Partnering for Environmental Security Cooperation in Central Asia and the Caspian Basin

Abstract

The purpose of the conference was to promote security cooperation with the Central Asian States through multilateral environmental security planning The conference participants reviewed environmental challenges that threatened regional stability, identified obstacles to regional cooperation, and developed regional contingency plans that stressed interoperability and consequence management Conference participants included senior military and civilian representatives of the Ministries of Emergency Situations or Ministries of the Environment of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia; key staff members from U.S. Central Command, the Department of Defense (DCD), and the Department of State; and representatives from the state National Guard partners of Arizona, Louisiana, Montana, and Nevada Speakers were drawn from a distinguished group of international military officers, academicians, and representatives of humanitarian relief, international development and disaster response organizations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA423890

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey C. Reynolds
  • Kent H. Butts

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asia
  • Central Asia
  • Cooperation
  • Department Of Defense
  • Disasters
  • Environment
  • Environmental Security
  • National Security
  • Natural Disasters
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • Water
  • Water Resources

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.