Implications of Climate Change and Disasters on Military Activities : Building Resiliency and Mitigating Vulnerability in the Balkan Region / edited by Orlin Nikolov, Swathi Veeravalli.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nikolov, Orlin., Editor.

Veeravalli, Swathi., Editor.

Series:

NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security, 1874-6543

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security systems.

Ecology.

Natural disasters.

Climatology.

Security Science and Technology.

Environmental Sciences.

Natural Hazards.

Climate Sciences.

Local Subjects:

Security Science and Technology.

Environmental Sciences.

Natural Hazards.

Climate Sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXVII, 158 p. 50 illus.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2017.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2017.

Summary:

This volume provides preliminary recommendations on ways to educate and develop experience-based expertise among disaster response, security and other professionals from diverse backgrounds, whose current and future interests relate to crisis management. The book takes a multidisciplinary approach to improving regional security cooperation and to addressing the complex issues of climate change and disasters on military activities. The main aims of this proceedings volume are: -to provide an Education and Individual Training Activity Common Core Curriculum, whose main purpose is to support increased awareness of the implications of Climate Change; -to identify broad issues on climate change and disasters, particularly those with the highest importance and relevance to regional security. The Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence (CMDR COE) conducted an Advanced Research Workshop “Climate Change Implications onMilitary Activities in the Balkans Region” between 05-07 July, 2016. The event was supported by the NATO Science for Peace (SPS) Program and gathered distinguished experts from various international organizations and civil-military agencies.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Crisis and Disaster Management Terminology

Chapter 2: Towards a Balkan’s Data for Disaster Management Collaborative?

Chapter 3: Modern Global Problems Related to Climate Changes and their Impact on South Caucasus and Georgia

Chapter 4: Disasters and Security: Key Concepts

Chapter 5: Disaster Risk Management: Planning for Multiple Stressors and Risks Using Whole of Government Approaches

Chapter 6: On the Necessity of Improving the Research Infrastructure in the Western Black Sea for the Purposes of Flood Risk Management

Chapter 7: Floods in the Republic of Serbia (2014) – Response and Lessons Learned

Chapter 8: Military Medical Detachment for Emergency Response – Chapter 9: Tool for Disaster Medical Education and Interaction

Chapter 10: CIMIC in Medical Disaster Relief Operations

Chapter 11: Condition and Impacts of Climate Change

Chapter 12: Disaster Risk Management: Planning for Multiple Stressors and Risks Using Whole of Government Approaches

Chapter13: Disaster Risk Management: Assessing and Leveraging Existing Capacities

Chapter 14: Geoinformatics for Disaster Risk Assessment, Monitoring, and Management

Chapter 15: How are Climate Change and Human Security Interrelated?

Chapter 16: Climate Change Implications on Military Activities; Operation Damayan

Chapter 17: Approaches on Building of Resiliency, Mitigation Vulnerability by Radioactive Sources and Management of Radiological Situation in Albania

Chapter 18: Tuning Military Concepts, Doctrine and Force Design to Mitigate Human Security Challenges arising from Global Environmental Change

Chapter 19: Environmental Security and Climate Change – a ‘Security Assessment of the Balkan Region’

Chapter 20: Climate Change – Fundamentals, Agroclimate Conditions in Bulgaria and Resilience Agriculture through Adaptation

Chapter 21: Climate Change and Water as a Resource will cause Serious Security Implications around the Globe.

ISBN:

94-024-1071-6

OCLC:

985102022