RVO | Water availability in Yemen
Review of Yemen’s water security, which finds that its severe water imbalance is currently being bridged by unsustainable groundwater pumping.
WWF | A dangerous climate: deforestation, climate change and violence against environmental defenders in the Colombian Amazon
The worsening spiral of environmental destruction and violence since 2016 peace treaty between government and FARC. This study finds that a twin human rights and environmental crisis has intensified in Colombia since the government and rebel army FARC signed a peace treaty in 2016. The demobilisation and disarmament of FARC created a power vacuum in…
Report: The past, present and future of the Mesopotamian marshes
This report presents new visualisation-led perspectives on the Mesopotamian marshes, exploring the scale of the Marsh Arabs’ cultural erasure, the contemporary threats from pollution, fire, saltwater intrusion and the oil industry, and how their ecosystem services could mitigate a heating climate.
Alternatives to Open Burning and Open Detonation in humanitarian mine action
In this paper Linsey Cottrell and NPA’s Kendra Dupuy examine the environmental impact of the open burning and detonation of munitions in mine action programmes, and why the sector needs to do better.
Antimicrobial resistance in Gaza, and the ecology of war
This post explores how a new study from Gaza has added weight to the hypothesis that prolonged conflicts in urban areas may be creating the perfect environmental conditions for antibiotic resistant bacteria to emerge.
Tree planting as resistance in Palestine
In this guest post, Elle Ambler of the Arab Group for the Protection of Nature explores the impact of the Israeli occupation on agriculture and food security, and the role that tree planting can play as an act of resistance.
Blast fishing: how abandoned ordnance is destroying coral reefs
Kendra Dupuy and Linsey Cottrell examine the environmental consequences of harvesting unexploded and abandoned ordnance for blast fishing, and consider the support that local communities need to end the highly destructive practice.
EUI | Syria’s electricity sector after a decade of war: A comprehensive assessment
This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of Syria’s electricity sector after a decade of war.