Methodological Guide for Documenting Civilian Harm from Attacks on Energy Infrastructure
Indicators and data sources for the reverberating effects on civilians
A destroyed power transformer from Burshtynska thermal power plant displayed in a square in Kyiv. Ukraine no longer produces such transformers, making them difficult to replace. Photo taken by Physicians for Human Rights in September 2024.
Attacks on energy infrastructure harm civilians long after the strike, disrupting health care, education, water and livelihoods. Developed by the Explosive Weapons Monitor, Kobo and Physicians for Human Rights, this guide offers practical tools for documenting that harm. Drawing mainly on examples from Ukraine, it sets out indicators across physical and mental health, education, livelihoods and other areas of civilian life, linked to available data sources, for researchers working in humanitarian, human rights and civilian protection settings.
The full guide is available in the downloadable PDF of this issue of Fragments, and from Physicians for Human Rights.
