Report launch: Environmental impact of explosive weapons in southern Ukraine, 16 Jan
Register for our joint webinar and report launch: “Assessing Environmental Degradation from Explosive Weapons in Southern Ukraine”, on January 16th.
The Conflict and Environment Academic Network, one year in
The Conflict and Environment Academic Network (CEAN) has celebrated its first anniversary with a full day of talks and posters at the 2024 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. In this post, Rob Watson charts CEAN’s progress over the last 12 months and outlines the network’s aims for the following year.
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 2024
Information the session “Tracking the Footprint of War: Earth and Environmental Science Perspectives on Monitoring Conflict Impacts”
Side event: Do no harm? Addressing environmental issues in mine action
This side event at the Mine Ban Treaty’s 5th Review Conference in Siem Reap Cambodia on November 27th will explore the progress that the humanitarian mine action sector is making on environmental mainstreaming.
COP29 side event: Transparent military emissions reporting and the path to military decarbonisation
At this COP29 side event, militaries from Slovenia and Norway will discuss their decarbonisation journeys and emerging practice, including on transparent emissions reporting.
COP29 side event: Measuring climate impacts across the cycle of armed conflicts
COP29 side event on 18 November will present new conflict emissions tracking methodology informed by research on Ukraine and Gaza.
Webinar: Addressing war-linked threats to water in Ukraine 6-11-24
This webinar will show how the war is influencing water quality in Ukraine and about how water needs and threats may change over time, both in respect to Ukraine’s recovery but also as a result of climate change and future regulatory alignment with the European Union.
Landmines, climate change and new environmental guidance
Climate change is already affecting areas contaminated by landmines and other explosive remnants of war. Linsey Cottrell explains the key issues, and how the mine action sector should prepare and adopt newly published environmental guidance.