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Jun82020

UN report details environmental degradation in West Bank and Gaza

Blog, Country, Occupied Palestinian Territories, SliderBy ConEnvObsJune 8, 2020

This blog summarises the findings of a new UNEP assessment of environmental conditions in the West Bank and Gaza, which has revealed the severity and intensity of environmental degradation.

Jun32020

CEOBS’ STEM schools programme for 2020-2021

Blog, SliderBy ConEnvObsJune 3, 2020

We have received funding from the British Ecological Society to develop STEM teaching materials on the environmental dimensions of armed conflicts that are suitable for Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 students.

Jun12020

Time to move beyond Yemen’s SAFER oil tanker blame game

Blog, Country, Slider, YemenBy ConEnvObsJune 1, 2020

The fate of the hazardous SAFER oil tanker moored off Yemen is becoming increasingly politicised, in this blog Doug Weir reviews recent developments and considers whether the UN Security Council could help break the current impasse.

May212020

Exploring environmental governance in eastern Ukraine

Blog, Country, Slider, UkraineBy ConEnvObsMay 21, 2020

How does environmental governance function in areas that are governed by non-state actors during conflicts? Olga Shashkina has explored this question in eastern Ukraine, where two new republics declared themselves when the Ukrainian government lost control of the region.

May122020

Joint NGO position on UNEA-5’s contribution to nature, peace and security

Law and policy, Publications, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsMay 12, 2020

Joint position from CEOBS, the Environmental Law Institute, Norwegian People’s Aid, PAX, Zoï Environment Network and the Zoological Society of London that urges states to use UNEA-5 to help catalyse global efforts to address the link between armed conflicts and biodiversity loss.

May62020

Geodiversity also needs protection during armed conflicts

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsMay 6, 2020

Geodiversity provides the habitat upon which biodiversity is dependant, and it often also underpins the livelihoods of those living in conflict zones. In this blog, Dr Kevin Kiernan argues that we need to do more to protect it before, during and after conflicts.

May62020

COVID-19 shows why protecting water in conflict is vital

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsMay 6, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the vulnerability of people in conflict-affected areas without access to water. In this blog, Dr Mara Tignino and Tadesse Kebebew argue that strengthening the norms protecting water infrastructure is more vital than ever.

Apr272020

Are abandoned mines flooding in Ukraine’s Donbas region?

Blog, Country, Slider, UkraineBy Eoghan DarbyshireApril 27, 2020

This blog investigates a potential case of mine water flooding in eastern Ukraine, at a coal mine close to the location of an experimental nuclear detonation in the 1970s. Many mines have been closed during the conflict and with water pumping stopped there are widespread risks from pollution, methane leaks and subsidence.

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