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Author Archives: Eoghan Darbyshire

Nov62021

Wetland dynamics and conflict in the Sudd

Blog, Slider, South SudanBy Eoghan DarbyshireNovember 6, 2021

Climate change can drive variation in the availability of natural resources, so Charlotta Ruuskanen looked at whether annual changes in the area of the Sudd wetland in South Sudan influenced the intensity of conflict between pastoralist communities.

Oct132021

Libyan offshore oil spill worse than claimed

Blog, Country, Libya, SliderBy Eoghan DarbyshireOctober 13, 2021

In this post Dr Eoghan Darbyshire uses satellite imagery to examine claims made by the Libyan National Oil Corporation than an offshore oil spill has been controlled. What he finds underscores the importance of independent scrutiny of the oil industry in insecure and conflict settings.

Aug232021

Earth observation for humanitarian disarmament

Blog, Project One, Projects, SliderBy Eoghan DarbyshireAugust 23, 2021

How and why satellite data can help across disarmament programming, including for mine action, tracking the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, for monitoring the influence of climate change and in reducing risks to communities.

Jul72021

Oil spills from Libya’s Derna power and desalination plant

Blog, Country, Libya, SliderBy Eoghan DarbyshireJuly 7, 2021

Using satellite imagery, Eoghan Darbyshire identifies recurring oil spills from Derna power and desalination plant in Libya, examining their threat they pose to its biodiverse coastline and the wider context of the country’s decaying infrastructure.

Apr222021

Report: Deforestation in conflict areas in 2020

Colombia, Country, Publications, Slider, South Sudan, SyriaBy Eoghan DarbyshireApril 22, 2021

Deforestation is a common problem for countries affected by conflict. In 2020, COVID-19 placed further constraints on forest management in these areas. This report reviews the latest satellite data on forest loss in seven countries, analysing the forces driving deforestation.

Feb112021

Report: Investigating the environmental dimensions of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Military and the environment, Publications, SliderBy Eoghan DarbyshireFebruary 11, 2021

Report providing initial analysis of the environmental dimensions of the 2020 conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabach, and which considers environmental propaganda, the use of incendiary weapons, and water and mineral resources.

Oct292020

Recent oil spills in central Yemen

Blog, Country, Slider, YemenBy Eoghan DarbyshireOctober 29, 2020

An open source investigation into recent terrestrial and marine oil spills in Yemen, all of which are linked in different ways to its ongoing conflict.

Oct202020

Report: Yemen’s agriculture in distress

Publications, Slider, YemenBy Eoghan DarbyshireOctober 20, 2020

Our major satellite analysis of the state of agricultural land in Yemen finds that 257,000 hectares of its most important agricultural areas have exhibited signs of degradation during the current conflict. This is an area equivalent to the total cropland in Jordan or Lebanon.

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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @detoxconflict ·
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What could the presidential election in #Colombia mean for its environment?

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Will Colombia's next president finally put the environment first?

Gustavo Petro is the current frontrunner for the Colombian Presidential election.

www.euronews.com

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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @detoxconflict ·
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12+ Forgot to add, in response to states and others, the ILC dropped the use of the dated #IHL term "natural environment" instead using the term "environment" throughout. The 1970s term has been overtaken by our understanding. #PERAC

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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @detoxconflict ·
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But coming 50 years after #Stockholm50, and a decade in the making, the #PERAC principles could be a hugely valuable baseline of conduct around the environment in conflict. We all have a responsibility to make sure that happens. 12/12

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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @detoxconflict ·
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What's next? 1) the revised commentaries will be published in the summer. 2) the principles will go to the #UNGA for final comment and adoption by states. They will remain non-binding so implementation will be a huge challenge in the years ahead. 11/12

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If not us, who? How States – with the help of civil society – can implement the legal framework protecting the environment from armed conflict - Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog

Why States have a vital role to play in ensuring the legal framework on environmental protection during armed conflict is implemented.

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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @detoxconflict ·
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On remnants of war, two themes here: 1. The term toxic remnants of war is now a term in #IntLaw 2. The holistic framing used is a return to the days before remnants of war were framed solely by their explosive impact on people, important, but not the whole story. 10/12

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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @detoxconflict ·
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More detail was added to the principles post-conflict assessment and assistance, we would have like the principles on relief and assistance to go further, particularly given that reparations are both very slow and very unusual. 9/12

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