Al-Monitor | Israeli, Palestinian environmentalists aren’t waiting on Trump peace plan
Even without a peace plan, environmentalists have recognised that the pollution and water problems need common solutions.
UN Environment | Environmental issues in areas retaken from ISIL Mosul, Iraq
This rapid scoping assessment was primarily based on observational walkover surveys, and focus group discussions and interviews with government experts, academics and UN agencies.
Iraq tables conflict pollution resolution ahead of December’s UN Environment Assembly
The Iraqi government has tabled a draft resolution aimed at addressing pollution caused by armed conflicts and terrorist operations for this year’s meeting of the UN Environment Assembly. The overarching theme of UNEA3 is pollution, and the universal membership body is the UN’s primary decision-making body on the environment. Doug Weir takes a look at the scope of the initial text and looks ahead to the negotiations.
Environment and Emergencies Forum seeks to improve humanitarian response to conflict pollution
Next week, UN Environment will host the biennial Environment and Emergencies Forum (EEF) in Nairobi. The EEF seeks to showcase innovations in environmental emergency preparedness and response, and to highlight current efforts on integrating environmental risk in humanitarian action. Although it has been held since 1995, until this year it has never specifically focused on the human health and environmental threats caused by armed conflicts. Wim Zwijnenburg and Doug Weir preview the event and consider some of the main challenges faced by humanitarian practitioners seeking to minimise the risks posed by toxic remnants of war.
A Matter of Survival: Report of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace
Report and recommendations from the High-Level Panel on Water and Peace on the ways to address water security throughout the cycle of conflicts.
World Bank | Syria damage assessment of selected cities Aleppo, Hama, Idlib
The objective of the Damage Assessment (DA) of selected cities is to provide information on the effects of the current crisis on population, physical infrastructure, and quality of service delivery in those cities.
Politico | Preventing disaster in Donbas
The then Austrian Foreign Minister and Chair of the OSCE Sebastian Kurz on the environmental risks being created by the conflict in Ukraine.
The Guardian | How climate change is a ‘death sentence’ in Afghanistan’s highlands
Climate change and water stress are posing a serious challenge to Afghanistan’s farmers.