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NATO Security Science Forum
on Environmental Security

NATO HQ, Brussels, 12 March 2008

High level experts discuss environmental security

The second NATO Science Forum on Environmental Security took place on 12 March 2008 at NATO in Brussels. The Forum brought together around 20 key speakers and over 120 environmental security experts from NATO member, Partner and Mediterranean Dialogue countries to address the linkages between the environment and security and examine current initiatives underway to help resolve problems and mitigate conflict.

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Wednesday 12 March 2008 photo photo video
9:00 Opening remarks by Mr. Jean-François Bureau, Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, Chairman of NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Committee photo photo WMV
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Session 1 : Global Security Concerns Relating to Environmental Issues   photo WMV
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Moderator : Prof. Nikolaos Mihalopoulos, Environmental Security Panel former Chairman, Greece
Rapporteur : Dr. Thameur Chaibi, Environmental Security Panel Member, Tunisia
 
  Climate Change
Prof. Martin Parry, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability
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Water Issues (incl. Transboundary Issues)
Dr. Andras Szöllösi-Nagy, Deputy Assistant Director for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
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Energy Security
Dr. Mustafa Tiris, TUBITAK Marmara Research Centre, Turkey
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Natural Catastrophes in the Global Change Epoch: New Geography and New Interactions Prof. Andrey B. Shmakin, Institute of Geography, Russia PDF
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Session 2 : The Role of International Organisations in Addressing the Environment and Security   photo WMV
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Moderator : Mr. Robert F. Simmons Jr, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Security Cooperation & Partnership, NATO Political Affairs & Security Policy Division
Rapporteur : Dr. James McQuaid, Environmental Security Panel Chairman, UK
 
  ENVSEC Initiative (UNDP/UNEP/UNECE/OSCE/REC/NATO)
Dr. Bernard Snoy, Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
Ms. Márta Bonifert, The Regional Environment Centre, Hungary
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Mr. Robert Lowson, GMES Bureau Brussels, European Environment Agency PDF
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NATO Project in cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Central Asia - Radioactive Contamination:
Dr. Peter Stegnar, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
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NATO Project in cooperation with OSCE
Caucasus - Transboundary Water Issues:
Dr. Armen Saghatelyan, Centre for Ecological-Noosphere Studies, Armenia
Dr. Mammadhuseyn Muslumov, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Azerbaijan
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Session 3 : Partner Country Priorities for NATO SPS Programme   photo WMV
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Moderator : Prof. Dinçer Ülkü, NATO SPS Committee Member, Turkey
Rapporteur : Dr. James Smith, Environmental Security Panel Member, USA
 
  Balkans Stability Pact - Balkan Harmonisation of Seismic Hazard Maps Prof. Branislav Glavatovic, Montenegro Seismological Observatory, Montenegro PDF
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Mediterranean Dialogue: Gulf of Aqaba Projects: Dr. Mohammad Al-Zibdah, Marine Science Station, University of Jordan, Jordan Desertification and Security Aspects: Prof. Uriel Safriel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel PDF
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Session 4 : Horizon Scanning Exercise on Environmental Security Issues   photo WMV
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Moderator :Dr. Paul Narum, NATO SPS Committee Member, Norway
Rapporteur : Prof. Frauke Kraas, NATO SPS Environmental Security Panel Member, Germany
 
  Environmental Security from a Security and Defense Analysis Perspective Dr. W. Chris King, Dean of Academics, U.S. Army Command & General Staff College, USA PDF
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Future Security Environment (FSE) Lt.Col. Tohmas Brevick, Allied Command Transformation (ACT), NATO PDF
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Integral Monitoring as a Tool for Environmental Security Prof. Alexey S. Victorov, Deputy Director of Geo-ecology Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia PDF
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New Threats and Challenges: Maritime Security Dr. Silvia Ciotti, EuroCrime Research Centre, Italy PDF
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17:00 Closing Session with Moderators   photo WMV
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Chairperson: Dr. Deniz Yüksel-Beten, Head Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Section, NATO Public Diplomacy Division