The Institute for Security Studies’ Africa’s Development and the Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction Project (WMD Project) aims is to identify and strengthen Africa’s role in international efforts to strengthen disarmament and non-proliferation as they relate to WMD in the context of Africa’s developmental imperatives.
Thematically the project engages the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), and other related Conventions such as the 1980 Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty; the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Pelindaba); the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention; the Chemical Weapons Convention; and relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions such as UNSCR 1540.
Project objectives include:
- To identify and report on African attitudes and interests in the international debate on nuclear, chemical and biological non-proliferation and disarmament.
- To build African capacity to engage positively and effectively in international disarmament and non-proliferation forums.
- To strengthen global security by reducing the risk of use, and preventing the spread of, nuclear, biological and chemical weapons in Africa.
- Increasing the quality and accessibility of information about threats and dual-use concerns in relation to nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
- Engaging members of the scientific community and industry in discussion and debate about the risks, rules and their responsibilities in relation to their activities.
- To stimulate discussion and dialogue about how Africa can positively balance its development needs with non-proliferation concerns.
Staff
Name: Noel Stott
Email: nstott@issafrica.org
Position: Senior Research Fellow
Noel Stott heads the "Africa's Development and the Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction" project. The aim of this project is to identify and strengthen Africa’s role in international efforts to strengthen disarmament and non-proliferation as they relate to WMD in the context of Africa’s developmental imperatives. The project works on the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Pelindaba); the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), and other related Conventions such as the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty; the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention; the Chemical Weapons Convention; and relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions such as UNSCR 1540. Noel has been employed by the ISS since 2002 and has extensive experience in all aspects of arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation.
Name: Amelia Broodryk
Email: abroodryk@issafrica.org
Position: Researcher
Amelia Broodryk is a Researcher with the Institute for Security Studies` (ISS) Transnational Threats and International Crime Division. Her current work focuses on Africa`s development and the threat of weapons of mass destruction. She has published numerous reports and articles on Africa`s role in promoting nuclear, chemical and biological weapons disarmament and non-proliferation and she is particularly interested in the field of nuclear security. Amelia has a Masters degree in International Studies from the University of Pretoria and is responsible for maintaining the ISS`s WMD Africa website.
