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Category Archives: External Content

Jul102017

World Bank | The Toll of War: The Economic and Social Consequences of the Conflict in Syria

Country, External Content, SyriaBy ConEnvObsJuly 10, 2017

To calculate the extent of the damage, the report relied on satellite imagery cross checked with traditional and social media postings, data from the ongoing Syria Damage Assessment, and information from partner organizations that have a presence on the ground.

May172017

The New Arab | Has the UAE colonised Yemen’s Socotra island paradise?

Country, External Content, YemenBy ConEnvObsMay 17, 2017

A near-forgotten island in the Indian Ocean, Socotra was outshadowed by the conflict raging in Yemen, allowing the UAE to turn it into a military outpost and tourist hotspot.

Apr292017

UN Environment | Perspectives: Conflict pollution and the toxic remnants of war

External Content, Law and policy, Military and the environment, TopicBy ConEnvObsApril 29, 2017

With 2017’s UN Environment Assembly focusing on the theme of pollution, UN Environment’s Civil Society Unit invited the TRW Project to contribute an extended article on conflict pollution to its long-running Perspectives series.

Apr282017

Eklund et al | How conflict affects land use: agricultural activity in areas seized by the Islamic State

Country, External Content, SyriaBy ConEnvObsApril 28, 2017

The emergence of IS reshaped the agricultural landscape of Iraq and Syria in some areas, low-intensity agriculture was generally maintained and even expanded in some places. High-intensity farming seems to have been better maintained inside the IS zones than in the rest of Iraq and Syria.

Apr52017

Heinrich Böll Foundation | The Real Price of Coal in the Wartime Donbas: a Human Rights Perspective

Country, External Content, UkraineBy ConEnvObsApril 5, 2017

The aim of the study was to create conditions for a wide public discussion about the actual economic, environmental and social consequences of coal mining in Donbas during the war

Apr32017

FAO | Survey of Syria’s agriculture sector reveals impact of war

Country, External Content, SyriaBy ConEnvObsApril 3, 2017

Agriculture and the livelihoods that depend on it have suffered massive loss. The report finds that food production is at a record low and around half the population remaining in Syria are unable to meet their daily food needs.

Mar302017

Bellingcat/PAX | Donbas: A Ticking Toxic Time Bomb

Country, External Content, UkraineBy ConEnvObsMarch 30, 2017

Large-scale heavy industry in the Donbas region adds to the risks posed to civilians through the risk of environmental pollution and related health issues. This article focuses on the often overlooked, or at minimum under-reported, risks of the impact of the conflict on the environment.

Mar292017

LSE | Empire of Information: The War on Yemen and its Agricultural Sector

Country, External Content, YemenBy ConEnvObsMarch 29, 2017

This blog discusses the findings of a project to map the targeting of agricultural infrastructure in rural Yemen.

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