Worldwide Emerging Environmental Issues Affecting the U.S. Military

Partial contents: UN Human Rights Council Affirms Right to Water as Legally-Binding,International Biosecurity Initiative, Synthetic Biology Guidelines to Reduce Bioweapon Threats, Arctic and South China Sea Resource Issues Causing U.S. to Review Law of the Sea., Islamic Conference of Environmental M...

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Other Authors: FEDERATION OF UN ASSOCIATIONS WASHINGTON DC MILLENNIUM PROJECT
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Meteorology
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Solid Wastes Pollution and Control
Water Pollution and Control
Environmental Health and Safety
*TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
*OCEANS
*ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
*CLIMATE
*SAFETY
EFFICIENCY
ORGANIC MATERIALS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
NUCLEAR ENERGY
CLEANING
FOOD
OCEAN BOTTOM
SEA ICE
GLACIERS
SANITATION
NANOTECHNOLOGY
NATURAL DISASTERS
ENERGY
SECURITY
WATER
DETECTORS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
ENVIRONMENTS
Arctic
Pacific
Climate change
Law of the Sea
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA531945
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA531945
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Summary:Partial contents: UN Human Rights Council Affirms Right to Water as Legally-Binding,International Biosecurity Initiative, Synthetic Biology Guidelines to Reduce Bioweapon Threats, Arctic and South China Sea Resource Issues Causing U.S. to Review Law of the Sea., Islamic Conference of Environmental Ministers Approves Detailed Program, Hungary Industrial Plant Spill Might Trigger Tougher Environmental Regulations, Technological Advances with Environmental Security Implications, New Detection and Cleanup Techniques, Increasing Energy Efficiency Technologies, Updates on Previously Identified Issues, Kenya to Implement E-Waste Management Program, Biosafety Regulations Reviewed in Context of Worrying Forecasts, Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Updated, International Civil Aviation Pact Cuts Climate Emissions from Aircraft, IMO MEPC Revises MARPOL, Addresses Emissions from Ships, Chile Establishes 150,000 KM2 Protected Marine Reserve in Pacific, NASA's SERVIR Environmental Imaging-Decision Support System Extended from Mesoamerica and Africa to Asia, New Earth-Approaching Asteroid Discovered, Artificial Grass May Pose Threat of Lead Poisoning to Children, Climate Change, Scientific Evidence and Natural Disasters, Food and Water Security, Adaptation, Computer Modeling and Scenarios, Post-Copenhagen Negotiations, Nanotechnology Safety Issues, Reports and Information Suggested for Review.

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