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The environmental effects of war are often overlooked, even though they can lead to significant human suffering. When ecosystems are damaged, it can jeopardize basic human rights, including our access to clean water and health services. A media organization focused on environmental issues, Central Climatica, has referred to the war in Ukraine as ecocide, which means the large-scale destruction of nature. Unfortunately, Ukraine has turned into an ecological disaster zone.
The conflict has devastated farmlands, polluted rivers, and destroyed critical infrastructure, which will impact what Ukrainian citizens can grow, eat, and export for many years. The war has released an estimated 250 million tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere—equivalent to the emissions produced by cars in a year. This information comes from a report by The Initiative on GHG Accounting of War.
According to Lennard De Klerk, the lead author of the report, these figures represent all the emissions linked to the war. Over 6,000 fires have ravaged natural areas, and more than 2,000 kilometers of rivers have been contaminated. The destruction of the Kakhovka dam has also caused massive flooding. All these factors highlight how war can severely damage the environment and, in turn, affect the lives of people.
The conflict has devastated farmlands, polluted rivers, and destroyed critical infrastructure, which will impact what Ukrainian citizens can grow, eat, and export for many years. The war has released an estimated 250 million tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere—equivalent to the emissions produced by cars in a year. This information comes from a report by The Initiative on GHG Accounting of War.
According to Lennard De Klerk, the lead author of the report, these figures represent all the emissions linked to the war. Over 6,000 fires have ravaged natural areas, and more than 2,000 kilometers of rivers have been contaminated. The destruction of the Kakhovka dam has also caused massive flooding. All these factors highlight how war can severely damage the environment and, in turn, affect the lives of people.
