Nonetheless, up to now there has been no concerted international plan on how to deal with the impact threat, and how to prepare and implement mitigation measures.
Therefore, it is important to implement mitigation measures in a timely manner to extend the useful service life of water distribution systems.
Although discussions are underway within the Action Team 14 of the United Nations COPUOS, there is currently no concerted international plan addressing the impact threat from near-Earth objects (NEOs) and how to organize, prepare and implement mitigation measures.
In fact, the moni-modelling approach could be used to identify sensible areas where implement mitigation measures or limitation of use of pesticides, but even to effectively re-design future monitoring networks or to better calibrate the pedo-climatic input data for the environmental fate models.
"Spacefarers of today already fail to implement mitigation measures to a sufficient level," he told the conference.
In a statement in response to questions for this article, the NSA said it attempts to identify problems "at the earliest possible moment, implement mitigation measures wherever possible, and drive the numbers down".
Consequently, risk assessment must take place quickly to ensure sufficient time remains to plan, design, and implement mitigation measures before a possible triggering storm.
As BOEM is required to design and implement mitigation measures to reduce or eliminate impacts from regulated activities on protected and managed species, a lack of data on infrequently observed, cryptic species can significantly hinder those efforts.
He also noted that the researchers had followed the traditional practice of "responsible disclosure" in which they notified the relevant Estonian agencies through official channels and are giving them time to implement mitigation measures prior to the researchers presenting their work at a forthcoming security conference.
