Doug WEIR

Doug has undertaken research and advocacy on the polluting legacy of armed conflicts and military activities since 2005. After working on conflict pollution and the toxic remnants of war for many years, he established the Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) to monitor and raise awareness of the environmental and derived humanitarian consequences of conflicts. Doug has contributed to a wide range of domestic, regional and international initiatives, including at the UN Environment Assembly, UN General Assembly and the European Parliament. He is a Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Geography at King's College London, and co-chairs the European Citizen Science Association’s working group on citizen science in conflict areas.