Prerequisite: None

Energy and water security has become a national priority. The continued security and economic health of the United States depends on sustainable supplies of both energy and water. The production of energy requires large volumes of water while the treatment and distribution of water is equally dependent upon readily available, low-cost energy. Our capacities and resources for delivering adequate energy and water services are becoming seriously strained, which will place greater demands on managers and policy makers, as well as on homeland security and law enforcement personnel and programs. This creates significant security, technology transfer, intelligence, and policy concerns due to the strong interdependencies of energy and water with the public health and agriculture and, possible cascading failures of these large systems.

Adequate knowledge of energy and water supply and security risks and the threats posed to national security can be gained through technology transfer, private and public sector collaboration, and policy development. The ability to leverage multi-agency resources, exploit integrated decision making tools and policy approaches, focus on interdisciplinary practices, and employ a wide use of evolving technologies will play a key role in national and homeland security.

Learning Objectives:

• Incorporation of technology, leveraging multi-agency resources, and integration of decision making tools and policy approaches for energy and water security

• The relationship between energy and water

• Security issues regarding cascading events of these areas