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

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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.