Showing posts from category environment.
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UN: Environment Threatened in Post-Conflict Lebanon
›January 23, 2007 // By Wilson Center StaffIn the wake of the 34-day conflict that began in July 2006, Lebanon faces widespread environmental challenges, says a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme. The post-conflict assessment cites an urgent need to remove toxic waste and other hazardous materials from bombed areas—particularly industrial complexes—before they affect the country’s waterways and supply. Additionally, agricultural land in the southern region, where the population greatly depends on crop revenues, needs to be cleared of unexploded cluster bombs. -
Environment, Poverty, Security: What’s Population Got to Do With It? ‘(Online Discussion)’
›January 22, 2007 // By Wilson Center StaffPopulation Reference Bureau (PRB) will host an online discussion of environment, poverty, and security trends and the ways in which they are affected by population dynamics on Thursday, January 25, from 1 – 2 p.m. (EST).
The discussion will be moderated by PRB Technical Director Roger-Mark De Souza. Questions can be submitted in advance. -
Caucuses Discuss Environment’s Impact on Security
›January 17, 2007 // By Wilson Center StaffRepresentatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia came together with other international partners in Georgia’s capital city of Tblisi today to discuss the impact of environmental concerns on peace in the region.
Regional cooperation may be the solution to problems such as environmental degradation and access to natural resources, according to Ambassador Roy Reeve, head of the OSCE Mission to Georgia.
The meeting is part of the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC). -
Global Risk Factors
›January 17, 2007 // By Wilson Center StaffEnvironmental problems such as climate and water scarcity pose growing risks to the world’s future, says a new report from the World Economic Forum. Global Risks 2007 offers sobering scenarios of threats quickly coming down the road: over the next 10 years, more than 1 million people in the developing world are expected to die from disease, while loss of freshwater services is projected to claim somewhere between 40,000 and 200,000 lives.
