The analytical framework of water and armed conflict: a focus on the 2006 Summer War between Israel and Lebanon

Zeitoun, Mark, Eid-Sabbagh, Karim and Loveless, Jeremy (2014) The analytical framework of water and armed conflict: a focus on the 2006 Summer War between Israel and Lebanon. Disasters, 38 (1). pp. 22-24. ISSN 0361-3666

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Abstract

This paper develops an analytical framework to investigate the relationship between water and armed conflict, and applies it to the ‘Summer War’ of 2006 between Israel and Lebanon (Hezbollah). The framework broadens and deepens existing classifications by assessing the impact of acts of war as indiscriminate or targeted, and evaluating them in terms of international norms and law, in particular International Humanitarian Law (IHL). In the case at hand, the relationship is characterised by extensive damage in Lebanon to drinking water infrastructure and resources. This is seen as a clear violation of the letter and the spirit of IHL, while the partial destruction of more than 50 public water towers compromises water rights and national development goals. The absence of pre-war environmental baselines makes it difficult to gauge the impact on water resources, suggesting a role for those with first-hand knowledge of the hostilities to develop a more effective response before, during, and after armed conflict.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	humanitarian intervention,israel-lebanon 2006 summer war,water and war,water conflict,water security,urban armed conflict,urban water,sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/peace_justice_and_strong_institutions
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Water Security Research Centre Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Climate Change Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Global Environmental Justice
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	06 Mar 2014 13:38
Last Modified:	26 Jan 2024 01:56
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/47806
DOI:	10.1111/disa.12039

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