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Author Archives: ConEnvObs

Apr242020

PAX | Dying to keep warm: Oil trade and makeshift refining in north-west Syria

Country, External Content, SyriaBy ConEnvObsApril 24, 2020

Analysis of the growth and increasing level of organisation in informal oil refining in Syria – the practice creates acute and chronic health risks for workers and nearby communities, and dealing with its environmental legacy will be a huge task.

Apr72020

From ENMOD to geoengineering: the environment as a weapon of war

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsApril 7, 2020

Could geoengineering technologies that can modify our climate pose a threat to peace and security? And could they join other environmentally risky civilian infrastructure in becoming a target or hostage during conflicts? Gabriela Kolpak investigates.

Mar312020

Members urge states and the IUCN to address conflicts and biodiversity

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsMarch 31, 2020

Armed conflicts pose a threat to biodiversity and hamper conservation efforts. New legal norms intended to protect the environment in relation to armed conflicts could provide greater protection for biodiversity hotspots and are the subject of a motion ahead of this year’s World Conservation Congress.

Mar232020

NDC | Scoping NATO’s environmental security agenda

External Content, Military and the environment, TopicBy ConEnvObsMarch 23, 2020

Policy brief by NATO’s Defence College on its developing environmental security agenda, which covers conflict risks, reducing harm in operations, how climate change will alter operations and impact bases, and on what role NATO should play in addressing and responding to these issues.

Mar172020

Colombia: approaching mine action in a country rich in biodiversity

Blog, Blog, Colombia, Country, Project One, Projects, SliderBy ConEnvObsMarch 17, 2020

The need to improve environmental standards in mine action is particularly clear when working in areas with rich or sensitive ecosystems. Kendra Dupuy and Linsey Cottrell report from their field visit to Colombia and on the challenges mainstreaming faces there.

Mar62020

International Women’s Day 2020: Women, war and water in Yemen

Blog, Country, Slider, YemenBy ConEnvObsMarch 6, 2020

Deteriorating access to water during Yemen’s conflict has had a disproportionate impact on women. But far from passive, silent victims, Leonie Nimmo finds that they can be found on the front lines, delivering aid and negotiating access to water sources.

Feb272020

Social Inquiry | When canals run dry: Displacement triggered by water stress in the south of Iraq

Country, External Content, IraqBy ConEnvObsFebruary 27, 2020

Poor environmental governance and a changing climate are leading to the displacement of people in southern Iraq, with families unable to sustain themselves from agriculture and livestock production.

Feb212020

Environmental mainstreaming at the 23rd National Mine Action Directors and UN Advisers meeting

Blog, Blog, Project One, Projects, SliderBy ConEnvObsFebruary 21, 2020

A recent workshop co-hosted by NPA, CEOBS and The HALO Trust demonstrated the growing interest in the need to mainstream the environment and climate change in mine action. In this blog, Linsey Cottrell and Kendra Dupuy report on the outcomes from the event in Geneva.

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