In the Middle East, temperatures are soaring. Will the region remain habitable? In short, a scorching future seems unavoidable if warming is not limited quickly and drastically. Hotter summers are only the beginning. Rainfall is … Countries: Iraq - Lebanon - Saudi-Arabia - January 24, 2023
Iraq Water Report Some of Iraq’s water hardships, like seasonal floods and droughts, occur naturally. However, many of the most disruptive and destructive problems … Countries: Iraq - December 6, 2022
Water Resources in Iraq Macro rainwater harvesting schemes, usually in the form of dams along wadis, play an important role in the management of Iraq’s water resources. … Countries: Iraq - December 6, 2022
Water Quality in Iraq Deterioration in water quality is exacerbated by droughts and is a major contributing factor to desertification of agricultural land. Countries: Iraq - December 6, 2022
Water Use in Iraq Infrastructure deterioration and leakages, an outdated irrigation and drainage water collection system, perverse incentives in farm subsidies, and use … Countries: Iraq - December 6, 2022
Water Infrastructure in Iraq Mosul Dam, Iraq’s largest dam with a capacity of 11 km³, poses a significant flood threat. The dam was built over beds of gypsum, which can … Countries: Iraq - December 6, 2022
Water Management in Iraq The Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR)’s key responsibilities include the efficient allocation of available water resources and the development of … Countries: Iraq - December 6, 2022
Water Challenges in Iraq Decades of war, sanctions and political instability have had profound impacts on water management in Iraq, turning its water system from one of the … Countries: Iraq - December 6, 2022
Shared Water Resources in Iraq Iraq depends on water that flows into the country from the Euphrates and Tigris as well as a number of tributaries. Reductions in the flows of these … Countries: Iraq - December 6, 2022
What Does the Future Hold for Water in Iraq? Like many countries around the world and particularly in the MENA region, Iraq’s projected future freshwater availability looks bleak, with an … Countries: Iraq - December 6, 2022
The Tigris and Euphrates in Iraq: ‘The Land Between Two Rivers’ Under Threat Iraq faces grand water challenges that are economically, socially and politically complex. Although the above outlook offers several steps towards … Countries: Iraq - September 20, 2022
What role for environmental peacebuilding in addressing the water challenges of the Middle East? Balancing local and regional environmental peacebuilding with the risks of persecution or social ostracism thus remains a challenge for civil society … Countries: Iraq - Israel - Jordan - Lebanon - Palestine - Syria - Turkey - April 13, 2022
Meet the Iraqi Activists Who Are Standing Up for the Environment The year 2018 was marked by a severe drought in Iraq, a formerly water-rich country. The water crisis is complex, however, with multiple causes and … Countries: Iraq - September 2, 2019
First Mesopotamian Water Forum addresses key challenges to regional water management Held from 6-8 April 2019 at the University of Sulaimani, the forum set out to address some of these challenges in the 21st century and to promote … Countries: Iraq - July 22, 2019
Iraqi Marshes The Iraqi Marshes are located in the lower Mesopotamian basin, in the vast floodplain wetlands created by the Tigris-Euphrates river system. Countries: Iraq - May 30, 2017
