Environmental Modification Convention

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The Environmental Modification Convention is an international treaty that prohibits the military or hostile use of environmental modification techniques, such as weather manipulation, as a means of warfare.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arms control treaty ⓘ
disarmament treaty ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
multilateral treaty ⓘ
adoptedOn 1976-05-10 ⓘ
aim to limit environmental damage caused by military activities ⓘ
to prevent environmental modification techniques from being used as a means of warfare ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Convention on Environmental Modification ⓘ
article Article I prohibits military or any other hostile use of environmental modification techniques with widespread, long-lasting or severe effects as the means of destruction, damage or injury ⓘ
bindingOn States that have ratified or acceded to the Convention ⓘ
category United Nations treaty ⓘ
treaty on weapons of mass destruction-related issues ⓘ
concludedAt Geneva ⓘ
context Cold War ⓘ
defines environmental modification techniques as any technique for changing—through the deliberate manipulation of natural processes—the dynamics, composition or structure of the Earth, including its biota, lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere, or of outer space ⓘ
depository Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn 1978-10-05 ⓘ
fullName Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques ⓘ
geographicalScope global ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
negotiatedIn Conference of the Committee on Disarmament ⓘ
openedForSignatureOn 1977-05-18 ⓘ
partyType open to all States ⓘ
prohibits deliberate environmental modification as a means of destruction, damage or injury ⓘ
weather manipulation for hostile purposes ⓘ
relatedTo environmental protection in armed conflict ⓘ
geoengineering ⓘ
international humanitarian law ⓘ
law of armed conflict ⓘ
weather modification ⓘ
requires States Parties to refrain from assisting, encouraging or inducing any State, group of States or international organization to engage in prohibited environmental modification activities ⓘ
States Parties to undertake not to engage in military or hostile environmental modification ⓘ
scope does not prohibit peaceful uses of environmental modification techniques ⓘ
prohibits the use of environmental modification techniques for military or hostile purposes ⓘ
shortName ENMOD Convention ⓘ
Environmental Modification Convention ⓘ
subject environmental warfare ⓘ
prohibition of military use of environmental modification techniques ⓘ
weather modification in warfare ⓘ
verificationMechanism allows complaints to the United Nations Security Council regarding alleged violations ⓘ
provides for consultation and cooperation among States Parties ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Conference on Disarmament → negotiatedInstrument → Environmental Modification Convention ⓘ
Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques → alsoKnownAs → Convention on Environmental Modification ⓘ
linked to: Environmental Modification Convention
Environmental Modification Convention → shortName → Environmental Modification Convention ⓘ
Environmental Modification Convention → alsoKnownAs → Convention on Environmental Modification ⓘ
linked to: Environmental Modification Convention
ENMOD Convention → shortName → Environmental Modification Convention ⓘ
ENMOD Convention → alsoKnownAs → Convention on Environmental Modification ⓘ
linked to: Environmental Modification Convention