Public Health
A Place-Based Framework for Assessing Resettlement Capacity in the Context of Displacement Induced by Climate Change
2022
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World Development
Solomon Z. Walelign and Päivi Lujala
Place-based resettlement capacity assessments to identify potential resettlement places for climate migrants are needed to guide resettlement programs related to climate change. This article proposes…
The Impact of War on the Environment and Health: Implications for Readiness, Response, and Recovery in Ukraine
2022
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Lancet
Francesca Racioppi, Harry Rutter, Dorit Nitzan, Anja Borojevic, Zhanat Carr, Tanya Jean Grygaski, Dorota Jarosińska, Sinaia Netanyahu, Oliver Schmoll, Karien Stuetzle, Amber Van Den Akker, and Hans Henri P Kluge
Since the Russian invasion began on Feb 24, 2022, Ukraine has suffered a dramatic escalation of a humanitarian, health, and environmental emergency, spurring the most…
Legacy of War: Pedogenesis Divergence and Heavy Metal Contamination on the WWI Front Line a Century after Battle
2022
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European Journal of Soil Science
Owain H. Williams and Naomi L.J. Rintoul-Hynes
In Europe, the First World War left a legacy on the environment due to the extensive and intense use of artillery during this period. This…
US Military Accountability for PFAS Contamination on Bases in Okinawa
2022
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American Bar Association
Craig T. Donovan
On August 26, 2021, the U.S. Marine Corps (Marines) Air Station Futenma (MCAS Futenma), located in Ginowan City on Japan’s Okinawa main island, released approximately…
Ukraine Conflict Environmental Briefing - Nuclear Sites and Radiation Risks
2022
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Conflict and Environment Observatory
Zoï Environment Network
Ukraine has a highly developed infrastructure of sites and facilities linked to nuclear activities. The conflict has impacted them in numerous ways, with implications for…
Conflict Implications of Coal Mining and Environmental Pollution in South Africa: Lessons from Niger Delta, Nigeria
2018
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African Journal on Conflict Resolution
Adejoke Christianah Olufemi, Paul Oluwatosin Bello, and Andile Mji
Globally, mining and combustion of fossil fuels, especially coal, have resulted in various environmental problems. The adverse effects of these industries on human health, agriculture…
Climate Change, Human Health, and Social Stability: Addressing Interlinkages
2019
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Environmental Health Perspectives
Samuel Sellers, Kristie L. Ebi, and Jeremy Hess
Although increasing evidence exists that climate change, health, and social instability are related, key questions remain about the pathways linking these factors, as well as…
The Covid-19 Pandemic Intensified Resource Conflicts and Indigenous Resistance in Brazil
2021
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World Development
Mary Menton, Felipe Milanez, Jurema Machado de Andrade Souza, and Felipe Sotto Maior Cruz
Indigenous peoples in Brazil have suffered disproportionately from the COVID-19 pandemic due to limited access to an already precarious public health system together with continued…
Regional Lessons from the COVID-19 Outbreak in the Middle East: From Infectious Diseases to Climate Change Adaptation
2021
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Science of the Total Environment
Maya Negev, Yara Dahdal, Haneen Khreis, Assaf Hochman, Mohammed Shaheen, Madi T.A. Jaghbir, Pinhas Alpert, Hagai Levine, and Nadav Davidovitch
Global health threats including epidemics and climate change, know no political borders and require regional collaboration if they are to be dealt with effectively. This…
Oil and Environment in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: Nexus between the Conflict and Prospects of a Sustainable Solution
2018
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The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy
J.P. Afam Ifedi
The attendant net negative environmental, health and ecological impacts of the oil industry are a global phenomenon. Numerous studies of the environmental and ecological impact of oil…
Protecting the Environment during Armed Conflict: From Principles to Implementation
2021
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Finnish Institute of International Affairs (Ulkopoliittinen instituutti)
Emma Hakala and Freek van der Vet
Conflict-related damage to the environment has become widespread and causes sustained harm to public health, ecosystems, and peacebuilding.
