The Marshes in the 21th Century May 30, 2017 By 2002, the marshes had shrunk to 1,600km2 or 14% of their size in 1970s. Conditions in 2002 are considered to be the lower limit of the marshlands’ extent Tags: 2002 - Central Marshes - Euphrates - Euphrates-Tigris River Basin - Fanack - Flooding - Hammar Marshes - Iraq - marshes - Marshlands - Observation - Resources - restoration plan - UNEP - Water