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Conflict Pollution Hotspots in Iraq: Land Remediation for Livelihoods Restoration

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-16T21:56:31Z
dc.date.available2023-11-16T21:56:31Z
dc.date.issued2023-11-16
dc.description.abstractSuccessive conflicts in Iraq were characterized by tactics to damage its oil and industrial assets that not only led to huge economic loss, but pollution of environmental resources (air, land, and water) on an unprecedented scale. The Damage and Needs Assessment (DNA) carried out by the World Bank Group (WBG) in 2017, estimated damages to the environmental resources at IQD85 billion (US73 dollars million) and sectoral losses because of the conflict at IQD3.5 trillion (US3 dollars billion). Further, this assessment estimated that up to 47 percent of natural forests in the country may have been destroyed and large areas of land have been contaminated by land mines and hazardous chemicals. Unless these contaminated sites (also referred as ‘environmental hotspots’ in this document) are identified and remediated and/ or managed appropriately as part of the broader reconstruction program of Iraq, it is likely that the negative impacts (both economic and environmental) will be felt for generations to come. In addition, creating better environmental conditions and investments in human and physical capital is crucial for the economic diversification, job creation and healthy citizens for a stable and sustainable development of post-conflict Iraq. The main objective of this report is to present a broad framework and suggested prioritization for the remediation and/or management of environmental hotspots in Iraq. The recommendations have been informed by a detailed inventory and assessment of hotspots carried out by the Ministry of Environment (MoE), Government of Iraq (GoI) with capacity building support provided through the Advisory Services and Analytical (ASA) work of the World Bank. The work involved analysis of the scale and significance of contamination in the conflict affected governorates of Al Anbar, Babil, Baghdad, Diyala, Kirkuk, Nineveh and Salah Al-Din and identifying essential elements of a program for the remediation, management of environmental hotpots in the country.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099102723191012184/P1730490b252b40bd0a2b40df0215e54614
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/40621
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40621
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectPOLLUTION HOTSPOTS
dc.subjectLIVELIHOOD IMPACTS
dc.subjectHOTSPOTS MAPPING
dc.subjectGIS
dc.subjectCONTAMINATED LAND
dc.subjectLAND REMEDIATION
dc.subjectEXCAVATION
dc.subjectPHYTOREMEDIATION
dc.subjectSOIL WASHING
dc.subjectELECTROKINETIC SEPARATION
dc.subjectSOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION
dc.subjectLANDFARMING
dc.subjectNATURAL SOURCE ZONE DEPLETION
dc.titleConflict Pollution Hotspots in Iraqen
dc.title.subtitleLand Remediation for Livelihoods Restorationen
dc.typeReport
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titleConflict Pollution Hotspots in Iraq: Land Remediation for Livelihoods Restoration
okr.date.disclosure2023-11-16
okr.date.lastmodified2023-10-29T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Environmental Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099102723191012184/P1730490b252b40bd0a2b40df0215e54614
okr.guid099102723191012184
okr.identifier.docmidP173049-b252b436-7ad0-4bbd-a2b4-df0215e54614
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40621
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34187597
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34187597
okr.identifier.report185542
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okr.importedtrueen
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099102723191012184/pdf/P1730490b252b40bd0a2b40df0215e54614.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryIraq
okr.sectorHealth-HG,Other Public Administration,Oil and Gas,Waste Management,Social Protection
okr.themeSoil Pollution,Mitigation,Environmental Health and Pollution Management,Data Development and Capacity Building,Social Development and Protection,Conflict Prevention,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Fragility, Conflict and Violence,Public Sector Management,Environmental policies and institutions,Climate change,Water Pollution,Data production, accessibility and use
okr.topicEnvironment::Pollution Management & Control
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Management
okr.unitMNA ENR PM (SMNEN)
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