The International Law Commission (ILC) will finalize its…
The Causal Effect of Heat on Violence: Social Implications of Unmitigated Heat among the Incarcerated
2021
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National Bureau of Economic Research
Anita Mukherjee and Nicholas J. Sanders
Correctional facilities commonly lack climate control, producing a setting absent endogenous responses to hot weather like avoidance, adjustment, and mitigation. We study daily weather variation…
The Sustainability–Peace Nexus in Crisis Contexts: How the Rohingya Escaped the Ethnic Violence in Myanmar, but are Trapped into Environmental Challenges in Bangladesh
2021
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Sustainability Science
Saleh Ahmed, William P. Simmons, Rashed Chowdhury, and Saleemul Huq
Because of ethnic and cultural violence in Myanmar, approximately a million Rohingya fled to neighboring Bangladesh starting from August 2017, in what the UN has…
Climate Change Adaptation in Conflict-Affected Countries: A Systematic Assessment of Evidence
2021
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Discover Sustainability
Asha Sitati, Elphin T. Joe, Brian Pentz, Catherine-Lune Grayson, Catalina Jaime, Elisabeth A. Gilmore, Eranga Galappaththi, A.J. Hudson, Gabriela N. Alverio, Katharine Mach, Maarten van Aalst, Nicholas P. Simpson, Patricia N. Schwerdtle, Sienna Templeman,
People affected by conflict are particularly vulnerable to climate shocks and climate change, yet little is known about climate change adaptation in fragile contexts. While…
A Social-Ecological Systems Perspective on the Impacts of Armed Conflict on Water Resources Management: Case Studies from the Middle East
2022
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Geoforum
Juliane Schillinger, Gül Özerol, and Michiel Heldeweg
Armed conflicts disrupt social, environmental and economic processes. This includes water resources management and the provision of water services, with numerous implications for human security…
The Fourth Wave of Covid-19 Hits Afghanistan
2022
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Afghan Analysts Network
R. Sorush and T. Ruttig
Another wave of Covid-19 struck Afghanistan early in 2022 with doctors throughout the country reporting a rise in cases from January onwards. The devastation suffered…
Exploring Resource and Climate Drivers of Conflict in Northern Mozambique
2021
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South African Institute of International Affairs
Stephanie Meek and Minenhle Nene
The rise of a violent extremist group in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province has posed a threat to the security of local communities since its emergence…
Military Response to Natural Disasters and National Emergencies
2022
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Journal of Advanced Military Studies
Given these complex questions and considerations, and in recognition of the historic and contemporary role that militaries play in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, the…
Disasters and Intergroup Peace in Sub-Saharan Africa
2022
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Journal of Peace Research
Eunbin Chung and Inbok Rhee
How do disasters affect intergroup peace and conflict? Existing research shows that disasters can have opposing effects on how we perceive others: they can exacerbate…
Climate Change, Conflict, and Resource Extraction: Analyses of Nigerian Artisanal Mining Communities and Ominous Global Trends
2022
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Annals of Global Health
Casey Bartrem, Ian von Lindern, Margrit von Braun, and Simba Tirima
Background: The 2010 lead poisoning outbreak that claimed the lives of more than 400 children in artisanal gold mining villages in Zamfara, Nigeria is the tragic…
FSO Safer: A Shipwreck in Slow Motion
2021
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Greenpeace
Kathryn Miller, Paul Johnston, David Santillo, Paul Horsman, and Ahmed El Droubi
An ageing oil tanker, converted to a floating storage facility, called the FSO Safer is moored off the Yemeni coast in the Red Sea and…
Science Diplomacy to Support Environmental Peacebuilding Projects and the Prevention of Local Conflict [Video]
2021
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Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Philippe Miele, Gilbert Rios, Marc Heran, and Steven Pineda
During this session, we would like to discuss some projects in which science diplomacy provided the basis for successful initiatives that contributed to create a…
The Impact of Conflict in Ukraine on Global Food Security
2022
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International Fund for Agricultural Development
Conflict and hunger are closely intertwined -- when one escalates, the other usually follows. As in any crisis, it is the poorest and most vulnerable…
War-Related Environmental Disaster in Ukraine
2022
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Bulletin-Atomic Scientists
Kristina Hook and Richard “Drew” Marcantonio
Yevhen Yakovlev sat in his Kiev office, some 700 kilometers from Ukraine’s still-hot war with Russian-backed separatists, the room overcrowded by piles of paper containing…
United We Stand: Reforming the UN to Reduce Climate Risk
2016
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E3G
Camilla Born and Nick Mabey
Since 1945, the risks to international peace and security have also transformed. Today, our international systems are faced with interconnected and increasingly prolonged periods of…
Climate, Conflict and COVID-19: How Does the Pandemic Affect EU Policies on Climate-Fragility?
2021
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Cascades
Susanne Wolfmaier, Adrian Foong, and Christian König
This paper will explore the implications of COVID-19 on relevant EU policies and strategies that address the climate security nexus, focusing on three regions: the…
The Effects of Environmental Damage on Children in Armed Conflicts
2021
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Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation
Olaitan O. Olusegun
The environment is a great source of sustainability for humans and other aspects of the ecosystem. Unfortunately, the world, especially developing countries, has been hit…
Climate Change Discourse in Peacebuilding
2013
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Symposium: Climate Change and Peace
Joseph B. Bazirake
The concerns over climate change have gained more impetus in recent times, with an increase in international commentary on the need to halt its global…
Climate Change Adaptation and Population Dynamics in Latin America and the Caribbean
2015
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Wilson Center
Kathleen Mogelgaard
Latin America and the Caribbean face multiple risks from a changing climate, from sea level rise to glacial melt to extreme weather and disease. Recent…
Access to Natural Resources by Palestinians, Syrians Should Not Be Denied, Delegates Tell Second Committee
2021
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UN
Israel’s ongoing occupation of the Palestinian territories and the Syrian Golan, colliding with the impacts of the COVID‑19 pandemic, have turned into a crisis within…