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Special PresentationEnvironmental Impacts of ISIL Conflict in Iraq
The Case of Mosul
Hassan Partow / 2 November/ Beirut
Contents
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Key Findings
• Contaminated Sites
• Debris Recovery
• Environmental Governance & Education
• Water management infrastructure
Next Steps
Conflict-Affected Governorates
Areas Visited
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• Cognizant• Risks and challenges • Involvement• Assessment & Results
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Mosul Erbil
Qayarrah
Mishraq
Google Earth
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Contaminated Sites
Qayarrah Oil Field
Qayarrah town
USGS Landsat 8 acquired on 7 December 2016
Oil Spill
The ‘Daesh Winter’
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Well 46: Al-Shuhadaa Neighbourhood
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Oil spilled or burnt estimated at two billion barrels
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Qayarrah Refinery
• 18 Storage tanks• 40,000 m3 total capacity• 20,000 m3 burnt & spilt
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Mishraq Sulfur Complex
USGS Landsat 8 acquired on 7 December 2016
Oil Spill
Sulphur Fire
• ~50,000 tonne
• 30,000-35,000 tonnes burnt
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• 1,500 people treated for suffocation symptoms
Two million tonne sulphur waste pile
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Mosul City
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Ammunition Workshops
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Electricity Network:37 Power Sub-Stations Damaged
PCB Contamination?
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Electricity Network
PCB Contamination
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Artisanal Oil Refining
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Mosul Debris
Mosul Debris: ~11 million tonnes
Qayarrah town
USGS Landsat 8 acquired on 7 December 2016
Oil Spill
PCB Contamination?
Eastern Mosul
25%
Western Mosul
75%
A Sense of Perspective
Infrastructure Sabotage
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Fragmented Approach based on Disposal
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Missing Link: Debris Recycling
Crushing: Small Scale
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• Unexploded ordinance and improvised explosive devices
• Hazardous materials (asbestos)• Demolition risks
Safety and Hazard Exposure
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Environmental Governance and Education
Nineveh Environment Directorate
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Most assets destroyed or looted:
• laboratories• monitoring stations• vehicles
College of Environmental Sciences and Technology Mosul University
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Environment College Library
USGS Landsat 8 image acquired on 17 May 2014
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Weaponization of Water Management Infrastructure
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Contaminated site assessment and clean-up
Debris management planning
Rebuilding environmental governance and greening reconstruction process
Next Steps
Thank you
Hassan Partow/ Ecosystem Division /Post-Conflict & Disaster Management [email protected]: +41-22-9178665..
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