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Nov182019

NATO | Environmental protection: NATO policies and national views

External Content, Military and the environment, TopicBy ConEnvObsNovember 18, 2019

NATO and its member states are reacting to growing international pressure to reduce the environmental consequences of conflicts, this compilation of articles provides examples of this response.

Oct262019

ICRC | International humanitarian law and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts

External Content, Law and policyBy ConEnvObsOctober 26, 2019

This report provides insights into the positions likely to be taken by the ICRC in its revised environmental guidelines for military manuals, which are expected to be published in 2020.

Sep152019

ILC | Report of the ILC to the UN General Assembly

External Content, Law and policy, TopicBy ConEnvObsSeptember 15, 2019

This report contains all 28 draft principles adopted by the ILC at First Reading in July 2019, together with their commentaries.

Jun242019

SIPRI | Climate change, peacebuilding and sustaining peace

External Content, Military and the environment, TopicBy ConEnvObsJune 24, 2019

Policy brief which shows that eight of the 10 countries hosting the largest multilateral peace operations in 2018 were located in areas highly exposed to climate change, yet international efforts to build and maintain peace are not yet taking these emerging challenges systematically into account.

Jun122019

Costs of War Project | Pentagon fuel use, Climate Change, and the costs of war

External Content, Military and the environment, TopicBy ConEnvObsJune 12, 2019

A paper examining US military fuel use for the post 9-11 wars, which finds that the Department of Defense emits more CO2 than many countries with advanced economies.

Jun62019

Gleick | Water as a weapon and casualty of armed conflict: A review of recent water-related violence in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen

External Content, Law and policy, TopicBy ConEnvObsJune 6, 2019

Recent and ongoing conflicts in the MENA have seen the increasing use of water as a weapon and as a target, this paper by the Pacific Institute analyses this trend and considers ways to address it through enhancing protection during conflicts.

Jun62019

ILC | Text and titles of the draft principles provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee on first reading

External Content, Law and policyBy ConEnvObsJune 6, 2019

First look at the entire suite of draft legal principles that have been under development by the International Law Commission since 2013 and which are intended to enhance protection for the environment in relation to armed conflicts.

Jun52019

ICRC | Natural environment: neglected victim of armed conflict

External Content, Law and policy, TopicBy ConEnvObsJune 5, 2019

In late 2019, the ICRC will launch updated guidelines for militaries on environmental protection during armed conflicts, this blog and animation consider why they are needed.

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