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.
There are currently 159 graphics under this theme.
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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 [..]
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Environmental problems often compound external security tensions and worsen internal security challenges in Eastern Europe. Of particular concern are environmental hazards concentrated along national [..]
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Environment and Security in the Mediterranean: Water
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Environment and Security in the Mediterranean: Desertification
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Environment and Security in the Mediterranean: Agriculture and Fisheries
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Environment and Security in the Mediterranean: Migration
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Environment and Security in the Mediterranean: Population
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Environment and Security in the Mediterranean: Non-renewable Natural Resources
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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