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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is an alliance of 26 countries from North America and Europe committed to fulfilling the goals of the North Atlantic Treaty signed on 4 April 1949. In accordance with the Treaty, the fundamental role of NATO is to safeguard the freedom and security of its member countries by political and military means. NATO is playing an increasingly important role in crisis management and peacekeeping.
Organisation website ( Webpage - www.nato.int )
Contact Information
Dr Susanne Michaelis
Associate Programme Director, Science for Peace and Security
Public Diplomacy Division
Bd. Leopold III
Brussels
1110
Belgium
Tel : +32 2 707 4520
Fax : +32 2 707 3242
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Categories
Themes
1 - ES and foreign and security policy (Mainstreaming environmental factors into foreign and security policy including energy and food security, and security related to other resources such as land, water, living marine resources, terrestrial biodiversity)
3 - ES and peace building (Environmental cooperation for peace building such as through peace parks, river basin management initiatives and cooperation over degraded and environmentally-stressed resources in conflict-prone and conflict-affected zones)
5 - ES risk and needs assessment and management
8 - Natural disasters and climate change mitigation and adaptation
Functions
3 - Coordination, networking, organisational, institutional activities
6 - Education, training, capacity building and other information activities
