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Based on the suggestions made by the speakers of Plenary Session IV
"Ch- lenges to the management of water resources and to countering
deserti cation in the Mediterranean region" during the 15th
Economic and Environmental Forum, the OCEEA proposed to organize a
workshop on "Water Scarcity, Land Degra- tion and Deserti cation in
the Mediterranean region - Environment and Security Aspects." In
order to build on common synergies, OSCE sought co-operation with
c- leagues from NATO, in particular from the Science for Peace and
Security P- gramme. NATO has a longstanding expertise on the issue
and had organised in Valencia, in December 2003, a NATO scienti c
workshop on "Deserti cation and Security in the Mediterranean
Region." The objective of the new proposed wo- shop would be to
broaden its focus from the scienti c community to include also
policy makers. 1 The workshop, aimed at government of cials from
the Mediterranean Region, gathered representatives of Water
management, Land degradation and Desert- cation Departments of
Ministries of Environment and representatives from the Ministries
of Foreign Affairs. In addition, policy makers, scientists and
experts were also invited. The aim was to discuss how the OSCE,
NATO and other c- petent organizations like the UNCCD, UNEP, MAP,
and the EU could play a role in ensuring that environment and
security linkages in terms of water scarcity, land degradation and
deserti cation are addressed in the Mediterranean Region.
Desertification in the Mediterranean Region: a Security Issue 1 2
William G. Kepner & Jose Luis Rubio 1. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, P.O. Box
93478, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 89193-3478 ([email protected])
2. Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desertificacion-CIDE, (CSIC,
Universitat de Valencia, Generalitat Valenciana), Cami de la
Marjal, s/n Apartado Oficial, 46470 Albal, Valencia, Spain
([email protected]) Security issues related to desertification in
the Mediterranean Region were the subject of a special NATO
workshop held on 2-5 December 2003 at the Museum of Sciences
Principe Felipe in Valencia, Spain. This workshop was organized by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA),
Centre for Desertification Research (Valencia, Spain), and the
Desert Research Institute (Reno, Nevada, USA) on behalf of the NATO
Science Committee and the NATO Committee on the Challenges of
Modern Society (Public Diplomacy Division). Additionally, the
European Society for Soil Conservation participated as a
collaborating institution. Other participating institutions
included the Spanish Ministry of Environment, Generalitat Valencia
(Department of Territory and Housing), the Secretariat of the
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and the City of
Art & Sciences of Valencia which hosted the Meeting."
Desertification in the Mediterranean Region: a Security Issue 1 2
William G. Kepner & Jose Luis Rubio 1. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, P.O. Box
93478, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 89193-3478 ([email protected])
2. Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desertificacion-CIDE, (CSIC,
Universitat de Valencia, Generalitat Valenciana), Cami de la
Marjal, s/n Apartado Oficial, 46470 Albal, Valencia, Spain
([email protected]) Security issues related to desertification in
the Mediterranean Region were the subject of a special NATO
workshop held on 2-5 December 2003 at the Museum of Sciences
Principe Felipe in Valencia, Spain. This workshop was organized by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA),
Centre for Desertification Research (Valencia, Spain), and the
Desert Research Institute (Reno, Nevada, USA) on behalf of the NATO
Science Committee and the NATO Committee on the Challenges of
Modern Society (Public Diplomacy Division). Additionally, the
European Society for Soil Conservation participated as a
collaborating institution. Other participating institutions
included the Spanish Ministry of Environment, Generalitat Valencia
(Department of Territory and Housing), the Secretariat of the
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and the City of
Art & Sciences of Valencia which hosted the Meeting."
Based on the suggestions made by the speakers of Plenary Session IV
"Ch- lenges to the management of water resources and to countering
deserti cation in the Mediterranean region" during the 15th
Economic and Environmental Forum, the OCEEA proposed to organize a
workshop on "Water Scarcity, Land Degra- tion and Deserti cation in
the Mediterranean region - Environment and Security Aspects." In
order to build on common synergies, OSCE sought co-operation with
c- leagues from NATO, in particular from the Science for Peace and
Security P- gramme. NATO has a longstanding expertise on the issue
and had organised in Valencia, in December 2003, a NATO scienti c
workshop on "Deserti cation and Security in the Mediterranean
Region." The objective of the new proposed wo- shop would be to
broaden its focus from the scienti c community to include also
policy makers. 1 The workshop, aimed at government of cials from
the Mediterranean Region, gathered representatives of Water
management, Land degradation and Desert- cation Departments of
Ministries of Environment and representatives from the Ministries
of Foreign Affairs. In addition, policy makers, scientists and
experts were also invited. The aim was to discuss how the OSCE,
NATO and other c- petent organizations like the UNCCD, UNEP, MAP,
and the EU could play a role in ensuring that environment and
security linkages in terms of water scarcity, land degradation and
deserti cation are addressed in the Mediterranean Region.
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