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Category Archives: External Content

Dec182017

Pro Publica | Bombs in our backyard: investigating one of America’s greatest polluters

External Content, Military and the environment, TopicBy ConEnvObsDecember 18, 2017

This series from Pro Publica sought to map toxic military sites on the continental US, investigated specific contaminants such as RDX and documented the environmental risks from practises such as outsourcing military clean-ups.

Dec172017

OSCE | Environmental Assessment and Recovery Priorities for Eastern Ukraine

Country, External Content, UkraineBy ConEnvObsDecember 17, 2017

The publication “Environmental Assessment and Recovery Priorities for Eastern Ukraine” incorporates existing information from various sources on impact and threats to the environment posed by a conflict in Eastern Ukraine.

Dec152017

OCHA | Poor infrastructure and lack of funding put over 560,000 people at risk of flooding in the Gaza Strip

Country, External Content, Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesBy ConEnvObsDecember 15, 2017

During periods of rainfall, the sewage/storm water station receives rainwater mixed with sewage. This must be pumped out to the storm water infiltration ponds, to the sea or to open areas.

Dec102017

B’Tselem | Made in Israel: Exploiting Palestinian Land for Treatment of Israeli Waste

Country, External Content, Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesBy ConEnvObsDecember 10, 2017

Israel has set out less stringent regulations in industrial zones in settlements and even offers financial incentives such as tax breaks and government subsidies. This policy has made it more profitable to build and operate waste treatment facilities in the West Bank than inside Israel.

Dec92017

ana.cat | Un Txernòbil al mar Mediterrani

Country, External Content, LibyaBy ConEnvObsDecember 9, 2017

Coverage of the health and environmental risks posed by the abandoned Abu Khammash chemical plant in northern Libya.

Dec82017

Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union | On the brink of survival: damage to the environment during armed conflict in east of Ukraine

Country, External Content, UkraineBy ConEnvObsDecember 8, 2017

The armed conflict in eastern Ukraine has not only led to heavy casualties, but also caused significant damage to ecosystems and natural resources as a result of the violation of international principles of and national law.

Dec52017

PAX | Living under a black sky: Conflict pollution and environmental health concerns in Iraq

Country, External Content, IraqBy ConEnvObsDecember 5, 2017

Living under a black sky revealed how the conflict in Iraq has left a toxic trail of destruction,which could have severe health consequences for communities and reconstruction efforts.

Nov142017

National Geographic | Climate Change and Water Woes Drove ISIS Recruiting in Iraq

Country, External Content, IraqBy ConEnvObsNovember 14, 2017

Battered by shifting resources, desperate farmers were driven into terror recruiters’ clutches. Can it happen again?

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