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Hadeel M. Al Shukri, Abdelaziz Dammak, Hashim Al-Ali: Measurement of the
Explosive Ordnance Impact on the Iraqi Economy

CONCLUSIONS AND REMARKS
With the increasing realization of the importance of clearing the implanted mines
due to wars and/or other destructive activities, taking place in the nation. Quite a
number of research works have been carried out, on different countries, showing the
negative impact of explosive mine ordnance on the economic development, growth,
and social wellbeing of the affected countries’ inhabitants. Notwithstanding, Iraq is
not an exceptional and is one of these impacted countries with wars and conflicts’
remnants of implanted mines.

This study has shown, and for the first time, the multi-dimensional impact of
explosive ordnance on the Iraqi economy. The analysis assessed such an impact on
sectoral and spatial (governorate) level. It has quantitatively measured and approved
that the most impacted and hard hit are the productive sectors, such as; agriculture,
water, oil fields, and manufacturing industries, as well as the main infrastructure
sector, particularly, road, railroad, electricity, communications, and dams.
Accordingly, more serious, and inserted efforts need to be taken to mitigate such a
negative impact, on the Iraqi economy and society, in the nearest future.

It is expected that this study with its significantly resulted outcomes, would be used
as a fundamental quantitative base to stimulate and encourage further and deeper
research, on this topic, in the years to come.

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ĐURIĆ, S., NEDIĆ, B., BARALIĆ, J., BOGDANOV, J., & MILJKOVIĆ, A.
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