3/ #Climate and #environmental problems in #Georgia are worsening—2025 was marked by both abnormal drought and precipitation. Georgia's glaciers continue to melt which could lead to a repeat of the tragedy at #Shovi in 2023 (a landslide killed at least 32)

🔗: uwecworkgroup.info/environmenta...

2/ 🤍❤️‍🩹🤍 In the first part of the series, we talked about the #repression faced by #environmental activists in #Belarus from 2020 to the present day: uwecworkgroup.info/environmenta...

3/ 😥 The potential geopolitical benefit of reducing Central Asian countries' energy dependence on #Russia must be weighed againts one of the largest forced resettlements in the history of modern hydropower and colossal #environmental damage to the region.

2/ A year earlier, UWEC used the example of the #Rogun HPP to explain in detail how the #war in #Ukraine is pushing the #EU to support questionable megaprojects: uwecworkgroup.info/%D0%B0-la-gu...

4/ ❗️ Today, our work is especially important, as more research on the #environmental and #climate consequences of the #war have begun to appear.

🔗 UWEC needs increased resources to continue and grow. We're pleased to invite our readers to support us:
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3/ Articles on the #war are published not only in #Ukrainian, but also in English and #Russian. We approach translation into English with special care to access a wide audience.

2/ Our whole team is an international association of experts, journalists and researchers, enabling us not only to present information in a wide context and variety of perspectives. We remain a critical resource for #research.

3/ Moreover, after the #Kakhovka Reservoir's water drained away after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, new land opened up near the park, and #nature again demonstrates its amazing resilience.

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2/ Created just a few years before the full-scale invasion began, the national park #KamianskaSich was occupied, shelled, and saw combat operations on its territory.

💚 Despite this, scientists have managed to preserve it.

3/ 😡 Now, the number of precedents for countries withdrawing from conventions is steadily growing, including at the initiative of the #aggressor countries themselves.

🔗 How does it effect the #environment and international cooperation as a whole?
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2/ In the first year of the #war, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of #Ukraine and #Ukrainian civil society organizations demanded that countries that launch military invasions be excluded from all international treaties, including #environmental and #climate agreements. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

3/ It's necessary to develop carbon-neutral energy, which should be profitable, understandable, and acceptable to everyone, from citizens to the government. Any reform imposed from above may provoke resistance from citizens.

🔗 The UWEC website has an article with examples of #JustTransition

2/ ♻️ A coalition of public organizations led by @razomwestand.bsky.social demanded a complete ban on Russian #LNG imports.

Svitlana Romanko, a top manager at RWS, notes the sanctions will only be effective if #EU develop energy efficiency programs and transition to #renewable energy sources.

2/ @uwecworkgroup.bsky.social operates on a combination of donations and enthusiasm. Your donations allow us to continue to tracking the #environmental consequences of the #war in #Ukraine

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2/ Spoiler: the #environmental issues are largely mixed in with topics such as resource extraction and agriculture. This may be due to the elimination of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of #Ukraine and its merger with two other ministries:
uwecworkgroup.info/merging-mini...

3/ As a result, >100 #Belarusian organizations involved in #environmental protection have been liquidated since 2021, some are recognized as “extremist groups.” Now they are looking for ways to continue their work 🤍❤️‍🩹🤍

🔗 Read more on the UWEC website:
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