Water scarcity in iraqTigris and euphrates riversIraq is one of the riparian countries in the Tigris-Euphrates river basin in the Middle East. This region currently faces water shortage issues because of increased demand and the mounting effects of climate change. Iraq relies heavily on water from...
BAGHDAD, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources said that the country has reached its lowest level of water storage in recorded history, the state-run Iraqi News Agency reported on Monday. The ministry's spokesperson Khaled Shamal said the water scarcity over the past four...
Iraq is part of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA region). It greatly relies in its water resources on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Iraq was considered rich in its water resources till 1970s. After that problems due to water scarcity aroused. Recently, it is expected that water ...
Hameed al-Nayef, the spokesman for the Ministry of Agriculture, stressed that the danger of water scarcity is threatening food security in Iraq. "There is a real danger and threat to food security in Iraq due to drought and water scarcity, which has led to a significant cut in the arable...
Water scarcity is increasingly fueling conflict in the Middle East, for example, in Khuzestan, in the southwest of Iran. The province literally dried up. One of the main reasons are the dams build in Iran itself and in Turkey. Khuzestan is an oil-rich province on the border with Iraq. So...
(FAO)ProgrammeinIraq,saidthatprotectingwatersuppliesisoneofthemostcriticalissuesinIraqtoday.FAOistheUNAgencycoordinatingglobalrecognitionoftoday’sWorldWaterDay2007,whichthisyearfocusesoncopingwithwaterscarcity.“EverydropofsafedrinkingwaterreachingIraqifamiliesisapreciousresource,”hesaid.Underthecircumstances,Iraqhas...
It studies the internal and external factors that create and increase water scarcity – and thus the prospects for conflict – between Turkey, Syria and Iraq. The causes and impacts of water scarcity are examined and possible solutions are presented for reducing scarcity and achieving development ...
From the standpoint of international organisations, sustainability is an important aspect of assistance design and provision in developing countries. The paper analyses how technical options or projects can be considered to address the needs of drinkable water in Iraq, and why the sustainability of the...
Iraq suffers from a drought crisis and water scarcity due to climate change and a lack of rain. In addition, Baghdad has repeatedly complained about unstable water shares from rivers flowing from neighboring countries, which led to desertification and an increase in dust storms that forced many fa...
The annual trade exchange volume with Turkey amounts to 20 billion U.S. dollars, and with Iran 16 billion dollars. Iraq suffers from a drought crisis and water scarcity due to climate change and lack of rain, in addition to the allegedly cutting of rivers by its neighboring countries, which...