Health and environmental tolls of protracted conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa
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Sowers, J; Weinthal, E
Published in: Current History
December 1, 2021
The effects of conflict on public health and ecosystem well-being are understudied and rarely figure in public debates about war-making. Protracted conflicts are particularly damaging to people and environments in ways that are inadequately documented. In recent wars in the Middle East and North Africa, parties to the conflicts have induced hunger and displacement and undermined public health through the use of violence and economic policies that deprive civilians of access to food, water, fuel, and livelihoods. Environmental pollution is widespread, particularly in cities that became war zones, while the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened conflict-induced poverty and food insecurity.
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1944-785X
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0011-3530
Publication Date
December 1, 2021
Volume
120
Issue
830
Start / End Page
339 / 345
Related Subject Headings
- 4408 Political science
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Sowers, J., & Weinthal, E. (2021). Health and environmental tolls of protracted conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa. Current History, 120(830), 339–345. https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.2021.120.830.339
Sowers, J., and E. Weinthal. “Health and environmental tolls of protracted conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa.” Current History 120, no. 830 (December 1, 2021): 339–45. https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.2021.120.830.339.
Sowers J, Weinthal E. Health and environmental tolls of protracted conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa. Current History. 2021 Dec 1;120(830):339–45.
Sowers, J., and E. Weinthal. “Health and environmental tolls of protracted conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa.” Current History, vol. 120, no. 830, Dec. 2021, pp. 339–45. Scopus, doi:10.1525/curh.2021.120.830.339.
Sowers J, Weinthal E. Health and environmental tolls of protracted conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa. Current History. 2021 Dec 1;120(830):339–345.
Published In
Current History
DOI
EISSN
1944-785X
ISSN
0011-3530
Publication Date
December 1, 2021
Volume
120
Issue
830
Start / End Page
339 / 345
Related Subject Headings
- 4408 Political science