Dear colleagues,

The International Conference “Environmental Impact of Military Conflicts” will be held on November 18-20, 2024. The conference is organized by the Institute of Radiation Problems of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The purpose of the event, taking place during the COP 29 conference to be held in Baku on November 11-22, is to exchange experience on the devastating impact of military conflicts on the environment and environmental rehabilitation, as well as to establish international cooperation in this field.

Over the past 30 years, military actions in the countries of the region, especially in the post-Soviet space, have caused serious environmental damage to the air, soil and water resources of the region, as well as disrupted the natural exchange of carbon dioxide, which plays an important role in climate change. Thus, as a result of chemical contamination from explosives, fuel and radiation contamination from destroyed machinery, forest fires, pollution of water resources, degradation processes occurring in fauna and flora, various risk factors for human life and the environment have emerged.

The program of the conference includes a thematic trip to the Karabakh region, where military actions took place on the territory of Azerbaijan, and holding a session in the city of Khankendi.

Note that political discussions on the causes and responsibilities of the conflicts are prohibited at the conference, only their impact on the environment will be discussed.

The topics of the conference are:

1. Warfare, equipment used, explosives and chemicals;
2. Forest fires, water and land pollution caused by warfare;
3. Impact of military actions on radioecological situation;
4. Impact of military actions and occupation processes on historical and architectural monuments;
5. Impacts of environmental degradation on climate change;
6. Establishment of international cooperation in the rehabilitation of war zones.

For more information, call:

(99412) 539 33 91;

(99412) 538 32 24 (112)