Worldwide Emerging Environmental Issues Affecting the U.S. Military. March 2010

CONTENTS: Item 1. UN Panel Meeting on World Water Day to Discuss How to Avoid Water Wars. Item 2. Nanomaterials Guidelines Adopted by 53 African Countries. Item 3. UN Economic Commission for Europe Adopts Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Regulations. Item 4. Iran and Qatar Sign Environmental MOU. Item 5....

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Other Authors: FEDERATION OF UN ASSOCIATIONS WASHINGTON DC MILLENNIUM PROJECT
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Ecology
Environmental Health and Safety
Government and Political Science
*ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
*ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
IRAN
INTERNATIONAL LAW
ASIA
QATAR
ARCTIC REGIONS
ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES
DESALINATION
NANOTECHNOLOGY
NATURAL DISASTERS
AFRICA
SAFETY
PESTICIDES
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
HYBRID VEHICLES
ENERGY EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGIES
MARITIME ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENERGY REGULATORS
BIODIVERSITY LOSS
CLIMATE CHANGE
Arctic
Climate change
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA526918
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Summary:CONTENTS: Item 1. UN Panel Meeting on World Water Day to Discuss How to Avoid Water Wars. Item 2. Nanomaterials Guidelines Adopted by 53 African Countries. Item 3. UN Economic Commission for Europe Adopts Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Regulations. Item 4. Iran and Qatar Sign Environmental MOU. Item 5. Thailand, Other Asian Countries, May Tighten Environmental Regulations. Item 6. Technological Advances with Environmental Security Implications: 6.1 Desalination Reverse Osmosis Improved by Ion Concentration Polarization. 6.2 New Detection and Cleanup Techniques. 6.3 Increasing Energy Efficiency Technologies. Item 7. Updates on Previously Identified Issues: 7.1 Maritime Environmental Protection. 7.2 European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators. 7.3 New UN Satellite Standards to Help in Natural Disaster Situations. 7.4 Dialogues for Creating a Northeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone. 7.5 New Measures to Continue the Fight against Biodiversity Loss. 7.6 Two New Pesticides Added to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Watch List. 7.7 Factors to Consider in Establishing and Operating Marine Protected Areas. 7.8 Arctic. 7.9 Climate Change. 7.10 Nanotechnology Safety

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