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Engaging armed groups on environmental protection and climate change: current challenges, approaches and looking to the future

With thanks to Anki Sjöberg and Florian Weigand for their input and feedback. On 31 October, the Centre on Armed Groups, ODI Global Risks & Resilience and Fight for Humanity co-organised a panel discussion on “Engaging armed groups on environmental protection and climate change” as part of the Geneva Peace Week. With panellists from across …

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Engaging Armed Groups on Environmental Protection and Climate Change

On Tuesday 31 October, the Centre on Armed Groups, ODI Global Risks & Resilience and Fight for Humanity are co-organising a policy briefing on “Engaging Armed Groups on Environmental Protection and Climate Change“. The event, part of Geneva Peace Week, will delve into the potential of engaging with armed groups on climate change and environmental …

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News Roundup 19 December – 25 December

Mali’s northern armed groups pull out of Algiers peace talks Libya: Hold commanders of Tariq Ben Zeyad armed group accountable for “catalogue of horrors” Colombia’s ELN rebels announce end-of-year ceasefire New armed groups emerge in central Sudan Burkina Faso denies paying Russia’s Wagner group with mine rights Armed clash leaves three dead in Bannu Rebel …

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Between paradox and panacea: legalizing exploitation of natural resources by armed groups in the fight against conflict resources

Daniëlla Dam-de Jong is an Associate professor of public international law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden University. The current contribution builds on earlier work. Natural resources have financed numerous armed conflicts in the past decades. In response, several initiatives have been developed to stop the trade in these so-called ‘conflict …

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Guest Post by Erik Zouave: The Weaponization of the Falluja Dam and the River Euphrates: A Non-State Test for International Environmental Humanitarian Law

Erik Tristan Zouave (LLM, University of York) is a trainee at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) Iraq Unit and a former research-assistant at the Swedish National Defense College’s International Law Center. He recently contributed to the book Regional Organizations and Peacekeeping: Challengers to the UN?  (available here). Erik thanks Hayder Al-Shakeri (National Program Officer …

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