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Category Archives: Yemen

Apr272021

A pipe with flowing water and a solar panel in a development project in Yemen.

Solar power is draining Yemen’s groundwater

Blog, Country, Slider, YemenBy ConEnvObsApril 27, 2021

In a major new study CEOBS has identified a potential link between steep declines in groundwater in Yemen and the expansion of solar power in agriculture. In this blog, Leonie Nimmo introduces our findings.

Mar252021

There’s no military solution to Yemen’s SAFER oil tanker crisis

Blog, Country, Slider, YemenBy ConEnvObsMarch 25, 2021

There are calls for the UN Security Council to authorise a military-backed response to the crisis over the SAFER oil tanker off the coast of Yemen. We argue that not only is this unrealistic, it would also have long-term consequences for how the international community addresses the environment, peace and security.

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

Was it oil leaking from the FSO SAFER off Yemen?

Blog, Country, Slider, YemenBy ConEnvObsOctober 20, 2020

In September, oil leaked from the dilapidated FSO SAFER oil tanker moored off Yemen. Further material was seen in the water during October but this revised analysis of satellite imagery confirms that this material is the result of plankton blooms.

Jun12020

Time to move beyond Yemen’s SAFER oil tanker blame game

Blog, Country, Slider, YemenBy ConEnvObsJune 1, 2020

The fate of the hazardous SAFER oil tanker moored off Yemen is becoming increasingly politicised, in this blog Doug Weir reviews recent developments and considers whether the UN Security Council could help break the current impasse.

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.

Aug12019

How Yemen’s conflict destroyed its waste management system

Blog, Country, Slider, YemenBy ConEnvObsAugust 1, 2019

Conflicts often disrupt environmental governance and sustainable development. In this blog Doug Weir examines how the conflict in Yemen has interrupted plans to improve waste management while creating new risks to human and environmental health.

May102019

A hazardous oil tanker has become a bargaining chip in the Yemen conflict

Blog, Country, Slider, YemenBy ConEnvObsMay 10, 2019

A dilapidated tanker with 1.14m barrels of crude oil has become a pawn in the conflict in Yemen. The potential for miscalculation leading to a spill that would cause serious harm to Red Sea ecosystems is significant. In this blog Doug Weir catches up with developments with the SAFER FSO one year on.

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