Environmental Security: United Nations Doctrine for Managing Environmental Issues in Military Actions. Volume 1

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joe B. Sills ◽  
Jerome C. Glenn ◽  
Theodore J. Gordon ◽  
Renat Perelet
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Security

scholarly journals Innocampus Explora: Una aproximación multidisciplinar a la problemática ambiental

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Núria Garro ◽  
Jose Moros-Gregorio ◽  
Alejandro Quílez-Asensio ◽  
Daniel Jiménez-Romero ◽  
Ana Blas-Medina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Work Team ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Innovation Project ◽  
Development Goals

We present the activities of the Innocampus Explora innovation project developed on the Burjassot-Paterna campus of the Universitat de València and whose main objective is to show the interrelation between the different scientific and technical degrees on campus. In this year, the work team made up of students and professors from all the faculties and schools of the Burjassot-Paterna campus, have carried out activities around environmental issues. A cross-sectional and interdisciplinary vision of the problems of the uses of plastic and nuclear energy that link with several of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) dictated by the United Nations. With the development of this project we contribute to quality transversal training for all participating students.

scholarly journals ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM: THE DIALECTIC OF STATE GOALS

2020 ◽  
pp. 108-113
Author(s):  
N. S. Kozyr ◽  
Yu. S. Nischuck
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Environmental Security ◽  
Environmental Data ◽  
Security Strategy ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Intensive Growth

Economic growth and technological progress are always paired with the need to improve environmental issues. Global trends in the field of ecology have been considered. The overview of the ecological legal regulation in the Russian Federation has been made. Problems of monitoring and assessing the environmental performance of countries have been identified: there is no single system for comparing and collecting relevant data. Contradictions of views on the intensive growth of the economy and the environmental security of the state have been determined. Conclusions have been formulated that debugging environmental data collection in the Russian Federation would improve the state’s performance in world rankings. In general, the dialectics of economics and ecology has a positive dynamics, and it is reflected in the environmental security strategy of the Russian Federation.

scholarly journals Discovering the Future Canadians Want: Insights from the We Canada Cross-Country Tour

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Nasteska and V. Wee
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Earth Summit ◽  
Environment And Development ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Heads Of State

In 1972, the first United Nations Conference on Human Environment (UNCED) was held in Stockholm, Sweden. At the conference, government officials from industrialized and developing nations met alongside civil society organizations to create the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). “This conference put environmental issues on the international agenda for the first time, and marked a turning point in the development of international environmental politics. It has also been recognized as the beginning of modern political and public awareness of global environmental issues” (Baylis & Smith, 2005, pp. 454-455). Twenty years later, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio Earth Summit, was held in Rio de Janeiro. One hundred and seventy two government officials participated, of which 108 were heads of state (United Nations, 1992, United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, para. 1). This conference was one of the largest gatherings of heads of state, civil society organizations, and individuals in human history to date. Stakeholders met with the purpose of charting a course for a more sustainable future. From the conference emerged agreements, most notably Agenda 21, which created a framework for developing global, national, and regional plans for sustainability. The Rio Earth Summit has since stood as an example of what is possible when governments and citizens work together. The outcomes of this conference still affect human lives today, mainly through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change meetings, which led to the Kyoto Protocol, the only legally binding agreement to cut down carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions. The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, also known as Earth Summit 2012 or Rio+20, is regarded as one of the most crucial events in United Nations history and has been referred to by the Secretary General of the United Nations (2011), Ban Ki-moon, as “the most important global meeting on sustainable development in our time" (The Future We Want, p 2).

The European Environmental Security Agenda

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-104
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Kantemnidis
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
The United States ◽  
Environmental Security ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
European Security ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Security Community ◽  
The Many ◽  
First Time

Environmental security was established academically in the early 1980s in the United States. The threat of environmental issues to national security has been the dominant approach among the many distinct interpretations. In 2008, environmental concerns, particularly climate change, were addressed for the first time in the context of EU security. The European security community frequently considers environmental aspects; however, this is usually limited to a strategic level before moving to implementation. In this article, we illustrate how environmental security has evolved, how it has permeated the European security community, and how it might advance further to secure the security of European citizens better.

scholarly journals Desenvolvimento sustentável: os avanços na discussão sobre os temas ambientais lançados pela conferência das Nações Unidas sobre o desenvolvimento sustentável, Rio+20 e os desafios para os próximos 20 anos

Perspectiva ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 1257-1277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayana Flávia Ferreira Pimenta ◽  
Aurea Maria Brandi Nardelli
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The United Nations

