Weapons, Waste, and Pollution
A Question of Responsibility: Depleted Uranium Weapons in the Balkans
2010
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International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons
David Cullen
A report examining user transparency, the capacity of states to manage depleted uranium contamination and the development of heath studies, seen through the experiences of…
Agent Orange on Trial: Mass Toxic Disasters in the Courts
1988
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Harvard University Press
Peter H. Schuck
Agent Orange on Trial is a riveting legal drama with all the suspense of a courtroom thriller. One of the Vietnam War’s farthest reaching legacies…
National Defense And the Environment
1996
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Diane Pub Co
Stephen Dycus
Throughout almost half a century of Cold War, we polluted the water and air, made noise, defaced the landscape, and generated millions of tons of…
War and Public Health
2007
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Oxford University Press
Barry S. Levy & Victor W. Sidel
The first comprehensive examination of the relationship between war and public health, this book documents the public health consequences of war and describes what health…
The Use of Nuclear Weapons and the Protection of the Environment during International Armed Conflict
2008
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Hart Publishing
Erik Koppe
In 1996, the International Court of Justice delivered an Advisory Opinion on the legality of the use of nuclear weapons in which the Court stated…
Assessment of Environmental “Hot Spots” in Iraq
2005
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UNEP
This document is a report of the results of a project managed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess contaminated sites in Iraq.…
Environmental Assessment of the Areas Disengaged by Israel in the Gaza Strip
2006
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UNEP
This publication presents the findings of a survey, carried out in 2005 by a UNEP team of eight experts, to investigate and assess environmental risks…
Land Rights and Mine Action in Myanmar
2014
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Displacement Solutions
As Myanmar continues on its path of political and economic reforms and its pursuit of ceasefire and peace agreements between the government and ethnic groups,…
Landmines and Land Rights in Conflict Affected Contexts
2010
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GICHD
This policy brief describes the important linkages between land rights and landmines in conflict-affected contexts. Its purpose is to deepen awareness within the broader mine…
Land Rights and Mine Action (FAQ)
2012
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Displacement Solutions
This document provides simple practical guidance on land issues for mine action organisations. It covers the following topics: whyland matters for mine action; land rights…
The Military-Environmental Complex
2014
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Sarah E. Light
Two competing theories vie for dominance regarding the relationship between the U.S. military and the natural environment. On the one hand, because legal rules permit…
Redevelopment of Inland Water Transport for Post-conflict Reconstruction in Southern Sudan
2011
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Mikio Ishiwatari
This chapter refutes the widespread perception that IWT is a minor mode of transportation because of its disadvantages relative to land transport in terms of…
Abyei Natural Resources Conflict
2010
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Muna A Abdalla
This report explores the major factors underlying the violent conflict in the Abyei region of Sudan. It aims to produce policy relevant knowledge on the…
After War, Launching Liberia’s Future
2014
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USAID
LAUNCH is working to empower tens of thousands of Liberia’s most vulnerable to lift themselves out of poverty. A USAID Food for Peace program, LAUNCH,…
Myanmar: Act Immediately to Protect Displaced People's Rights
2014
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Michel Gabaudan and Melanie Teff, Refugees International
As Myanmar continues its renewed engagement with the international community, it must begin to address the serious violations of the rights of ethnic minorities that…
Oil Sparks in the Amazon: Local Conflicts, Indigenous Populations, and Natural Resources
2014
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Patricia I. Vásquez, University of Georgia Press
For decades, studies of oil-related conflicts have focused on the effects of natural resource mismanagement, resulting in great economic booms and busts or violence as…
Examining the Regulatory Frameworks for the Oil and Gas Industry in Sudan
2013
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Yousif Abdelbagi Abdalla, A. K. Siti-Nabiha, Amirulshah Shahbudin (World Scientific)
Oil and gas industry has been considered as one of the leading industries in supporting corporate social responsibility (CSR), however, this industry is also known…
Nigeria’s Criminal Crude: International Options to Combat the Export of Stolen Oil
2013
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Christina Katsouris and Aaron Sayne - Chatham House
This report analyses the international dimensions of Nigerian crude oil theft and explores what the international community could do about it.
Nigerian crude oil is being…
The Mesopotamian Marshlands: Demise of an Ecosystem
2000
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Hassan Partow (UNEP)
UNEP Study Sounds Alarm about the Disappearance of the Mesopotamian Marshlands Despite intermittent warnings against the imminent decline of the Mesopotamian marshlands, there has been…
International Law Protecting the Environment during Armed Conflict: Gaps and Opportunities
2010
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Michael Bothe, Carl Bruch, Jordan Diamond, and David Jensen (ICRC)
There are three key deficiencies in the existing body of international humanitarian law (IHL) relating to protection of the environment during armed conflict. First, the…
Environmental Consequences of War: Legal, Economic, and Scientific Perspectives
2000
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Editors: Jay Austin and Carl Bruch (ELI)
Over the past three decades we have witnessed the environmental devastation caused by military conflict in the wake of the Vietnam War, the Gulf War…
Lebanon: Post-conflict Environmental Assessment
2007
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UNEP
“The conflict in Lebanon and in Israel, which began on 12 July 2006 and ended on 14 August with a ceasefire under UN Security Council…
The Kosovo Conflict: Consequences for the Environment and Human Settlements
1999
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UNEP, UNCHS (Habitat)
“Perhaps the most endangered natural resource in times of war is truth. This became very evident during the Kosovo Conflict When the Rambouillet accord failed…
Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland
2011
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UNEP
“Covering around 1,000 km2 in Rivers State, southern Nigeria, Ogoniland has been the site of oil industry operations since the late 1950s. Ogoniland has a…
Protecting the Environment During Armed Conflict: An Inventory and Analysis of International Law
2009
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Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Carl Bruch and Jordan Diamond (UNEP)
With a view to identifying the current gaps and weaknesses within the existing legal framework and making recommendations on how they can be addressed, this…