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Category Archives: Slider

Sep182024

Mapping the vulnerability of Ukraine’s groundwater

Country, Publications, Slider, UkraineBy ConEnvObsSeptember 18, 2024

As part of the continual refinement of our remote assessment methodology for our Ukraine incident database, we often integrate new features and tools. Rob Watson and Jay Lindle introduce our latest project – a map of how vulnerable Ukraine’s groundwater is to pollution caused by the conflict.

Aug142024

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CEOBS announces its expanded Board of Trustees

Blog, SliderBy Simon WatkinsAugust 14, 2024

We are delighted to announces our newly expanded Board of Trustees, including four new members appointed in July. The Board now comprises seven members with expertise from across the charitable, public and international development sectors.

Jul252024

Landmines, climate change and new environmental guidance

Project One, Projects, Publications, Publications, SliderBy ConEnvObsJuly 25, 2024

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.

Jun272024

Adults and children in a play area look upwards at a large black smoke plume rising from behind nearby buildings.

Joint investigation into the attacks on Kremenchuk Oil Refinery, Ukraine

Country, Law and policy, Publications, Slider, UkraineBy ConEnvObsJune 27, 2024

Part 1 of a joint open source investigation by the Ukrainian Archive and CEOBS into the recurring Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Kremenchuk Oil Refinery, which focuses on air pollution and examines the applicable legal framework.

Jun122024

Explore cases of environmental harm in Ukraine

Blog, Country, Slider, UkraineBy ConEnvObsJune 12, 2024

CEOBS has been remotely tracking and assessing environmentally-relevant incidents in Ukraine since February 2022. We share our data with relevant stakeholders, it informs our research and advocacy activities, and it is our hope that the dataset will also contribute to Ukraine’s green recovery. We’ve now used it to create an interactive map.

Jun42024

Two Abrams tanks on a firing range fire producing large bursts of flame during a NATO exercise in 2024.

National climate action plans must include military emissions

Blog, Blog, Military emissions blogs, Projects, SliderBy ConEnvObsJune 4, 2024

COP28 agreed that countries must submit new NDCs by February 2025. These national plans for climate action are important but at present military emissions are largely absent from them. As Linsey Cottrell finds, failing to include them this year could delay their inclusion until 2030.

May282024

The environmental risks from a critical minerals rush in Ukraine

Country, Publications, Slider, UkraineBy ConEnvObsMay 28, 2024

Since February 2022, Ukraine has sought to attract international investment and political partnerships by licensing deposits of critical minerals. In this analysis, Iryna Babanina and Rob Watson examine how the demands of the conflict, economy and recovery are exacerbating the threats that their exploitation could pose for Ukraine’s environment.

Apr292024

A view of the conference room in Geneva with NPA's Lucy Pinches in the foreground reading out the joint statement.

Joint statement: Mine action and food security

Project One, Projects, Publications, SliderBy ConEnvObsApril 29, 2024

Joint statement on behalf of 13 organisations on food security and mine action, delivered at the 27th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and United Nations Advisers, Geneva.

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