Environmental impact of the conflict in Gaza: Preliminary assessment of environmental impacts

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationExecutive Office
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-18T06:35:41Z
dc.date.available2024-06-18T06:35:41Z
dc.date.issued2024-06
dc.descriptionThis Preliminary Assessment was prepared by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in response to an official request from the State of Palestine for an assessment of the environmental impacts of the conflict in the Gaza Strip. The Preliminary Assessment provides a summary of what is known about the environmental impacts of the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip, including impacts on environmental management and waste disposal systems; energy, fuel and associated infrastructure; destruction of buildings and conflict-related debris; marine and terrestrial environments; and air quality. In addition to describing known, and in many cases visible, environmental impacts, this assessment highlights conflict-related environmental issues that are of serious concern, but about which the United Nations has limited information at this stage. Conflict was ongoing in Gaza throughout preparation of this report: the security situation and access restrictions prevailing in Gaza influenced the type of analysis UNEP was able to undertake. Some conflict-related impacts—such as the likely contamination of soil and the Coastal Aquifer by chemicals and heavy metals—can only be fully understood through more detailed sampling and analysis, which should be undertaken as soon as conditions permit.en
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dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-4163-6
dc.identifier.otherEO/2652/NA
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/45739
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number50 p.
dc.publisherUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectenvironmental impact assessment
dc.subjectenvironmental impact
dc.subjectarmed conflict
dc.subjectconflict
dc.subjectState of Palestine
dc.subjectwaste management
dc.subjectwastewater treatment
dc.subjectsewage
dc.subjectsolid waste management
dc.subjectphysical infrastructure
dc.subjectmarine ecosystem
dc.subjectcoastal ecosystem
dc.subjectterrestrial ecosystem
dc.subjectair pollution
dc.subjectdisaster
dc.subjectaccident
dc.subjectrisk
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdgSDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
dc.subject.sdgSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
dc.subject.sdgSDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.subject.sdgSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
dc.subject.themechemistry
dc.subject.themechemical pollution
dc.subject.themeadministration
dc.subject.themeenvironmental governance
dc.subject.themenatural areas
dc.subject.themelandscape
dc.subject.themeecosystems
dc.titleEnvironmental impact of the conflict in Gaza: Preliminary assessment of environmental impactsen
dc.typeTechnical report

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