FJA Shortlist 2022
Category: Excellence in Environmental Journalism
Author: Eman Mounir (Egypt)
Series:
1) Ghost Towns in Egypt: Fish Farmers Leave Their Homes After Climate and Pollution Impacts;
2) A Handful of Factories Polluted This Egyptian Town with Toxic Chemicals
The original publication is available via the following links:
Story in German: Stille Wasser sind tödlich https://magazin.zenith.me/de/wirtschaft/fischerei-und-umweltverschmutzung-aegypten-0
2nd part: https://climatetracker.org/a-handful-of-factories-polluted-al-qaboutis-waters-with-toxic-chemicals/
March 3, 2022
Zenith magazine (German)
Climate tracker (English)
Ghost towns in Egypt: fish farmers leave their homes after climate and pollution impacts
This investigation has found that the sewage released into the manzala lake does not meet the environmental standards established by Egyptian Environmental Law No. 9 of 2009 and its Executive Regulations. Read more
A handful of factories polluted this Egyptian town with toxic chemicals
According to a case file against the plant, a copy of which was obtained by Climate Tracker, violations in maintenance work and safety began to manifest in 2011. Read more