ICRC | State expert meeting on IHL: protecting the environment in armed conflicts
Chair’s summary of a state meeting in early 2023 that reviewed the measures that militaries could take to reduce their impact on the environment,
Conference: Military and conflict GHG emissions – from understanding to mitigation
A one day conference bringing together academia, civil society and industry experts to consider how best to mitigate the military’s contribution to the climate crisis, and how to better understand the emissions footprint of armed conflicts.
Analysing the environmental consequences of the Kakhovka dam collapse
Following the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam, CEOBS was asked by UNEP to provide an initial assessment of the potential risks to the environment. Leon Moreland introduces the findings of our rapid analysis, situating them in the wider environmental context of the disaster.
Analysis: how NATO should move forward on emissions reporting
Linsey Cottrell assesses NATO’s latest Climate Impact Assessment, its methodology for emissions tracking, and its compendium of best practice on military emissions, providing initial recommendations for how NATO should progress its emissions mitigation activities.
NATO’s GHG emissions tracking methodology – a small step forward?
NATO’s Vilnius summit saw the publication of three new documents on climate action, including its long-awaited Greenhouse Gases Emission Mapping and Analytical Methodology. In this post, Ellie Kinney examines the summit’s climate outputs and their context.
CEOBS jointly awarded Environmental Peacebuilding Association’s Al-Moumin Award
CEOBS recognised for its thought leadership in monitoring and communicating the environmental dimensions of armed conflict and military activities in order to inform policy change.
Event | Mine action and the environment in 2023 – the needs, practical steps and ambitions, 21 June 2023
Event at the 2023 Intersessional Meetings of the AP Mine Ban Convention that will set out a vision of the positive contribution mine action can make to environmental safeguarding and climate resilience, providing examples of measures that can be taken at each stage of humanitarian demining operations.
ELN ceasefire could ease environmental degradation in Colombia
Colombia’s president Petro has signed a six-month ceasefire with the ELN armed group, in this post, James Osbourne examines the environmental benefits that could follow in the event of a lasting settlement.