The impact of war on the environment and health: implications for readiness, response, and recovery in Ukraine
2022; Elsevier BV; Volume: 400; Issue: 10356 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0140-6736(22)01739-1
ISSN1474-547X
AutoresFrancesca Racioppi, Harry Rutter, Dorit Nitzan, Anja Borojevic, Zhanat Carr, Tanya Jean Grygaski, Dorota Jarosińska, Sinaia Netanyahu, Oliver Schmoll, Karien Stuetzle, Amber Van Den Akker, Hans Kluge,
Tópico(s)Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
ResumoSince the Russian invasion began on Feb 24, 2022, Ukraine has suffered a dramatic escalation of a humanitarian, health, and environmental emergency, spurring the most rapid forced population movement within Europe since World War 2. 1 UNThe UN and the war in Ukraine: key information. United Nations Western Europe, 2022https://unric.org/en/the-un-and-the-war-in-ukraine-key-information/Date accessed: September 1, 2022 Google Scholar , 2 UN UkraineThe war has caused the fastest and largest displacement of people in Europe since World War II. https://ukraine.un.org/en/175836-war-has-caused-fastest-and-largest-displacement-people-europe-world-war-iiDate: March 24, 2022 Date accessed: September 7, 2022 Google Scholar , 3 Zaliska O Oleshchuk O Forman R Mossialos E Health impacts of the Russian invasion in Ukraine: need for global health action. Lancet. 2022; 399: 1450-1452 Summary Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (6) Google Scholar By Aug 10, 2022, there had been 12 867 civilian casualties in Ukraine, including 5401 deaths; more than 6 million people had registered as refugees in Europe alone; and an estimated 6·6 million people had been internally displaced. 4 WHOEmergency in Ukraine: external situation report #19, published 11 August 2022: reporting period: 28 July–10 August 2022. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-EURO-2022-5152-44915-65715Date: 2022 Date accessed: September 7, 2022 Google Scholar The war has devastated much of Ukraine's infrastructure, disrupting essential services in many parts of the country. This damage has affected the provision of and access to energy, water, food, sanitation and hygiene, waste management, health care, education, housing, transport, and agricultural and industrial products. In addition to environmental contamination, including toxic chemical releases resulting from damage to industrial facilities, there are concerns about nuclear hazards given the presence of 15 reactors at four operational nuclear power plants, and multiple radioactive sources at other sites in Ukraine. 5 International Atomic Energy AgencyNuclear safety and security in Ukraine. https://www.iaea.org/nuclear-safety-and-security-in-ukraineDate: 2022 Date accessed: September 1, 2022 Google Scholar , 6 WHOTechnological hazards and health risks in Ukraine. https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/ukraine-emergency/technological-hazards-and-health-risks-in-ukraineDate: 2022 Date accessed: September 1, 2022 Google Scholar
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