Education, outreach, and codes of conduct to further the norms and obligations of the Chemical Weapons Convention (IUPAC Technical Report)

2006 ◽  
Vol 78 (11) ◽  
pp. 2169-2192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham S. Pearson ◽  
Peter Mahaffy
Keyword(s):  
Chemistry Education ◽  
International Workshop ◽  
Codes Of Conduct ◽  
Director General ◽  
Chemical Weapons ◽  
Joint Project ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Chemical Weapons Convention ◽  
Technical Report ◽  
Education Outreach

The 2002 IUPAC evaluation of scientific and technological advances relevant to the operation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) included a recommendation that greater efforts are required in education and outreach to the worldwide scientific and technical community to increase awareness of the CWC and its benefits. In 2004, the President of IUPAC and the Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) agreed on a proposal for a joint project on chemistry education, outreach, and the professional conduct of chemists. This led to a joint IUPAC/OPCW international workshop held in Oxford, UK on 9-12 July 2005 with 27 participants from 18 different countries. This report sets out the background to the workshop, the scope of the presentations and discussions, the outcomes of the workshop, and the recommended steps to further chemical education, outreach, and codes of conduct in regard to the obligations of the CWC.

Impact of scientific developments on the Chemical Weapons Convention (IUPAC Technical Report)

2002 ◽  
Vol 74 (12) ◽  
pp. 2323-2352 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. W. Parshall ◽  
G. S. Pearson ◽  
T. D. Inch ◽  
Edwin D. Becker
Keyword(s):  
Organic Synthesis ◽  
Toxic Chemicals ◽  
Chemical Weapons ◽  
Plant Design ◽  
Future Developments ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Chemical Weapons Convention ◽  
Technical Report ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
New Challenges

This document was prepared as a report from IUPAC to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to provide an evaluation of scientific and technological advances in the chemical sciences relevant to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). The report is intended to assist OPCW and its Member States in preparation for the First Review Conference to be held on 28 April 2003. The CWC, now ratified by 145 nations and in effect since 1997, totally prohibits the production, storage, or use of toxic chemicals as weapons of war. This report is based on an IUPAC Workshop held in Bergen**, Norway, 30 June to 3 July 2002. The report highlights developments in organic synthesis and changes in chemical plant design that will pose new challenges to the Convention, but it also describes recent and probable future developments in analytical chemistry that should assist in implementation of the Convention. The key issues identified at the Workshop are listed, and the findings and observations are summarized in 18 points.

Impact of scientific developments on the Chemical Weapons Convention (IUPAC Technical Report)

2008 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahdi Balali-Mood ◽  
Pieter S. Steyn ◽  
Leiv K. Sydnes ◽  
Ralf Trapp
Keyword(s):  
International Cooperation ◽  
Chemical Industry ◽  
International Workshop ◽  
Chemical Weapons ◽  
Chemical Weapons Convention ◽  
Technical Report ◽  
National Implementation ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Production Facilities ◽  
Production Acquisition

This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of an international workshop that was organized jointly by IUPAC and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), and held in Zagreb, Croatia, from 22 to 25 April 2007. It was held to assist with preparation for the Second Review Conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which will commence in April 2008. The CWC has been in force since 29 April 1997, and today 182 States have joined the Convention. The CWC aims at the total prohibition of all chemical weapons (CW) and the destruction of all CW stockpiles and production facilities by 2007. Extensions have been agreed upon and, for some CW stockpiles, the deadline is now 2012. This disarmament is subject to strict international verification by the OPCW. The CWC also prohibits the development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, and retention of CW and requires national implementation measures, including legislation, together with the international verification of chemical industry facilities. Furthermore, the CWC aims to strengthen States Parties' capacities in the field of protection against CW, and encourages international cooperation in the peaceful application of chemistry. The CWC requires that reviews of the operation of the Convention are carried out at five-year intervals and specifies that such reviews "shall take into account any relevant scientific and technological developments", so as to ensure the continued effectiveness of the treaty and of its verification and implementation systems. This report has been prepared to assist the parties of the CWC with that review.

scholarly journals Preface: Science, disarmament and diplomacy in chemical education: the example of the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons – The Spring 2016 Confchem

2017 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-188
Author(s):  
Robert E. Belford ◽  
Jonathan E. Forman
Keyword(s):  
Critical Role ◽  
Chemical Education ◽  
Chemical Weapons ◽  
Nobel Peace Prize ◽  
Scientific Communities ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Chemical Weapons Convention ◽  
The Future ◽  
Multilateral Diplomacy

