
OpinionAugust 1, 2023
The Ukraine War Is an Environmental Catastrophe with Global Consequences
When it’s time to rebuild, we must prioritize more sustainable and resilient infrastructure in Ukraine
Raffi Balian is a career foreign service officer who currently serves as division chief for Multilateral Affairs at the Office of Environmental Quality. He previously served as director of the Regional Environmental Office for Central and Eastern Europe and worked on local sustainability action planning in Ukraine during the previous invasion of that country in 2014.

The Ukraine War Is an Environmental Catastrophe with Global Consequences
When it’s time to rebuild, we must prioritize more sustainable and resilient infrastructure in Ukraine