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

"Lack of water or its poor quality, last year [2005], caused 10 times more deaths than all the wars waged on the planet together," noted Loic Fauchon, President of the World Water Council, in addressing the 4th World Water Forum held March 16-22 in Mexico City. About 20,000 participants fr...

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Other Authors: FEDERATION OF UN ASSOCIATIONS WASHINGTON DC MILLENNIUM PROJECT
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2006
Subjects:
Military Forces and Organizations
Environmental Health and Safety
*MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES)
*ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
SYMPOSIA
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
DETECTION
SPECTROSCOPY
WATER
DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACIDS
FRESH WATER
ICE
SAFETY
GERMANY
ECOSYSTEMS
WASTES
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
UNITED NATIONS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS
CHINA
FISHES
METABOLITES
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
ARCTIC REGIONS
INLAND WATERWAYS
BALTIC SEA
BRACKISH WATER
NANOTECHNOLOGY
NANOPARTICLES
POLICIES
WORLD WATER FORUM
GREENPEACE
FISH STOCKS AGREEMENT
BIODIVERSITY
BIOCHEMICAL DETECTION
BACTERIAL IDENTIFICATION
SANITIZATION
RISING SEA LEVELS
AON(ARCTIC OBSERVING NETWORK)
Arctic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA528481
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Summary:"Lack of water or its poor quality, last year [2005], caused 10 times more deaths than all the wars waged on the planet together," noted Loic Fauchon, President of the World Water Council, in addressing the 4th World Water Forum held March 16-22 in Mexico City. About 20,000 participants from 141 countries participated. There were over 200 sessions and 1,600 local actions were presented. The dominating discussions were on: universal access to clean water--without border constraints; recognition of water as a fundamental human right and key to development; access to water-related technologies; and improved water management and capacity building. At the Ministerial Conference concluding the Forum, high-level officials adopted the Ministerial Declaration, calling for intensified national and international action on water and sanitation issues by including water and sanitation as priorities in national processes, and support for integrated water resources management. Prepared in cooperation with Battelle Columbus Operations, OH.

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