In and Around War(s): Season 3, Episode 1: The Weaponizing of Water in Contemporary Armed Conflicts

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In and Around War(s)

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Less than a toilet flush: In Gaza, people survive on just 4–8 liters of water a day. This episode provides a legal analysis of Israel’s weaponization of water against civilians In this episode, host Juliette Graf speaks with Stuart Casey-Maslen (Geneva Academy), Dr. Elvina Pothelet (Diakonia IHL Centre), and Lama Abdul Samad (Oxfam), bringing together legal expertise, humanitarian perspectives, and field documentation to examine how Israel has turned water into a weapon against Palestinians in Gaza. Further reading: IHL in Focus Spot Report: Water Crisis in War and Under Occupation: Current Israeli Policy and Practice in Occupied Palestinian Territory under International Humanitarian Law: https://www.geneva-academy.ch/joomlatools-files/docman-files/IHL%20Spot%20Report%20-%20Water%20Crisis%20in%20War%20and%20Under%20Occupation.pdf Oxfam Briefing: Water War Crimes: How Israel has weaponised water in its military campaign in Gaza https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/water-war-crimes-how-israel-has-weaponised-water-in-its-military-campaign-in-ga-621609/ International Humanitarian Law Centre Report: A Legal Appraisal of Israel’s Purported Aid Delivery Scheme in Gaza https://www.diakonia.se/ihl/news/a-legal-appraisal-of-israels-purported-aid-delivery-scheme-in-gaza/ Editing: Tim Young

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In and Around War(s): Season 3, Episode 1: The Weaponizing of Water in Contemporary Armed Conflicts

In and Around War(s)

26 minutes 26 seconds

1 year ago

In and Around War(s): Season 3, Episode 1: The Weaponizing of Water in Contemporary Armed Conflicts

Following on from the discussions that took place during the recent IHL Talk on ‘The Weaponizing of Water in Contemporary Armed Conflicts’, Dr Eugenie Duss, researcher at the Geneva Academy speaks to Mark Zeitoun, Director General, Geneva Water Hub and Professor of Water Diplomacy, Geneva Graduate Institute, and Abby Zeith, Legal Adviser, Arms and Conduct of Hostilities Unit, Legal Division, International Committee of the Red Cross. Subjects covered in the episode include role of expert engineers in decision processes related to the targeting of water during hostilities, the historical and contemporary use of water as a weapon, and the need for more research around these topics. The guests were also able to frame the issues in the context of their current roles and give some examples of positive developments in the legal work that is going into preventing the use of water as a weapon.