Under Resolution A/RES/79/238 (‘Nuclear war effects and scientific research’), the United Nations General Assembly decided to establish an Independent Scientific Panel on the Effects of Nuclear War (“the Panel”). The Panel has been tasked with examining ‘the physical effects and societal consequences of a nuclear war on a local, regional and planetary scale, inter alia, the climatic, environmental and radiological effects, and their impacts on public health, global socioeconomic systems, agriculture and ecosystems, in the days, weeks and decades following a nuclear war.’ Resolution A/RES/79/238 encourages nominations from Member States, scientific and academic institutions, and from qualified individuals with specific expertise related to the work of the Panel.
