POLICY INTEGRATION FOR COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

By JENNIFER GONZALEZ

CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND PAPER PART I KEY NOTES PRESENTATIONS GROUNDING SECURITY, SECURING THE GROUND STATUS OF DESERTI?CATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION DESERTI?CATION AND WATER SCARCITY AS A SECURITY CHALLENGE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN FACING WATER CRISES AND SHORTAGES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REVIEWING LAND USE AND SECURITY LINKAGES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION PART II REPORTS OF THE WORKINGS GROUPS WG I – SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF UNSUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT AND LAND USE WG II – LOSS OF LIVELIHOODS AND INCREASED MIGRATION WG III – LINKAGES BETWEEN COMBATING LAND DEGRADATION, DESERTIFICATION AND CONFLICT PREVENTION WG IV – MANAGING WATER SCARCITY