The Case of The Southern Caucasus

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Preface Introduction About the ‘Environment and Security’ Initiative Why Link Environment and Security in the Southern Caucasus? Human Security in a Regional Context Regional Overview Environment and Security Priorities in the Southern Caucasus National Environment and Security Reviews

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Environment and Security Review: Armenia Environment and Security Review: Azerbaijan Environment and Security Review: Georgia

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The road ahead

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Two facets of environment and security Population density in the Southern Caucasus, 2002

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Trends in birth and death rates in the Southern Caucasus, 1990-2002 Total population growth rates in the Southern Caucasus, 1989-2002 Transportation and communication links in the Southern Caucasus, 2004 Economic output and external debt in the Southern Caucasus Population migration and displacement in the Southern Caucasus, 1998-2004 Ethno-linguistic distribution in the the Southern Caucasus, 2004 Environment and security priority areas in the Southern Caucasus Seismic risk: recorded earthquakes in the Southern Caucasus

National environment and security issues in Armenia National environment and security issues in Azerbaijan National environment and security issues in Georgia

Environment and Security Transforming risks into cooperation

This report was prepared on behalf of UNDP, UNEP (Regional Office of Europe), and OSCE by: Vicken Cheterian (CIMERA) Nickolai Denisov, Philippe Rekacewicz, Ieva Rucevska, Otto Simonet (UNEP/GRID-Arendal) Moira Feil (Adelphi Research) Inkar Kadyrzhanova (UNDP) Jean Radvanyi (International Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilisations) Gianluca Rampolla (OSCE) Jason Switzer (International Institute for Sustainable Development) Ron Witt (UNEP/DEWA-Europe and GRID-Geneva) With the advise of: Razmik Petrossyan (Yerevan State Economical Institute) Shaig Ibrahimov (Institute of Zoology, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences) George Kolbin (Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia) Financial contributions to the Initiative were made by the:

Canadian International Development Agency United Nations Development Programme Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs

The case of

the Southern Caucasus