross International& Global Green USA 1100 15th Street, NW Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005, USA +1-202-222-0700 tel www.globalgreen.org www.gcint.org pwalker@globalgreen.org

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