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Sustainable Development, the New Sustainable Development, the New International Scientific Order, and UN International Scientific Order, and UN
ReformReform
Roger DittmannPresident, U.S. Federation of Scholars and Scientists
U.S. Affiliate of the World Federation of Scientific Workers
UN Representative of the WFSW
Professor of Physics Emeritus
California State University
Fullerton, CA 92834-6866
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Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development
The Law locks up the man who steals the goose from
the commons, but leaves the greater villian loose who steals the commons from
the goose.
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The Road to “Rio+10” [WSSD]The Road to “Rio+10” [WSSD]
The HistoryDeveloping Countries Ministerial Conference
Beijing June 1991 ICUNP Victoria British Columbia, February 1992
“The Road to Brazil ‘92”
UN Conference on Environment and Development [UNCED] Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992
UN Conference on Population and Development [ICPD] Cairo, Egypt , 5-13 September 1994
UN World Summit on Sustainable Development [WSSD] “Rio +10” [Johannesburg] 26 August - 4 September 2002
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Problem #1: Population Control
“No matter what your cause, it’s a lost cause without population control.”—Elaine Stansfield
“The rich get rich—the poor get children”—Pop song from the ’30s
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Prognosis:Rising global temperature and greenhouse gases.Shrinking amount of cropland per person.Decline in amount of wheat and rice/person.Shrinking area of tropical moist forests.Decreasing oceanic fish harvest per person.Increasing number of people dying of AIDS.Declining human sperm count.Growing gap between rich and poorReduced biodiversity
Ehrich and Schneider
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Prognosis:Slowing, but continuing population growth, already far beyond what is estimated to be the earth’s maximum carrying capacity.
Continuing unsustainable economic growth, e.g, fossil fuel agriculture.
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Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development
Maximum Carrying Capacity vs. Optimum Population
“The greater the population the greater the restrictions necessary to achieve sustainability.
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The Perfect Correlation
All industrialized countries have less than replacement birth rates.
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Economic Development = Low Birth Rates
[coupled with women’s liberation, social security, and child labor laws]
Spain.
99% Roman Catholic
>44% Reduction/Generation (.55 female children/woman)
Italy
Home of the Vatican
>42% Reduction/Generation (.427 female children/woman)
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The Dilemma
The habitat cannot sustain the environmental impact of traditional development for the exploding population.Direct birth control meets opposition.
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The Remedy
“Sustainable Development”
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TThe Three he Three [official][official] Components of Components of Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development
Components
Economic development
Social development
Environmental protection
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Official “Development that meets the needs of the
present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission), 1987 [emphasis added].
Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable DevelopmentDefinitions of Sustainable DevelopmentDefinitions of Sustainable Development
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My Definition “Economic [and other] development that leads
to reduction in population toward an optimum level for maximization of the quality of life, i.e. environmentally benign development that
reduces the birth rate.
Definitions of Sustainable DevelopmentDefinitions of Sustainable Development
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ElementsElements of Sustainable Development of Sustainable Development
Environmental “The United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate ChangePopulation“.. consistent with ...The United Nations International
Conference on Population and Development…” “…population policies and programmes to support the objectives and actions agreed upon in Agenda 21…” [Rio 1992]
The United Nations International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) 5-13 September 1994, Cairo, Egypt.
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Reminders “If one stays the course one will end up
where one is headed”: “Ecocatastrophe”
“Things that can’t last forever, won’t”.
There is always a remedy: “Nature Bats Last”
The Big Die Off has already begun.
One PathOne Path
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New International Scientific OrderNew International Scientific Order
Elements:Science and space exploration as common
adventures and common heritages of the family of humanity to which all are allowed to contribute.
Realize the fullness of human rational potential in all countries.
Divert science from the dispatch of death and destruction to humanistic goals, including sustainable development.
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New International Scientific OrderNew International Scientific Order
The Strategy:Since this is a global effort, it requires global
organization, both governmental and popular.
Corollary: Not only do people require organization about their (multiple) identities (including professional, scholarly, and scientific), they need international, even supranational affiliation, facing a common adversary.
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New International Scientific OrderNew International Scientific Order
Organization:World Federation of Scientific Workers
U.S. Federation of Scholars and Scientists
[formerly American Association of Scientific Workers, formed in 1938 of anti-fascist scientists]
Southern California Federation of Scientists
[formerly LA Chapter of the FAS, formed after WWII to oppose nuclear war]
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New International Scientific OrderNew International Scientific Order
Relevant UN GA Agencies:UNEP
UNDP
UNCTAD
UNIFEM
Population Fund
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UN GA Agencies Relevant to Sustainable Development:
UNEP
UNDP
UNCTAD
UNIFEM
Population Fund
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ECOSOC Commissions:Social Development
Human Rights
S&T for Development
Sustainable Development
Status of Women
Population and Development
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New International Scientific OrderNew International Scientific Order
ECOSOC Specialized Agencies:
ILO
UNESCOWIPO
FAO
UNIDO
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New International Scientific OrderNew International Scientific Order
Proposed UN GA Agencies:Space Agency [Direct Revenue Source]
[Remote sensing-environmental monitoring]
Science Foundation
[NRC] [Not the IAEA Safeguards Program]
[Food and Drug Administration]
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UN ReformUN Reform
Structural:Blocked by Article 108, unless
• Philadelphia II can be implemented, or
• Substantial regime change can be achieved in support of world rule of law.
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UN ReformUN Reform
Functional:Strengthen, reform, and add UN GA
agencies.
Organize NGO’s, reform them into SVDO’s.
Found a UN People’s Assembly.
Model Reformed UN’s.
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What Can Everyone Do?What Can Everyone Do?
Vote with your consumer dollar.
[Don’t buy from countries with rogue governments.]
Study and stay informed.
Join organizations, especially global ones.• Be active in them. Contribute your expertise
and talents.• Insist that they develop international
affiliations.