Syria: Beyond the Debris – The Environment Is a Major Victim of the Syrian Conflict

Jun 13, 2019 | Hanne-Mari Tarvonen, Crisis & Environment
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The most significant environmental consequences of the conflict in Syria have been caused by makeshift oil refineries, destroyed infrastructure and debris, collapsed waste collection system and munitions residues. Depleted uranium and other hazardous substances that are part of munitions. Breakdown of societal mechanisms such as environmental governance and the collapse of waste collection. Contamination of base-water supply. These are just a few of the consequences that armed conflict can bring to the environment.