Living under a Black Sky: Conflict Pollution and Environmental Health Concerns in Iraq
Publisher: PAX
Author(s): Wim Zwijnenburg and Foeke Postma
Date: 2017
Topics: Extractive Resources, Weapons, Waste, and Pollution
Countries: Iraq
‘Living under a black sky’ reveals how the conflict in Iraq has left a toxic trail of destruction which could have severe health consequences for communities and reconstruction efforts. Among other dangerous developments, the report identifies a sharp increase of hazardous artisanal oil refining.