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

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 2

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 3

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

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 5

Engage, Dialogue, and Outreach 6

Engage, Dialogue, & Outreach 7

Support Multilateral & Bilateral Regimes Campaign for the CWC, , in both Washington & Moscow Campaign for New START, Promotion of CTBT ratification,

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

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

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 11

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 12

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