Implications of Climate Change and Disasters on Military Activities: Building Resiliency and Mitigating Vulnerability in the Balkan Region

In: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security Ser.

Abstract

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Address -- Ladies and Gentlemen, -- Ladies and Gentlemen, -- Welcome Address -- Address -- Conclusion -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Agenda -- Crisis and Disaster Management Terminology -- Introduction -- A New Story of Tower of Babel -- Conclusion -- Toward a Balkans' Data for Disaster Management Collaborative? -- Introduction -- Characterizing the Information and Collaboration Gap -- How to Narrow the Gaps: Building a Data Collaborative -- How to Narrow the Gaps: Harnessing Big Data and Geoinformatics -- Conclusions -- References -- Modern Global Problems Related to Climate Changes and Their Impact on South Caucasus and Georgia -- Introduction -- Effect of the Climate Changes to South Caucasus Region -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Disasters and Security: Key Concepts -- Presentation Overview and Objectives -- Key Takeaways -- Presenter Background -- Suggested Key Readings -- Conclusion -- References -- Disaster Risk Management: General Peer Review of the Disaster Management System in the Republic of Bulgaria -- General Peer Review of the Disaster Management System in the Republic of Bulgaria -- The Peer Review Mission Was Conducted over 10 Days from 22 June Until 1 July 2015 -- Conclusion -- References -- On the Necessity of Improving the Research Infrastructure in the Western Black Sea for the Purposes of Flood Risk Management -- Introduction -- Flood Events: Most Frequent Natural Disasters -- Implementation of EU Flood Directive in Bulgaria -- Flood Hazard in the Bulgarian Coastal Zone -- Coastal Flood Hazard and Flood Risk Assessment: Bulgarian Methodological Guidance -- Main Components for Determination of Total Sea Level -- Data and Models for Flood Maps Production -- Improving Scientific Infrastructure in the Western Black Sea for Flood Risk Management.