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Environmental Assessment of the Gaza Strip following the escalation of hostilities in December 2008-January 2009

dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.coverage.spatialGaza
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T20:07:49Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T20:07:49Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/8736
dc.descriptionThis report and its findings are based on field work by a team of international experts deployed by UNEP following its Governing Council's Decision 25/12 in February 2009, requesting UNEP to assess the environmental damage and carry out an economic evaluation of the rehabilitation and restoration of the environment in the Gaza Strip following the escalation of hostilities in December 2008 and late January 2009.The team of experts, coordinated by UNEP's Post- Conflict and Disaster Management Branch (PCDMB), concludes that a wide range of environmental challenges require urgent resolve. These range from safe disposal of large amounts of rubble, some of which is contaminated with substances like asbestos, to sewage pollution of coastal waters. Some of the challenges have been aggravated by recent events but their roots predate the latest hostilities. It is hoped that the facts and economic analysis presented here can assist and guide the relevant national and local authorities and the international community to design forward-looking recovery strategies and transformative investment decisions.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
dc.rightsPublicen_US
dc.subjectconflict
dc.subjectdegradation of natural resources
dc.subjectdegradation of the environment
dc.subjectenvironmental change
dc.subjectenvironmental damage
dc.subjectwater quality
dc.subjectwater quantity management
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.subjectsolid waste
dc.subjectsolid waste disposal
dc.subjecthazardous waste
dc.subjecthazardous waste dump
dc.subjectwaste dumping
dc.subjectwaste management
dc.subjectwaste minimisation
dc.subjectwaste reduction
dc.subjectwaste treatment
dc.subjectland
dc.subjectland management and planning
dc.subjectenvironmental damage
dc.subjectenvironmental management
dc.subjectenvironmental assessment
dc.subject.classificationEcosystem Management
dc.titleEnvironmental Assessment of the Gaza Strip following the escalation of hostilities in December 2008-January 2009
dc.typeReports and Books
wd.identifier.old-id10986
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000050


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