Desertification in the Mediterranean Region. A Security Issue

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Contemporary, i.e. reviews desertification, a worldwide phenomenon of cultural, political, social, economic, and environmental importance affecting one-third of the Earth’s surface area and about one-fifth of the human population of the world Provocative, i.e. opens discussion on a newly emerging concept which seeks to link environmental condition to an evolving definition of security in an attempt to explore likely impacts on the social, economical, and political dimensions of human society throughout the Mediterranean Region Multi-disciplinary, i.e. includes government diplomats, security specialists, physical and social scientists interested in environmental security Multi-lateral, i.e. includes participants from the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, and North America Comprehensive, i.e. examines environmental and social issues connected to the issue of desertification throughout both the north and south Mediterranean Region

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W.G. Kepner

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