AbstractIn May and June of 2016 the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), IUPAC and the ACS CHED Committee on Computers in Chemical Education (CCCE) collaboratively ran an online conference hosted with the online ConfChem conference system on “Science, Disarmament and Diplomacy in Chemical Education.”This ConfChem Online Conference was designed to highlight the work of the OPCW and the important contribution of scientists and educators to achieving its goals, the science that underpins the Chemical Weapons Convention, and how scientific and technological advances will help to better implement the Convention in the future.The OPCW is the implementing body for Chemical Weapons Convention, an international disarmament treaty banning chemical weapons. The organisation is now approaching the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention in 1997. Twenty years that have seen the destruction of more than 67 000 metric ton of the world’s declared military stockpiles of chemical weapons and a Nobel Peace Prize in 2013. With 192 States Parties (the governments that have agreed to uphold the norms and obligations required by the treaty), the Chemical Weapons Convention is the most widely subscribed disarmament treaty in history.Despite the aforementioned successes, the OPCW is not widely recognized outside disarmament-focused diplomatic circles. This is in spite of the fact that the science of chemistry played a critical role in informing the negotiations that lead to the signing of the Chemical Weapons Convention, and underpinning the articles of implementation. Science represents an important dimension in international disarmament policy and diplomacy, requiring that organizations like the OPCW interact with the scientific communities – especially in the field of chemistry. In order to achieve its goals in the future, the OPCW will need to reach out to new stakeholders and strengthen its ties with its existing partners. To this end, the OPCW has been placing increasing priority on education and engagement to raise awareness of its work and the contributions both from and to science in chemical disarmament.The objective of this internationally open access ConfChem online conference was to bring forth educational material that could usefully introduce chemistry educators and students to the nexus of science and multilateral diplomacy in chemical disarmament. To this end, we introduce the seven papers of the ConfChem and their authors. We hope you enjoy this collection of papers at the intersection of science and international disarmament policy. A collection that looks to stimulate interest in the role of scientists and educators, especially chemists in making the world a safer place.

scholarly journals Education, outreach and the OPCW: growing partnerships for a global ban

2017 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Ballard ◽  
Jonathan E. Forman
Keyword(s):  
Weapons Of Mass Destruction ◽  
Chemical Weapons ◽  
Mass Destruction ◽  
International Treaty ◽  
Entire Class ◽  
Multilateral Agreement ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
Chemical Weapons Convention ◽  
Scientific Expertise ◽  
Education Outreach

AbstractThe Chemical Weapons Convention remains a landmark international treaty. It was the first multilateral agreement to ban an entire class of weapons of mass destruction and include a strict verification regime to monitor compliance. Scientists were not only deeply engaged in the negotiation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, but have been central to the life of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) ever since it came into existence almost 20 years ago. Over that time, during which the OPCW focused primarily on its mission to oversee the destruction of chemical weapons stockpiles, the organization has relied on a very committed core of scientific expertise – from within and outside – to help guide it. As that core task comes to a close, the Organization faces a new challenge: ensuring that chemical weapons do not return. Meeting that challenge will require new approaches to the OPCW’s mission.

Impact of scientific developments on the Chemical Weapons Convention (IUPAC Technical Report)

2013 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 851-881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Smallwood ◽  
Ralf Trapp ◽  
Robert Mathews ◽  
Beat Schmidt ◽  
Leiv K. Sydnes
Keyword(s):  
Science And Technology ◽  
Chemical Weapons ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Chemical Weapons Convention ◽  
Technical Report

This document represents the final report of discussions and conclusions arising from the workshop on Developments in Science and Technology Relevant to the Chemical Weapons Convention, held in Spiez, Switzerland in February 2012.

scholarly journals Education and engagement: key elements to achieve and maintain a world free of chemical weapons

2017 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandra G. Suárez
Keyword(s):  
Common Good ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Chemical Weapons ◽  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
Outreach Programs ◽  
Chemical Weapons Convention ◽  
Awareness Raising ◽  
Education And Outreach ◽  
Work Education

AbstractEducation and outreach are long term strategic tools for the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) that actively promote the peaceful use of chemistry. Thousands of new chemicals are reported every day; which can render enormous benefits for the common good. However, as with any science, there is always the possibility that chemistry may be misused as it has been done in the past. This work will refer to preliminary initiatives undertaken to address awareness-raising about the multiple uses of chemical substances and the potential dual -use of scientific knowledge which are being implemented in different levels of chemistry education and public outreach programs. The OPCW has placed a priority on education and engagement with the development of tools and materials relevant to the Convention; we will describe these tools and the regional and national meetings that were organized to highlight the incorporation of the CWC’s issues into the chemical curricula in South America. The paper will give special consideration to The Hague Ethical Guidelines, another initiative to support a culture of responsibility in the chemical sciences and to guard against the misuse of chemistry. These guidelines were recently formulated by an international group of chemistry practitioners and serve as a set of elements to engage scientists in the ethical dimensions of their work. Education and outreach to future generations to promote the peaceful uses of chemistry is an essential part of achieving the goal of a world free of chemical weapons.

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