The Centre for Chemistry and Technology and the future of the OPCW

The Centre for Chemistry and Technology and the future of the OPCW SIPRI Research Policy Paper March 2024 THE CENTRE FOR CHEMISTRY SUMMARY ș With the destruction of the AND TECHNOLOGY AND THE final remaining stockpiles of declared chemical weapons in FUTURE OF THE OPCW 2023, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) must adjust ian anthony* to a new role. [...] The challenging context for chemical disarmament and the future of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons With the destruction of the final remaining stockpiles of declared chemical weapons in 2023, the CWC could be said to have effectively performed the main task that was set for it at the time it entered into force. [...] The four result areas of the medium-term plan of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for 2024–28 Verification The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will continue to monitor converted chemical weapon production facilities to prevent the re-emergence of chemical weapon capabilities. [...] 56 The Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC convenes representatives of the international forensic science community during the annual meeting of the ICC Scientific Advisory Board. [...] To adjust to its new role and to achieve the full potential of the CCT, the OPCW, the CSP and the states parties should adopt the following recom mendations.