Episode 359: Conflict Pollution: How Modern War Damages Climate, Water, and Land for Generations with Doug Weir
About this episode
The episode discusses the environmental impacts of modern warfare with Doug Weir, focusing on pollution and ecological risks associated with armed conflict.
This episode hosts Doug Weir from the Conflict and Environment Observatory to examine the environmental consequences of modern warfare and the wider ecological risks created by armed conflict. The conversation explores how conflict generates complex forms of pollution, from toxic air emissions and oil fires to groundwater contamination and long-term ecological damage, often with impacts that persist decades after the fighting ends. Drawing on recent conflicts including Ukraine and development...
People in this episode
Host: Dominic Bowen
Guest: Doug Weir
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Conflict and Environment Observatory
Places: Ukraine
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