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Category Archives: Blog

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.

Apr222021

Could criminalising ecocide increase accountability for environmental harm in conflicts?

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsApril 22, 2021

The campaign to criminalise ‘ecocide’ has gained momentum in recent years. In this blog, Dr Rachel Killean explores the possibilities and challenges associated with introducing ecocide as a new international crime at the International Criminal Court.

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.

Mar182021

How animals are harmed by armed conflicts and military activities

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsMarch 18, 2021

Wild and domesticated animals have long-suffered abuse, injury or death in armed conflicts. In this blog, Janice Cox and Jackson Zee explore this history of harm and the reasons behind it, arguing that the animal victims of war require greater recognition and protection.

Feb232021

The EU military sector’s carbon footprint

Blog, Military and the environment, Military emissions blogs, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsFebruary 23, 2021

In a new report, CEOBS and SGR reveal for the first time the level of carbon emissions from the largest EU militaries and the EU military sector. This blog summaries our findings.

Feb182021

Improving corporate conduct in areas affected by armed conflicts

Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsFebruary 18, 2021

We explore a new CEOBS report that examines how states and the private sector could use international guidelines to reduce the environmental harm associated with corporate activities in fragile and conflict affected areas.

Feb162021

What Myanmar’s coup could mean for its environment and natural resources

Blog, Military and the environment, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsFebruary 16, 2021

The military coup in Myanmar is likely to have severe and reverberating effects for the country’s environment and natural resources argues Thiri Shwesin Aung, undoing recent progress in environmental governance and sustainable development.

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.

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