When the Bombing Stops, the Environmental War Continues

When the Bombing Stops, the Environmental War Continues

Elham Houminfar on war’s ecological aftermath, environmental injustice, and how conflict deepens Iran’s pre-existing crises of water, pollution, and climate vulnerability. When we talk about war, the first issues usually raised are the number of people killed, the destruction of infrastructure, or the military outcome. But you examine war from an environmental and ecological perspective. Why is this perspective important? Why should the environm…