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Category Archives: Blog

Nov142019

Brexit, chemicals legislation and the UK defence sector

Blog, Military and the environment, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsNovember 14, 2019

Peacetime environmental legislation can help reduce the use of hazardous materials in conflicts. In this blog Linsey Cottrell and Doug Weir examine the impact of EU REACH legislation on the European defence industry, and the implications of a hard Brexit for efforts to reduce the polluting footprint of the UK MoD.

Nov62019

It’s time for the international community to act on the environment, peace and security

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsNovember 6, 2019

Joint civil society statement from 103 NGOs and experts to mark #EnvConflictDay 2019 calling for states to take urgent action to address the environmental dimensions of armed conflicts.

Oct142019

Review finds that UK policy and practice on conflict and the environment needs improving

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsOctober 14, 2019

CEOBS has reviewed the UK’s policy and practice on the protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts and found considerable room for improvement in both practice and reporting.

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.

Jul162019

UN lawyers approve 28 legal principles to reduce the environmental impact of war

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsJuly 16, 2019

2019 is a hugely symbolic year for the laws protecting the environment in conflict. The adoption of 28 legal principles by the UN’s International Law Commission this month is the first of two major milestones. Stavros Pantazopoulos Looks at what has been agreed, what’s missing and what happens next.

May212019

New UN legal report addresses the responsibility of states and corporations for environmental damage in conflict

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsMay 21, 2019

Seven new draft principles on the protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts are being debated by the UN’s International Law Commission. Stavros Pantazopoulos examines the principles and finds that they are likely to be contested by governments.

May162019

The weaponisation of environmental information in the era of fake news

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsMay 16, 2019

Environmental risks and damage in conflicts have long been used for propaganda purposes but the growth of social media has turbocharged this in recent years. In this blog Doug Weir and Dr Nickolai Denisov untangle cases from Gaza, Ukraine and Yemen to explore how information becomes a weapon.

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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