Securitate şi dezvoltare durabilă – Informaţii strategice privind mediul înconjurător (II) –
Security and Sustainable Development - Strategic Environmental Information (II)

Summary/Abstract: The research on environment and security, while limited, has brought attention to the growing salience of non-conventional security threats. It has also stimulated discussion on issues of environment and human security. It appears that this latter discussion may provide a useful framework within which to address development issues, particularly since it recognises that environmental problems must be analysed from a broad perspective that encompasses economic, political, cultural and demographic systems. It, thus, emphasises the extent to which understanding the context is crucial to successful development and security strategies. Undertaking research on the role that environmental degradation plays in contributing to insecurity also assists in clarifying what other factors may be important contributors to insecurity and conflict. For example, research on environment and security often strengthens the conclusion that poverty is a key factor in causing tension, unrest and, eventually, conflict. In short, linking environmental change to a broad concept of security is a useful and insightful approach to many contemporary problems.

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