Worldwide Emerging Environmental Issues Affecting the U.S. Military. November 2006 Report

Abstract

Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons came into force on 12 November 2006, almost three years after it was adopted. The Protocol stipulates that Parties should take "remedial measures to mark and clear, remove or destroy unexploded ordnance or abandoned explosive ordnance" as early as possible after hostilities have ended, whether they control the territory or not, by cooperating directly or indirectly with all parties involved through quick and accurate information exchange. The Protocol is not retroactive, covering only wars occurring after its entry into force. As of the end of November, there were 27 States Parties to the Protocol. The Portfolio of Mine Action Projects 2007 found that 26 out of 29 war-ravaged countries or territories surveyed are beleaguered with the lurking remnants of cluster bombs and other explosives. In 2007, the focus of the Projects will be on unexploded ordnance, aiming to deal with the aftermath of conflicts that took place before Protocol V entered into force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA528473

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Environment
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Security
  • European Union
  • Greenhouse Effect
  • Greenhouse Gases
  • Lasers
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • Munitions
  • Nanomaterials
  • Nanoparticles
  • Nanotechnology
  • Risk Analysis
  • Sea Level Rise

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  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Strategic Security Studies