Worldwide Emerging Environmental Issues Affecting the U.S. Military

• Other Authors: FEDERATION OF UN ASSOCIATIONS WASHINGTON DC MILLENNIUM PROJECT
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Military Forces and Organizations; Environmental Health and Safety; *MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES); *ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; REMOVAL; SYMPOSIA; WEATHER; BIOLOGY; WATER; BACTERIA; HEALTH; SECURITY; EFFICIENCY; MELTING; CLIMATE; GERMANY; MIGRATION; POLLUTANTS; ETHICS; AFRICA; UNITED NATIONS; WASTE RECYCLING; FOOD; PLASTICS; LEGISLATION; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; COOPERATION; LATIN AMERICA; ASIA; CHINA; SEA ICE; SENATE; GLACIERS; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NATURAL DISASTERS; CYBERTERRORISM; EUROPEAN UNION; MARITIME INDUSTRY; DATA BASES; NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CYBERCRIME; CLEANUP TECHNIQUES; ATOMIC FUEL BANKS; SHIPPING EFFICIENCY DATABASE; WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; WEATHER CONTROL; ENERGY MARKET; SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE; MILITARY IMPLICATIONS; NEUTRON TECHNOLOGY; MARINE BACTERIA; HALOMONAS TITANICAE; POP(PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS); Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA535558; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA535558

Germany will join the UN Security Council for two years beginning in January as one of ten non-permanent members. During this time it is expected to urge this UN body to begin addressing climate change as a global security threat. This view is shared by many other UN members, as evidence of the security implications of climate change mount, and environmental security is becoming part of the security agenda of states and international security organizations. The UN General Assembly December 15, 2010 session focused on improving the coordination of efforts in case of disasters, including those associated with natural hazards.