O termo Desenvolvimento Sustentável vem ganhando espaço nas últimas décadas e é cada vez mais debatido junto às autoridades mundiais. O objetivo geral deste artigo é apresentar os principais eventos intergovernamentais que deram origem à Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável realizada em 2012, também conhecida por Rio+20, e apresentar os principais temas debatidos entre os países nesta Conferência. Em seguida, apresentam-se as contribuições brasileiras na Rio+20 e como a Educação Ambiental foi abordada nesta conferência, além de discutir as perspectivas para os próximos 20 anos.  Sustainable development: progress in the discussion of environmental issues launched by the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio + 20 and the challenges for the next 20 years AbstractThe term Sustainable Development has been gaining ground in recent decades and it is increasingly discussed with authorities worldwide. The aim of this article is to present the main intergovernmental events which helped in the creation of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in 2012, also known as Rio+20, and to present the main issues discussed among the countries in this conference. Then, the Brazilian contributions are presented in Rio+20 and how the environmental education was addressed at this conference, besides discussing the prospects for the next 20 years.Keywords: Sustainable Development. Rio +20. Environmental Education. Desarrollo Sostenible: los avances en la discusión acerca de los temas ambientales lanzados por la conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el desarrollo sostenible, Rio+20 y los retos para los próximos 20 añosResumenEl término Desarrollo Sostenible ha ganado espacio en las últimas décadas y es cada vez más discutido junto a las autoridades mundiales. El objeto general de este artículo es presentar los principales eventos intergubernamentales que generaron a la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible realizada en el 2012, también conocida por Rio+20, y presentar los principales temas debatidos entre los paises en esta Conferencia. En seguida, se presentaron las contribuciones brasileñas en la Rio+20 y como la Educación Ambiental fue abordada en esta conferencia, además de discutir las perspectivas para los próximos 20 años.Palabras claves: Desarrollo Sostenible. Rio+20. Educación Ambiental. 

scholarly journals AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY PERFORMANCE OF TURKEY IN 2020

2021 ◽  
pp. 10-21
Author(s):  
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Necip ARMAN
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Performance Index ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Environmental Problem ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Security ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Environmental Performance Index ◽  
Climate Policies ◽  
Paris Climate Agreement

Abstract The performance of Turkey in 2020 in terms of environmental security is examined in this study. Despite Turkey’s adoption of many international treaties about environmental issues, it is concluded that Turkey’s environmental performance in 2020 was very low. The research uses the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) and the Combating Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) to access environmental security assessments. With the above results, it has been indicated that ecosystem vitality, biodiversity and habitat, 􀏐isheries, ef􀏐icient use of energy, and climate policies are the areas where the country performs the least. To add, The Ministry of Environment and Urbanization of Turkey has underlined that water pollution is the most important environmental problem in Turkey. Moreover, the fact that Turkey is one of seven countries that have not rati􀏐ied the Paris Climate Agreement is determined as a major issue of environmental security. Keywords: Human security, environmental security, Paris Climate Agreement, Environmental Performance Index (EPI), Combating Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI).

scholarly journals Comprehensive Security: The Opportunities and Challenges of Incorporating Environmental Threats in Security Policy

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 91-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helmi Räisänen ◽  
Emma Hakala ◽  
Jussi T. Eronen ◽  
Janne I. Hukkinen ◽  
Mikko J. Virtanen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Security ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Security Model ◽  
Environmental Threats ◽  
Vital Functions ◽  
Wide Range

In security and foreign policy discourse, environmental issues have been discussed increasingly as security threats that require immediate action. Yet, as the traditional security sector does not provide straightforward means to deal with climate change and other environmental issues, this has prompted concerns over undue securitisation and ill-placed extreme measures. We argue that an effective policy to address foreseeable environmental security threats can only be developed and maintained by ensuring that it remains resolutely within the domain of civil society. In this article, we consider the case of Finland, where the policy concept of comprehensive security has been presented as the official guideline for security and preparedness activities in different sectors. Comprehensive security aims to safeguard the vital functions of society through cooperation between authorities, business operators, organisations, and citizens. We analyse the opportunities and challenges of Finland’s comprehensive security policy in addressing environmental changes through a three-level framework of local, geopolitical and structural security impacts. Our empirical evidence is based on a set of expert interviews (n = 40) that represent a wide range of fields relevant to unconventional security issues. We find that the Finnish comprehensive security model provides an example of a wide and inclusive perspective to security which would allow for taking into account environmental security concerns. However, due to major challenges in the implementation of the model, it does not fully incorporate the long-term, cross-sectoral, and cascading aspects of environmental threats. This weakens Finland’s preparedness against climate change which currently poses some of the most urgent environmental security problems.

Threats without Enemies, Security without Borders: Environmental Security in East Asia

2001 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-189
Author(s):  
Ramesh Thakur
Keyword(s):  
Physical Environment ◽  
Northeast Asia ◽  
Human Security ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Resource Scarcity ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Environmental Security ◽  
Human Populations ◽  
Negative Externalities ◽  
Environmental Integrity

Northeast Asia constitutes a “regional environmental security complex” wherein the actors and societies are enmeshed together in a web of positive and negative externalities with respect both to environmental problems and efforts to solve them. The three sets of environmental issues relevant to the security architecture can be summarized as follows: damage to and destruction of peaceful relations, stability and order of the state-based system of international relations caused by environmental decay and resource scarcity; threats to human security rooted in environmental decay and resource scarcity; and damage to and destruction of environmental integrity caused by instability and conflict. Environmental degradation can degrade human security by damaging the health of human populations; economic security by impacting adversely on local, national, regional and international economies; and national security by undermining stable relations among countries. Equally, though, recurring patterns of human, economic and national behavior can deplete the earth's resources and degrade the physical environment.

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