Worldwide Emerging Environmental Issues Affecting the U.S. Military. October 2008 Report

• Other Authors: FEDERATION OF UN ASSOCIATIONS WASHINGTON DC MILLENNIUM PROJECT
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Meteorology; Hydrology; Limnology and Potamology; Solid Wastes Pollution and Control; Environmental Health and Safety; *CLIMATE; *ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; *ECOSYSTEMS; SHIPS; ECONOMICS; AIR POLLUTION; NETWORKS; WATER TREATMENT; PURIFICATION; AQUIFERS; HEATING; ORGANIC MATERIALS; MELTING; SAFETY; PROTECTION; MERCURY; AGREEMENTS; CLEANING; FOOD; OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; POLICE; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; UNDERWATER; FORESTS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SEA ICE; GLACIERS; ARCTIC REGIONS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; GLOBAL; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES); SOURCES; NUCLEAR SECURITY; NUCLEAR SAFETY; GLOBAL LIMITS; Arctic; Climate change; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA526860; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA526860

Partial contents: Global Investment Road Map for a Transition to a Greener Economy Launched by UNEP., Draft Agreement for Management of International Aquifers, UN Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage will Enter into Force in January 2009, Progress on Defining Environmental Refugees,Uganda to Create an Environmental Police Unit, International Meetings Bring Environment and Security Closer Together, Technological Advances with Environmental Security Implications, New Substrate Preparations Make for Inexpensive "Labs on a Chip", Miniature Radiation Sensors Could Implement Detection Network, Ion Jelly Electrolyte Offers Environmental Advantages, Updates on Previously Identified Issues, Iraq Complains of After-conflict Environmental Hazards, EU Legislation Banning Mercury Exports in Effect in 2011, Nuclear Security, Advancements in Setting the Agenda for the 2010 NPT Review, IAEA Director Warns on Continuous Nuclear Safety Issues, New Hazardous Substances to be Banned, Tougher Global Limits Imposed on Air Pollution from Large Ships, EU Batteries Directive Entered into Force, European Parliament Adopted Resolution on Arctic Governance, Rights of Forest Peoples Need to Be Observed in Anti-deforestation Efforts?, Coral Triangle May Get Regional Protection,Climate Change, Scientific Evidences, Food and Water Security, Migration, Melting Glaciers and Sea Ice?, Rising Sea Levels, Post-Kyoto Negotiations, Nanotechnology Safety Issues, Reports and Information Suggested for Review, Tools for Addressing Humanity's Growing Ecological Footprint, miniAtlas of Human Security, Proceedings of the Conference on Wearable Electronics.