Common Ground on Chemical Risk: Case Studies from the Middle East

Edited by
Gayle Meyers

Authors
Hasan Dweik, Derar Melkawi, Salah Eldin Selim Mohamed, Jean Negreanu, Shlomo Rosenberg, Yair Sharan and Mohammad K. Shiyyab

Common Ground on Chemical Risk: Case Studies from the Middle East is the final product of a collaborative research project of the Chemical Risks Consortium, formed by non-governmental organizations in Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Palestine. Each case study provides a detailed look at a chemical incident, highlighting country-specific mechanisms in responding to chemical and environmental hazards posed by industrial or commercial services. Throughout the analyses of the strengths and weaknesses of their respective national capabilities runs the underlying assumption that the Middle East as a whole remains vulnerable to chemical incidents, whether accidental or deliberate, irrespective of borders.

The Chemical Risks Consortium and its projects were born of the recognition that the region is unprepared for effective collaboration in the face of any catastrophic phenomenon that could affect every country in the Middle East, and that practical cooperation in technical fields serves the dual use of building regional capacity and building bridges of confidence between nations.

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