Syria’s Environmental Woes Fueled Its Long Conflict. Left Unaddressed, They Will Do So Again. By Peter Schwartzstein Originally published by the New Security Beat; February 23, 2026 I recently returned to Syria for my first peacetime visit. Unsurprisingly, the country is an awful mess. The destruction is somehow slightly more conspicuous than it seemed through a number of trips between 2014 and 2022. People’s exhaustion is palpable, and the economic situation is every bit as bad for many now as it was during the war.

After years of war, Syria’s landscape is in collapse. From vanishing forests and polluted rivers to water shortages fueling new tensions, environmental recovery is now central to peace, stability, and rebuilding the country’s future.

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