Arab Environment Watch: Environment and Conflicts

EU: Climate Change poses security risks in the Middle East

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:58:29 GMT

A recent report published by the High Representative and the European Commission to the European Council stated that climate change poses a real security threat for the EU and international stability. This report focuses on the impact of climate change on international security and considers the impact of these international security consequences for Europe's own security, and how the EU should respond... [read more]

Climate Change to cause wars in North Africa

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:22:00 GMT

As if the Arab World does not have more than its fair share of catastrophies in the form of occupation, drought, civil wars, terrorism and oppression it is expected that Climate Change will add more mayhem, especially in North Africa. According to a new report published by UNEP, Climate change is likely to aggravate old conflicts and could even turn into wars or violence in many parts of the... [read more]

Video about oil spill from Israeli attacks on Lebanon wins international award

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:12:00 GMT

A documentary about the impacts of the oil spill cause dby Israeli strikes on Lebanon in the summer of 2006 has won an international award in a film festival in Italy. The film, produced by the World Comnservation Union (IUCN) and called "The Oil Spill in Lebanon", depicts the environmentally-disastrous oil slick caused by Israel’s bombing of the Jiyyeh power plant in south Lebanon on July 13... [read more]

Iraq's Environmental Crises

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:02:19 GMT

The horrific conditions in Iraq are not only manifested in occupation, terrorism and loss of infrastructure services, but there is a huge environmental burden resulting from the current cycle of violence starting in 2003. This is a gloomy but true assessment by Jeffery St Clair and Joshua Frank The ecological effects of war, like its horrific toll on human life, are exponential. When the Bush... [read more]