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24 Oct. 2012		20 years of working with partners to bring progress and peace through science The first formal meeting of the then NATO Science Committee with representatives of Central and Eastern European countries took place twenty years ago in October 1992. This marked the opening of NATO’s science programme to partner countries, following the end of the Cold War. Reaching out to scientific communities was seen to have natural potential for international cooperation that could be harnessed to help promote peace.
21 May. 2012 - 01 Jun. 2012		Cyber defence training for Afghan professionals A training in cyber defence was organised at the Informatics Institute of the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara, Turkey from 21 May to 1 June. The training, funded by the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme, demonstrates NATO's long-term commitment to Afghanistan during the transition phase and beyond.
21 May. 2012 - 01 Jun. 2012		Afghan managers train in cyber defence Managers of the SILK-Afghanistan project will undergo training in cyber defence at the Informatics Institute of the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara, Turkey from 21 May to 1 June. The training, funded by the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme, demonstrates NATO's long-term commitment to Afghanistan during the transition phase and beyond.
07 May. 2012 - 09 May. 2012		Meeting of the Independent Scientific Evaluation Group (ISEG) The third meeting of the Independent Scientific Evaluation Group (ISEG) has been held between 7 and 9 May at NATO HQ in Brussels.
29 Nov. 2011		NATO helps Belarus and Ukraine cope with flood risks The Pripyat River Basin on the border between Belarus and Ukraine is prone to severe flooding, impacting local communities and economies. The basin includes the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and one of the river’s tributaries provides a local nuclear power station with cooling water, so effective monitoring is essential.
10 Oct. 2011 - 11 Oct. 2011		Preparing for tomorrow: cyber defence and the New Strategic Concept Despite the launch of NATO’s New Strategic Concept in Lisbon, there remain many unanswered questions regarding the Alliance’s mission in cyberspace. Experts have attempted to decipher the position of cyber threats within the context of NATO’s grand strategic debate, both nationally and internationally. So where does the task of countering these threats fit among the Alliance’s core commitments? And what challenges do they present to security and defence policies?
08 Aug. 2011		Clearing up an ecological legacy Pollution from old disused phosphate and iron mines that has lingered in derelict Moroccan, Portuguese and Tunisian mining sites for decades may have finally met its eco-friendly match. Resistant plants which could suck up toxins and harmful metals through their roots are being developed under a collaborative science project sponsored by NATO.
07 Jul. 2011 - 08 Jul. 2011		NATO and partners discuss emerging security challenges in Georgia At a conference in Georgia on 7 and 8 July – the first of its kind to focus on the interaction of several emerging security challenges – NATO Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges Ambassador Gábor Iklódy stressed that“these threats do not emerge in isolation, but often work together. And we will have to make a major effort to confront them head-on.”
15 Jun. 2011		Tackling desertification and food security risks in Jordan Jordan could face decreasing water supplies, viable farmland and food, if the arid and semi-arid lands of the country suffer from further degradation and become more desert-like. “If these arid areas desertify, we will have a problem with food security,” says Dr Jawad Al-Bakri, Associate Professor at the University of Jordan’s Department of Land, Water and Environment and co-director of a NATO-sponsored project aimed at addressing these challenges through remote-sensing technology.
03 Jun. 2011 - 05 Jun. 2011		''Wounds of war'' – experts assess the impact of military combat From 3 to 5 June, 32 experts in the assessment and treatment of combat-related injuries will gather at a workshop in Salzburg, Austria. Delegates will work to gain a better understanding of the challenges faced by troop-contributing countries. This NATO-funded workshop falls under one of the Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme’s key priorities, “Countering Other Threats to Security”.