Strengthening communities’ capacity to contain contamination at its source
Protecting people, water resources and drinking water sources
Turning environmental problems into investment-ready projects
The war has created a new type of environmental threat. The widespread use of unmanned systems and precision-guided weapons has led to large-scale spills of petroleum products and oils, resulting in contamination of soils and water across extensive areas.
Fires and surface spills are only the visible part of the problem. The greatest threat arises when contamination reaches groundwater. Toxic components of petroleum products then spread with groundwater over long distances, creating long-term risks to natural ecosystems, water resources and human health.
At the same time, most communities lack sufficient expertise to rapidly assess risks, localise contamination and prepare remediation projects that can secure international funding.
While damage assessments are still underway, contamination continues to spread,
and the cost of future restoration continues to rise
In the first weeks following spills of petroleum products and oils, we assess environmental risks to community residents and coordinate measures to contain contamination.
After the acute phase of an incident, we help local authorities prepare the documentation needed to include recovery projects in the DREAM system and international funding programmes.
We train emergency response and municipal services to act quickly in the first hours after spills. We develop response models tailored to local conditions and maintain emergency stocks of sorbents and petroleum-degrading agents directly within communities.