The thirst for energy and the need to manage environmental impacts arising from the carbon economy are urgent issues facing this and future generations. The environment and security nexus provide an essential perspective for meeting energy and other challenges to security arising from climate change, conflicts, and economic transition. As Norman Myers succinctly pointed out, wars have already been fought over water and energy; and deforestation, soil erosion, desertification, over-fishing, and a host of other environmental problems are linked with conflict everywhere. Yet the capacity of humans to reach across boundaries and cooperate on the environment also gives us hope that solutions to environment and security problems can be found. Critical links between security,enviroment and energy from transboundary, post-conflict and climate change perspectives Highlights the fact that energy and its impact on environment, the main issue facing the international policy community today, should be treated as a security issue INDICE: From the contents Introduction. Notes on Contributors. Key Note Address. Post-Conflict Environmental Challenges. The International Community’s Approach To Environmental Security Challenges. Transatlantic Energy Security. Climate Change. Environmental Performance. Annexes. Agenda of the NATO AdvancedResearch Workshop on Energy and Environmental Challenges to Security. List ofAbbreviations. Full List of Participants. Addresses of Contributors. Subject Index.
- ISBN: 978-1-4020-9452-1
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 495
- Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés