Description
How to protect environmental resources from possible terrorist attack and how to minimise the potential effects should an attack occur?
Such are the issues that the recently launched short-term project under the NRC-CCMS will address in 2005. The project will be co-directed by the Italian CINSA (Inter-university National Consortium for Environmental Sciences), and the Russian AGP (Academy for Geopolitical Problems). In the horrific event that terrorists introduce contaminants into the environment, public authorities need access to the best available and relevant information. The project aims to work on the development of a database for gathering, organising, and evaluating readily available and non-sensitive information related to such potential terrorist acts. This kind of information includes at least the following categories: threats agents; potential threat scenarios of concern; prevention and security measures; preparedness plans; and, response measures. The project will take into account the work already done by other bodies within or outside NATO, aiming to link and make available existing information via a database.
