The recent ruling by a U.S. District Court judge that sonar training off of the West Coast was not a national security issue, but rather an environmental issue subject to the constraints of federal environmental statutes, illustrates the reality of this risk.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Sirens in the Strait

Two years of assessment have already been completed to understand the physical, environmental and engineering constraints of building out in the Irish Sea.

BBC: Irish Sea wind farms on display in Isle of Man

The accumulation of garbage, shortcomings in transport and storage facilities due to budget constraints, the proliferation of environmental diseases and the presence of informal pig breeders led to an unbearable situation.

UNESCO: Background

As it does so, it will find itself grappling with a number of thorny issues that include constraints on wireless connectivity, concerns about individual privacy and worries about the environmental impact of all those billions of gadgets and gizmos.

ECONOMIST: Smart thinking is needed about smart gadgets�� influence

Even relatively water-rich countries of the region, such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Bhutan and Papua New Guinea, now face water supply and quality constraints in their major cities because of population growth, growing water consumption, environmental degredation, damaging agricultural activities, poor management of water catchment areas, industrialization, and groundwater overuse.

UNESCO: CULTURE