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

Abstract

Partial contents: UNEP Conference Furthers Environmental Governance, UN Report on the Role of Natural Resources in Conflict and Peacebuilding, South Korea Adopts a Green Growth Policy and Influences Next G-20 Meeting, Technological Advances with Environmental Security Implications, New Detection and Cleanup Techniques, Increasing Energy Efficiency Technologies, Updates on Previously Identified Issues, Undersea Abandoned Ordnance Presents Increasing Environmental and Health Hazards, International Satellite Collision Triggers Regulations Review, New Recommendations for Reducing Nuclear Risk, Nordic Countries Alliances for Addressing Arctic Issues, Energy and Environmental Security Increasingly Addressed Together, Climate Change?, Scientific Evidence and Natural Disasters, Food and Water Security, Migration, Melting Glaciers and Sea Ice, Rising Sea Levels, Health, Computer Modeling, Adaptation and Preparedness, Nanotechnology Safety Issues, Reports Suggested for Review, UNEP Year Book 2009, Suggestions for Addressing Energy and National Security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA526850

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Climate Change
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Environment
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Protection
  • Glaciers
  • Greenhouse Effect
  • Groundwater
  • Hydrogen
  • Materials Science
  • National Security
  • Natural Resources
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Waste Management
  • Water Purification

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Economics
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Space