From ENMOD to Geoengineering: The Environment as a Weapon of War

Apr 7, 2020 | Gabriela Kolpak
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Collateral environmental damage has long been regarded as an inevitable consequence of armed conflicts. But there have also been many examples of the intentional manipulation of the environment by warring parties, in which the environment becomes a weapon of war. This blog considers examples of environmental warfare such as scorched earth policies and the weaponisation of infrastructure, before examining how new technologies capable of modifying the environment could contribute to future security risks, or be instrumentalised in conflicts.