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Role of Comparative Risk Assessment in Addressing Environmental Security in the Middle East
Author(s) -
Tal Alon,
Linkov Igor
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
risk analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.972
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1539-6924
pISSN - 0272-4332
DOI - 10.1111/j.0272-4332.2004.00522.x
Subject(s) - environmental security , environmental planning , middle east , environmental stress , environmental resource management , environmental risk assessment , risk assessment , political science , risk analysis (engineering) , business , environmental protection , geography , computer science , environmental science , computer security , law
During the 21st century, environmental challenges are likely to intensify across the world and possibly lead to violent conflicts. Strategies for conflict avoidance will be incomplete unless they recognize, discuss, and mitigate regional environmental stress factors. Comparative risk assessment (CRA) is one of the most critical tools emerging to influence modern environmental policies and is increasingly used to create a common language to help reconcile competing interests in development and environmental disputes around the world. This article considers the environmental challenges facing the Middle East in light of their “transboundary” nature and proposes CRA as a framework for setting environmental priorities and reducing tensions in the region.