Nicholas Dunlop
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Nicholas Dunlop is Co-Founder and Secretary-General
of the e-Parliament
and founding member of the World Future Council
.
. In 1984, he coordinated the launching of the Six Nation Peace Initiative, bringing together a group of heads of government
to work on nuclear weapons issues. In 1987 he was a co-recipient of the first Indira Gandhi Peace Prize. More recently, he was Executive Director
of EarthAction, a global network of more than 2,000 citizen groups in 160 countries, working together to generate political will to solve global problems. Working with celebrities such as the actor Leonardo DiCaprio
and the rock band
Crosby, Stills and Nash, Dunlop has helped to increase public attention to major problems such as climate change
and desertification
. He has also served as a Consultant to the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme on relations with national parliaments. Educated in Singapore, India and New Zealand, Nicholas Dunlop is a citizen of Ireland and New Zealand, and is based England.
He designed and launched the Six Nation Peace Initiative, which brought together the Presidents and Prime Ministers of Argentina
, Greece
, India
, Mexico
, Sweden
and Tanzania
in a group to work on nuclear disarmament
.
In spring 2007, he was elected as a council member of the World Future Council
, an organization founded by Jakob von Uexkull
and Herbert Girardet
.
Secretary-General
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of the e-Parliament
E-Parliament
The e-Parliament is a non-profit organization that links together the world's democratic members of parliament and congress into a single forum...
and founding member of the World Future Council
World Future Council
The World Future Council is an independent body formally founded in Hamburg, Germany on 10 May 2007. "Formed to speak on behalf of policy solutions that serve the interests of future generations", it includes members active in governmental bodies, civil society, business, science and the arts...
.
Work
Nicholas Dunlop is co-founder and Secretary-General of the e-Parliament, an initiative to link up the world's democratic members of parliaments and congresses into a global forum. He was previously Secretary-General of Parliamentarians for Global ActionParliamentarians for Global Action
Parliamentarians for Global Action is a non-profit and non-partisan international organization of more than 1,300 free elected legislators from 130 democratic countries . It was established circa 1978 as Parliamentarians for World Order engaged in a range of action-oriented initiatives that promote...
. In 1984, he coordinated the launching of the Six Nation Peace Initiative, bringing together a group of heads of government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
to work on nuclear weapons issues. In 1987 he was a co-recipient of the first Indira Gandhi Peace Prize. More recently, he was Executive Director
Executive director
Executive director is a term sometimes applied to the chief executive officer or managing director of an organization, company, or corporation. It is widely used in North American non-profit organizations, though in recent decades many U.S. nonprofits have adopted the title "President/CEO"...
of EarthAction, a global network of more than 2,000 citizen groups in 160 countries, working together to generate political will to solve global problems. Working with celebrities such as the actor Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer. He has received many awards, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Aviator , and has been nominated by the Academy Awards, Screen Actors Guild and the British Academy of Film and Television...
and the rock band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
Crosby, Stills and Nash, Dunlop has helped to increase public attention to major problems such as climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
and desertification
Desertification
Desertification is the degradation of land in drylands. Caused by a variety of factors, such as climate change and human activities, desertification is one of the most significant global environmental problems.-Definitions:...
. He has also served as a Consultant to the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme on relations with national parliaments. Educated in Singapore, India and New Zealand, Nicholas Dunlop is a citizen of Ireland and New Zealand, and is based England.
He designed and launched the Six Nation Peace Initiative, which brought together the Presidents and Prime Ministers of Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
in a group to work on nuclear disarmament
Nuclear disarmament
Nuclear disarmament refers to both the act of reducing or eliminating nuclear weapons and to the end state of a nuclear-free world, in which nuclear weapons are completely eliminated....
.
In spring 2007, he was elected as a council member of the World Future Council
World Future Council
The World Future Council is an independent body formally founded in Hamburg, Germany on 10 May 2007. "Formed to speak on behalf of policy solutions that serve the interests of future generations", it includes members active in governmental bodies, civil society, business, science and the arts...
, an organization founded by Jakob von Uexkull
Jakob von Uexkull
Jakob von Uexkull is a writer, lecturer, philanthropist, activist and former politician. He served as a Member of the European Parliament 1987–1989, representing the German Green Party. In 1980, Uexkull founded the Right Livelihood Award, commonly known as the Alternative Nobel Prize, and in 2006,...
and Herbert Girardet
Herbert Girardet
Herbert Girardet is co-founder of the World Future Council. His ten books include Earthrise , The Gaia Atlas of Cities , Creating Sustainable Cities , Cities, People, Planet , Shaping our Future , and Surviving the Century...
.