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oceans ), the ozone layer , the biosphere , and other components of the global environment . Therefore , major issues related to the environment can be better solved on the regional level . 9
In order to appreciate the significance of the environment for national and regional security and stability , governments need to cooperate to respond properly to environmental threats . Crossing national borders , environmental threats often jeopardize wealth , health and overall progress . Regional environmental security also deals with environmental tensions that usually become a cause of regional insecurity . On the other hand , common environmental concerns , such as water pollution , acid rain , forests fires and others may facilitate contacts that limit tensions and restore confidence between the states in the region and take care of security interests when serious ethnic , religious , boundary disputes and conflicts are present as was the case with water management agreements between Pakistan and India during a number of armed conflicts . To estimate the real threat related to regional environmental security existing environmental problem need to be identified along with its ’ extent of contribution to regional insecurity , considering that not always environmental problems may turn into regional issues . In case the circumstances lead to regional environmental disaster neighboring states need to look for joint action plan covering land , air , water pollution , nuclear safety , industrial waste output , unprocessed sewage , power generation issues .
Currently regional environmental security in EAEU is composed of security measures to eliminate risks in the following areas : polluting the lithosphere ; polluting the hydrosphere ; polluting the atmosphere ; radioactive pollution of the biosphere ; use of phosphorus munitions 10 mass devastation of flora and fauna ; “ noise pollution .” 11
9 К . Sheryazdanova , “ Joint use of cross-border water in Central Asia as element of
integration ,” https :// core . ac . uk / reader / 335051910 ; United Nations , Water and adaptation issues to climate change in transboundary basins : Lessons learned Lessons learned and good practice good practice ,” 2015 , https :// www . riob . org / sites / default / files / HB- Climate _ Change _ RU . pdf . 10 “ Azerbaijani forces use white phosphorus over Karabakh ,” AMNNews , October 30 ,
2020 , https :// www . almasdarnews . com / article / azerbaijani-forces-use-white-phosphorusover-karabakh-video /. 11 Tamara Selishcheva , Alexander Selishchev , “ On some aspects of cooperation of EEU
countries and China ,” Problems of Modern Economics 3 ( 2020 ): 14-19 ; Scientific discussion on contemporary issues related to EAEU , Research Center « Alternative » ( online conference ), Yerevan , November 29 , 2020 ; “ Environmental Cooperation in EAEU ,” CIS Internet Portal , October 14 , 2020 , https :// e-cis . info / news / 568 / 88832 /. 78