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The global elimination of Cold War-era weapons stockpiles and the lock-down of dangerous weapons materials is an expensive, technically complex and politically challenging proposition, with implications for security, public health and the environment. The stakes are high, and failure is not an option.
Click here to learn about activities at each POIO.
| While many factors contribute to successful demilitarization, the involvement, understanding and acceptance of local communities are essential. Inclusion of communities in the policy-making process creates a higher probability of acceptance. |
Public Outreach and Information Offices (POIOs) in Russia |
Engaging communities in dialogue permits identification and early resolution of problems. Mitigating the safety, public health, and environmental concerns of stockpile communities creates the conditions for safe and environmentally-sound demilitarization.
In Russia, where transparency and public input are fairly new concepts, the Legacy Program spearheads a range of public outreach and education initiatives. The Legacy Program operates eleven public outreach and information centers (POIOs) at chemical weapons destruction sites and one at a nuclear submarine dismantlement site to educate and support communities near chemical weapons stockpiles. The centers are an important resource for residents seeking access to information and a channel to communicate with authorities. In addition, the Legacy Program helps stockpile communities organize citizens’ advisory committees and facilitates dialogue through public hearings and forums.
For more information, contact the Legacy Program office:
Global Green USA
1717 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036-2002, USA
Phone: 202-222-0700 | Fax: 202-222-0703
cion@globalgreen.org | pwalker@globalgreen.org
Global Green USA co-organized the OPCW Academic Forum, 18-19 September 2007, The Hague, The Netherlands. Paul Walker, Legacy Program Director spoke at the event.
Maria Amodio from the Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies and Nat Skinner from the Monterey Institute of International Studies have joined the Legacy Program for Summer 2007
Paul Walker receives College of the Holy Cross 'Sanctae Crucis' Award
University of Southern California students visit Global Green USA. Paul Walker speaks on chemical weapons destruction issues
Global Green USA co-signs letter urging Congress to increase FY08 Cooperative Threat Reduction funding
Paul Walker presents at German conference on the 10th Anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention, Berlin, April 23-25, 2007.
Cristian Ion participates in 2007 junior fellow conference at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on the topic: "Is U.S. Primacy Fading?"
Finn Longinotto presents at a conference co-hosted by Green Cross Italy on the 10th Anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention, Rome Italy, 19 April 2007.
Green Cross International Chairman, Mikhail Gorbachev, Urges Britain to Stop Nuclear Weapons Modernization.
The Ploughshares Fund honors the work done by Paul Walker and the Legacy Program on chemical weapons destruction in its Newsletter of March 2, 2007.
Global Green USA signs letter urging Congress to adopt the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2007.
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