A River of Death: How Oil Pollution is Impacting Health and Livelihoods in Conflict-Affected North East Syria
Publisher: PAX
Author(s): Wim Zwijnenburg and Yifang Shi
Date: 2020
Topics: Data and Technologies, Extractive Resources, Governance, Livelihoods, Public Health, Renewable Resources, Weapons, Waste, and Pollution
Countries: Syrian Arab Republic
A River of Death shows how persistent pollution from a degrading oil facility has led to tens-of-thousands of barrels of oil flowing into canals and creeks, and ending up in a 160km long river.