http://www.aepi.army.mil/ AEPI assists the Army Secretariat in developing policies and strategies to improve or resolve environmental policy issues that may have significant short or long-term impacts on the Army. Since environmental issues continue to emerge as our knowledge and technology develop, AEPI constantly scans for and assesses future environmental challenges and opportunities for the Army. en-us http://www.aepi.army.mil/images/smallaepi.jpg http://www.aepi.army.mil/whatsnew.xml 125 128 http://www.aepi.army.mil/docs/whatsnew/FINALArmySustainabilityReport2010.pdf Thu, 13 May 2010 19:09:00 GMT The Army offers its second annual sustainability report to both inform and engage its primary shareholders on progress to embody the principles of sustainability in 2008. http://www.aepi.army.mil/docs/whatsnew/Managing_the_Life_Cycle_Risks_of_Nanomaterials_Final_July_2009.pdf Mon, 3 May 2010 13:37:00 GMT The Department of Defense nanotechnology research, development, testing and evaluation programs are exploiting unique properties found at the nanoscale to enhance war fighter and battle systems capabilities. These advances are expected to deliver beneficial technologies for military as well as human health, environmental, commercial, and industrial applications. http://www.aepi.army.mil/docs/whatsnew/Final_Report_UNEP.pdf Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:43:00 GMT Following multiple recent conflicts, the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) examined the environmental effects of warfare and offered recommendations about means of minimizing these effects in the post-conflict period. As the UNEP gained experience and understanding of the environmental consequences of military action, it recognized that larger issues, notably the existence of environmental, natural resource, and civil infrastructure issues across the conflict lifecycle, can affect the course of the conflict and post-conflict periods. http://www.aepi.army.mil/docs/whatsnew/Fragile_State_Book.pdf Wed, 3 Mar 2010 16:32:00 GMT From Fragile State to Functioning State consists of a compilation of 17 articles that evaluates how countries may recover and return to a path of stable and democratic development. http://www.aepi.army.mil/docs/whatsnew/Helen_Purkitt_book_for_AEPI_Web_Site.pdf Wed, 3 Mar 2010 16:32:00 GMT African Environmental and Human Security in the 21st Century combines ten original essays that discuss important non-traditional environmental and human security issues facing countries located in each region of Africa. http://www.aepi.army.mil/docs/whatsnew/ERDC-CERL_TR-09-38.pdf Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:11:00 GMT The U.S. Army is concerned that its installations face multiple critical resource issues, including water. Adverse water issues include supply, cost, and quality. Strategies are needed to mitigate these adverse effects. To develop these strategies, information was gathered from national watershed screenings and regional water budgets including supply and demand data from regions with Army installations. The information was then used to develop installation water demand projections that look beyond the fenceline and out 30 years into the future to identify the potential for water scarcity. http://www.aepi.army.mil/docs/whatsnew/Green_Chemistry_and_Engineering_Opportunity_Assessment.pdf Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:52:00 GMT A sustainability framework is presented for green chemistry and green engineering. The framework is used to identify opportunties for environmental improvement and innovation within the U.S. Army. As a specific case study, the Army's remediation activities associated with emerging contaminants are evaluated. Sustainability metrics are presented to assist the Army in evaluating various treatment technologies. http://www.aepi.army.mil/docs/whatsnew/SMP_Casualty_Cost_Factors_Final1-09.pdf Resupply of fuel and drinking water for troops-in-theater costs lives. The purpose of this study is to develop a methodology for calculating casualty factors for fuel and water resupply convoys in theater operations and to demonstrate the methodology based on historical data from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). http://www.aepi.army.mil/docs/whatsnew/RAND_MG632.pdf A recently released AEPI-sponsored RAND report finds that environmental issues can play a pivotal role in U.S. Army contingency operations; and by effectively managing environmental issues during deployments, Army units and commanders can gain tactical and strategic advantage that can extend from combat into the post-conflict phase of operations. http://www.aepi.army.mil/docs/whatsnew/SMP2_Final_Technical_Report.pdf This report discusses the efforts conducted under "Sustain the Mission Project 2" (SMP-2). The purpose of the SMP-2 is further develop and expand the SMP energy and water costing methodology; update SMP-generated life-cycle energy and water cost factors for contingency operations and training; design and test a user-friendly decision support tool for cost-benefit analysis of energy and water investments; and work with appropriate Army agencies to apply the SMP cost-benefit tool to energy and water technologies considered by the Army for further development and fielding.