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Conflict and the Environment in West Asia
(Iraq, Kuwait and the region)
Dossier on the conflict and environment in West Asia. Resources compiled by UNEP in collaboration with the Post Conflict Assesment Unit.
The Crisis in Lebanon - Environmental Impact
In Defence of the Environment, Putting Poverty to the Sword
(An editorial by UNEP Executive Director Klaus Toepfer on War and the Environment)
Interactive Environmental Map Service - Iraq
UNEP Desk Study of the Environment in Iraq (prepared by UNEP - Post Conflict Assessment Unit)
Conflict and the Environment in Iraq
(Resources compiled by UNEP-WCMC)
Country Facts
Biodiversity in Iraq
Protected Areas and Important Sites
References
Related Links
Press Releases
UNEP outlines strategy for protecting people and the environment in post-war Iraq (24 April 2003)
UNEP Recommends Studies of Depleted Uranium in Iraq (6 April 2003)
Press Release: Air pollution from Baghdad fires poses risks for human health and the environment (30 March 2003)
Press Release: "Garden of Eden" in Southern Iraq likely to disappear completely in five years unless urgent action taken (22 March 2003)
Press Release: UNEP's Post Conflict Assessment Unit Initiates Study of the Environment in Iraq (21 March 2003)
Maps, Graphics and Photos
UNEP Photo Collection
Map of West Asia Region (pdf)
Interactive environmental maps of Iraq
Regulation of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers (UNEP Vital Water Graphics)
Satellite imagery of Iraq
Photos, maps and satellite imagery
Regional Seas Map of ROPME Region (pdf)
Environmental Assessments
The Mesopotamian Marshlands: Demise of an Ecosystem (UNEP Report, 2001, updated 2003)
UNEP-WCMC Gulf War Environmental Information Service: Impact on the marine environment - 1991 (PDF, 405k)
UNEP-WCMC Gulf War Environmental Information Service: Impact on the land and atmosphere - 1991 (PDF, 437k)
UNEP Rapid Assessment Reports 1991 - surveys of the impact of the conflict on Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
UNEP Governing Council 1993: Updated Scientific Report on the Environmental Effects of the Gulf War (PDF)
More UNEP Resources on Conflict and the Environment: Balkans, Afghanistan, Palestinian Territories, Depleted Uranium and more
Other Environment-related UN Information
Environmental Security: United Nations Doctrine for Managing Environmental Issues in Military Actions (UN University)
Analysis of Iraq Environmental Samples Photo Gallery (IAEA)
UN Flash Appeal for the humanitarian requirements of the Iraq crisis - Six-month response (1 April 2003)
Water and Sanitation in Iraq (UN Oil-for-Food Programme)
Relevant International Conventions and Agreements
Regional Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden Environment, Jeddah, 1982
Kuwait Regional Convention for Co-operation on the Protection of the Marine Environment From Pollution (24 April 1978)
Ecolex - gateway to environmental law - Saudi Arabia treaty status
Non-UN Regional Organisations
Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA)
Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME)
Marine Emergency Mutual Aid Centre (MEMAC)
Related UNEP Programmes, Projects & Initiatives
International Coral Reef Action Network
Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA)
Regional Seas Programme
UNEP Oil & Gas Environment Forum
Global Marine Oil Pollution Information Gateway
Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit
Links
UN News Centre: Iraq News Focus
UN Office of the Iraq Programme
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