Theme: Environment and security

Graphics on issues related to security and conflict and environment and natural resources. The distribution and access to resources like water, minerals, fossil fuels and coasts have been - and continues to be - a major cause of tension in the World. Other graphics in this section examine the impact on the environment - during and after a conflict or war. Among the graphics there is a special focus on Eastern Europe and Central Asia from the work that UNEP/GRID-Arendal is participating in through the ENVSEC initiative.

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Environment and security issues in Belarus and Ukraine

The Concept of National Security of Belarus focuses on both external and internal security issues. It directly refers to environmental problems such as global climate change, trans-boundary transport [..]
Environment and security issues in Belarus and Ukraine

Environment and security priority areas in Eastern Europe

Environmental problems often compound external security tensions and worsen internal security challenges in Eastern Europe. Of particular concern are environmental hazards concentrated along national [..]
Environment and security priority areas in Eastern Europe

Water

Environment and Security in the Mediterranean: Water
Water

Desertification

Environment and Security in the Mediterranean: Desertification
Desertification

Agriculture and Fisheries

Environment and Security in the Mediterranean: Agriculture and Fisheries
Agriculture and Fisheries

Migration

Environment and Security in the Mediterranean: Migration
Migration

Population

Environment and Security in the Mediterranean: Population
Population

Non-renewable Natural Resources

Environment and Security in the Mediterranean: Non-renewable Natural Resources
Non-renewable Natural Resources

Compensation for sheep losses in Norway

Minimizing conflicts with livestock husbandry is the most important challenge for the conservation of wolverines. In Fennoscandia, few areas exist within the wolverines’ range where there is no [..]
Compensation for sheep losses in Norway

Major oil pipeline projects

A number of oil pipelines are currently under study or construction in the Balkans: the US registered Albanian-Macedonian-Bulgarian Oil Corporation (AMBO) project will carry oil from the Caspian to [..]
Major oil pipeline projects

Environment and security issues in Moldova

Since water resources are of particular importance to Moldova, water pollution is viewed as a nationally significant threat. Moldova does not have large lakes, and all its larger rivers originate [..]
Environment and security issues in Moldova

The expansion of the European Union, political map 1957, 1987, 1997 and 2007

The political map and landscape in Europe has changed drastically in the period of 1957-2007. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the European Communities was formed in 1957 by the treaty of [..]
The expansion of the European Union, political map 1957, 1987, 1997 and 2007

Human vulnerability and food insecurity – rainfall and economy in Sub-Saharan Africa

For Sub-Saharan Africa, patterns in economic growth follow precipitation patterns closely. As rainfall has decreased over the last 30 years, so has the financial development. Rainfed agriculture [..]
Human vulnerability and food insecurity – rainfall and economy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Environment and security priority areas in the Southern Caucasus (poster)

Peacefully resolving the overriding political, economic and social concerns of our time requires a multifaceted approach, including mechanisms to address the links between the natural environment and [..]
Environment and security priority areas in the Southern Caucasus (poster)

Environment and security priority areas in the Southern Caucasus (poster) [Russian]

Peacefully resolving the overriding political, economic and social concerns of our time requires a multifaceted approach, including mechanisms to address the links between the natural environment and [..]
Environment and security priority areas in the Southern Caucasus (poster) [Russian]
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