Global environmental risks per country - I
Country
Iceland
Environment - current issues
water pollution from fertilizer runoff; inadequate
wastewater treatment
India
deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; desertification; air
pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions;
water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural
pesticides; tap water is not potable throughout the country;
huge and growing population is overstraining natural
resources
Indian Ocean
endangered marine species include the dugong, seals,
turtles, and whales; oil pollution in the Arabian Sea,
Persian Gulf, and Red Sea
Indonesia
deforestation; water pollution from industrial wastes,
sewage; air pollution in urban areas; smoke and haze from
forest fires
Iran
air pollution, especially in urban areas, from vehicle
emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents;
deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; oil pollution in
the Persian Gulf; wetland losses from drought; soil
degradation (salination); inadequate supplies of potable
water; water pollution from raw sewage and industrial
waste; urbanization
Iraq
government water control projects have drained most of the
inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or
diverting the feeder streams and rivers; a once sizable
population of Marsh Arabs, who inhabited these areas for
thousands of years, has been displaced; furthermore, the
destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to
the area's wildlife populations; inadequate supplies of
potable water; development of the Tigris and Euphrates
rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream
riparian Turkey; air and water pollution; soil degradation
(salination) and erosion; desertification
Ireland
water pollution, especially of lakes, from agricultural
runoff
Isle of Man
waste disposal (both household and industrial);
transboundary air pollution
Israel
limited arable land and natural fresh water resources pose
serious constraints; desertification; air pollution from
industrial and vehicle emissions; groundwater pollution
from industrial and domestic waste, chemical fertilizers,
and pesticides
Italy
air pollution from industrial emissions such as sulfur
dioxide; coastal and inland rivers polluted from industrial
and agricultural effluents; acid rain damaging lakes;
inadequate industrial waste treatment and disposal facilities