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Author Archives: ConEnvObs

Apr262019

What can we learn about the environment in conflict areas, without going there physically?

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsApril 26, 2019

Satellite imagery and remote sensing are offering new ways to study the environment in areas affected by armed conflicts. Dr Lina Eklund provides examples of how they can be used to monitor changes in land use, what those changes can tell us, and offers tips on how you can try it at home.

Apr252019

Global assessment highlights growing environmental risks to human security

Blog, Law and policy, SliderBy ConEnvObsApril 25, 2019

The Global Environmental Outlook is UN Environment’s periodic assessment of the state of the world’s environment. The latest edition paints a bleak picture; Doug Weir and Leonie Nimmo take a look at what it has to say about the environmental dimensions of armed conflicts and security.

Apr232019

UNDP | Assessing the impact of war on development in Yemen

Country, External Content, YemenBy ConEnvObsApril 23, 2019

A study that seeks to document and model the impact of the conflict in Yemen on sustainable development, including its impact on environmental infrastructure such as water and sanitation, and its impact on agricultural practices and food security.

Mar262019

Al Shabaka | Climate Change, the occupation, and a vulnerable Palestine

Country, External Content, Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesBy ConEnvObsMarch 26, 2019

This policy brief examines the environmental and political impact of climate change on Palestine-Israel, particularly in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), offering recommendations for political and practical climate change adaptation.

Mar162019

REACH Initiative | Syrian cities damage atlas

Country, External Content, SyriaBy ConEnvObsMarch 16, 2019

Eight Year Anniversary of the Syrian Civil War: Thematic assessment of satellite identified damage This damage atlas provides an overview of infrastructure damage in 16 towns and cities across Syria, as well as the Eastern Ghouta region (Duma, Arbin, Harasta, Misraba), providing some of the context needed to understand post-conflict conditions. It also provides a…

Mar152019

UNEA-4 adopts language on conflicts and environmental security

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsMarch 15, 2019

How did this year’s UN Environment Assembly address environmental security and the environmental dimensions of armed conflicts. Doug Weir reviews what was achieved and considers how future meetings could provide an important platform for the topic.

Mar152019

Environmental protection in non-international armed conflicts: finding the way forward

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsMarch 15, 2019

This year could be a significant one for how the international community interprets the law protecting the environment in non-international armed conflicts. Right now, protection is minimal and, as Jeanique Pretorius explains, addressing this is likely to require that we also look to human rights and environmental law for inspiration.

Mar12019

In search of environmental security at UNEA-4

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsMarch 1, 2019

After two game changing resolutions at its second and third meetings, Doug Weir looks ahead to the Fourth UN Environment Assembly this month to gauge the level of interest in the environmental dimensions of armed conflicts, and finds that the concept of environmental security remains as contested as ever.

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