Climate and environment considerations for weapon bearers in armed conflict

Climate and environment considerations for weapon bearers in armed conflict

Why should parties to a conflict care about climate change and the environment? This is a question that is frequently raised when discussing the intersection of climate, conflict and the environment. The connection may not be obvious, but the case for environmental protection and considering climate change during conflict is only getting stronger and more relevant. In this post, Sarah Gale, Technical Adviser with the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, explores climate and environment considerations for weapon bearers through some important considerations during situations of conflict, emphasizing the importance of respecting the rules of international humanitarian law around the protection of the environment and looking at some of the ways climate change considerations might feed into these rules. Read the full blog post here: https://blogs.icrc.org/law-and-policy/2022/09/22/climate-and-envi…n-armed-conflict/

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