Current Issues in Combating Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Threats to Empower Sustainability: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Combating chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats with novel solutions reduces disasters and accident risks and, at the same time, aids sustainability. This research aims to identify the innovations in combating CBRN threats and verify how they fall within the scope of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The study relies on mixed-method research, including bibliometrics and text-mining used to identify clusters, most frequent words, and codes. The material for the research was 156 publications from the Scopus database from 2017 to April 2022. From the analytical process, textual data served as the indicators of the innovations’ directions driven by SDGs. The research results indicated that innovations for combating CBRN threats support sustainability mainly in health and environmental areas, specifically in: SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being; SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation; SDG 14: Life Below Water; SDG 15: Life On Land. The research contributes to the landscape of innovations serving sustainable development. Further studies may focus on narrower perspectives, such as environmental protection and health innovations. There can also be concerns about the dark side of CBRN innovations and technologies of dual use.

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“…During disasters such as floods, livestock, wild and companion animals can face significant challenges and dangers. Crisis management plans mainly concern agricultural and human health issues [1] and veterinary-related issues are less covered. Even though there are guides for veterinary and humanitarian professionals to plan emergency responses for the care and welfare of animals for various topics on disasters, such as principles of disaster management, operation planning, team deployment [2], the European perspective seems to be missing.…”

Animal Health Discourse during Ecological Crises in the Media—Lessons Learnt from the Flood in Thessaly from the One Health Perspective

“…During disasters such as floods, livestock, wild and companion animals can face significant challenges and dangers. Crisis management plans mainly concern agricultural and human health issues [1], and veterinary-related issues are less covered. Even though there are guides for veterinary and humanitarian professionals to plan emergency responses for the care and welfare of animals for various topics on disasters, such as principles of disaster management, operation planning and team deployment [2], the European perspective seems to be missing.…”