Worldwide Emerging Environmental Issues Affecting the U.S. Military. March 2009

Abstract

Switzerland and Italy are cooperating in redrawing their national borders in the Matterhorn mountain area, due to melting Alpine glaciers that previously set the border lines. The new proposal considers the rocks rather than glaciers as border criteria. The Swiss-Italian border change will not affect any inhabited area. Franco Narducci, of Italy's opposition Democratic Party, who is preparing the bill for redefining the frontier, said that similar negotiations will be proposed to France and Austria. Redrawing these borders creates a precedent with implications for other effects of climate change in other regions such as the Arctic and Antarctic regions, and the Low-lying Island States.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA526848

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Climate Change
  • Droughts
  • Energy Storage
  • Environment
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Geography
  • International Organizations
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nanotechnology
  • Renewable Energy
  • Warning Systems

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