Wim Zwijnenburg

Wim Zwijnenburg is a Humanitarian Disarmament Project Leader for the Dutch peace organisation PAX. His work focuses on emerging military technologies and their impact on how wars are being fought and consequences for arms proliferation. He is the author of the reports Does Unmanned Make Unacceptable, Armed & Dangerous, and the latest report on drone proliferation Unmanned and Uncontrolled. He also works on the impact of conflict on the environment and has been involved in the Control Arms campaign on the Arms Trade Treaty. He holds a Masters in International Development Studies and received a Philosophy scholarship from the Thomas More Foundation.

Publications:

Wim Zwijnenburg in the News:

• Statement on Technical Considerations in Open Informal Meeting at UNGA 1st Committee
• The Role of ICRAC in the Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations

Pioneering research on the impact of conflict on the environment through remote sensing and open source investigations. Campaigning to improve protection of the environment in  armed conflict and mainstreaming this in humanitarian response. Research and advocacy on military drone proliferation. Long time contributer for Bellingcat.

Received UN Environment/UN OCHA Green Star Award in 2017 for work on environment in conflicts, the 2023 Al Mounin Award for thought leadership on environmental peacebuilding and the 2025 ESA EO Excellence Award as part of the Decentralized Damage Mapping Group. 

keywords:  environmental impact of conflict, Syria, Iraq, drones, open source investigation and robot warfare.