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Thematic Maps

MEDSEC Publication launch

We are very happy to invite you to the launch of the report on environment and security issues in the southern Mediterranean. It will take place on Friday, 20. November from 12.30 to 14.00 at the International Environment House 2 in Châtelaine, Geneva.

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Mapping exercise

mappingexerciseThese maps were produced at gatherings of regional specialists (environmentalists, teachers, representatives of UN organizations, journalists, etc.). Using blank or topographic maps to guide them, we asked them to name and locate as precisely as possible what they see as major environment and security issues. This results in subjective maps, that are neither comprehensive or highly accurate, but reflect the sensibilities of the audience assembled on a particular day.

Mediterranean Security

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“Environment and Security issues in the Southern Mediterranean Region - Exploring and Mapping the Issues”

If not addressed and resolved, environmental problems – water shortages, land degradation, pollution – can become security threats. In this respect the Mediterranean is one of the world’s most vulnerable areas. Its basic climatic and environmental features, combined with its cultural, geopolitical and economic complexity, have high potential for social and political instability. If the economic disparity between north and south continues to increase and if the impacts of climate change on the region turn out as predicted, the risk of conflict will affect the whole region, perhaps the whole world.