The potential environmental risks posed by depleted uranium du weapons have been a widely debated issue. Addressing the role of natural resources in conflict and peacebuilding. In autumn 2001, as a followup to its earlier work on du in kosovo, unep organized a scientific field mission to investigate the possible environmental consequences from du used in serbia and montenegro during the military conflict of 1999. In response to a request from the government of the democratic republic of the congo drc, in 2009 the united nations environment programme unep initiated a national, multithematic assessment of priority environmental issues facing the country. Integrating environment in postconflict needs assessments.
Unep information note 9916 new unep report provides an overview of environmental conditions, resources, and conflict nairobi, june 1999 a new report, environmental conditions, resources, and conflicts. The united nations environment programme unep conducts. To broaden unep s expertise and analytical capacity, an expert advisory group on environment, conflict and peacebuilding was established in february 2008. The unep year year book 2010 is the seventh annual report on our changing environment produced by the united nations environment programme. Its time to reimagine our relationship with nature. Environment and peacebuilding in war environmental law reporter.
The mismanagement of land and natural resources is contributing to new conflicts and. Coordinated by the international institute for sustainable development iisd the advisory group provides. Natural resources play a prominent role in both of these areas. This report by the united nations environment programme was made possible by the generous contributions. Hosted by colombia, in partnership with germany, the theme for this years. Sudan postconflict environmental assessment commissie voor. In six chapters the year book presents recent science and environmental developments of interest to policymakers. The environmental cooperation for peacebuilding ecp programme is one of the four work streams under. Environmental cooperation as an instrument of crisis. Environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment. More than two billion people have been affected by disasters and conflicts since 2000.
Pdf on mar 11, 2014, naibei n peter and others published dispute, conflict and causes of environmental conflict in kenya find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Depleted uranium in kosovo 2 depleted uranium in kosovo post conflict environmental assessment table of contents foreword 6 by unep executive director introduction 8 background 14 2. The united nations environment programme unep has conducted over twenty post conflict assessments since 1999, using stateoftheart science to determine the environmental impacts of war. Uneps postconflict assessment unit has reported on the environmental degradation related to conflicts.
Recently, unep took an important step in this direction. World environment day, on 5 june is biodiversity, time for nature, an urgent call to combat accelerating species loss and. From kosovo to afghanistan, lebanon, sudan and china, the postconflict and disaster management branch. As the global population continues to rise, the global demand for resources continues to grow, and the impacts of climate change begin to materialize, competition over natural resources is set to intensify.
The disasters and conflicts programme is delivered through several key actors within unep. Conflicts over water resources appear to be a major source of direct international conflict. Understanding environment, conflict, and cooperation. Peacebuilding is one of the most important tasks of the united nations. A guide for mediation practitioners, produced by the department of political affairs dpa and the environmental cooperation for peacebuilding initiative of the united nations environment programme unep, is an unprecedented, ambitious and longawaited undertaking. The most common environmental elements around which conflicts can.
In 2009, efforts to advance international environmental governance focused on defining key. About uneps expert advisory group on environment, conflict and peacebuilding. Programme unep to conduct a postconflict environmental. Environmental cooperation for peacebuilding programme. About uneps expert advisory group on environment, conflict and. An introductory overview and data collection, has been published by the united nations environment programme unep. This publication is the result of an ongoing collaboration. While natural resources are key to achieving sustainable development, they are also increasingly acting as drivers of fragility, conflict and violence. We work to minimize the environmental causes and consequences of crises. Nations environment programme unep nor are they an official record. Addressing the role of natural resources in conflict and.
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