Environment and Security (ENVSEC)

Description

During the second half of 2002, a new initiative of UNEP’s Regional Office for Europe (ROE), supported by GRID-Geneva and other UNEP units, was begun, under the theme of “Environment and Security”. The general purpose of this project, carried out in collaboration with UNDP and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is to identify linkages between major environmental concerns within European sub-regions and countries, and existing or potential security problems that impact on people and states. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) became an associate member of the Initiative in 2004 through its Public Diplomacy Division. From 2006 onwards the Initiative has been strengthened with two new members: the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE); and the Regional Environment Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC).