Environmental sustainability and security. Report on working group six

At the Dagomys conference in 1988, Pugwash expressed the intention to extend its concern to all the three main threats to the survival of human society: war, environmental destruction, and poverty. In our deliberations it again became clear that the issues of environment and poverty are direct and serious threats to survival, especially in developing countries. Income disparities within and between nations and environmental degradation are increasing; and their consequences and the conflicts they may provoke will become ever more important. Working group 6 strongly reaffirmed the need for Pugwash to act effectively in these fields