Defining Environmental Security: Implications for the U.S. Army

Abstract

In 1998, the Millennium Project of the American Council for the United Nations University (AC/UNU) conducted a two-questionnaire survey for an international environmental security study. The first questionnaire asked about existing and proposed definitions of environmental security, potential threats, and policies to address these threats. The second questionnaire asked who should provide policy leadership for the various threats to environmental security identified in the first questionnaire. The Project also held an informal meeting of military attaches on June 9, 1998 for further input. Appendix A (p.30) lists study respondents. The study found little consensus about environmental security definitions, threats, and policy leadership around the world. However, the responses to the questionnaires did suggest some common elements a definition of environmental security should possess.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA593191

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  • Jerome C. Glenn
  • Renat Perelet
  • Theodore J. Gordon

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Environment
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Security
  • Hygiene
  • Information Exchange
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Natural Resources
  • Urban Areas
  • Warning Systems
  • Water Resources

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