Iraq water scarcity

Iraq water scarcity

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Iraq water scarcity
Environment and Climate
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Desertification threatens Iraq's ancient heartland and heritage

Iraq's two great rivers once gave life to Mesopotamia, but now they are drying, leaving farms barren and livelihoods shattered

Dana Taib Menmy
21 October, 2025
This aerial picture shows a view of the Euphrates river as water levels drop due to drought in the city of Al-Kifl, southwest of Iraq's Babil province
Iraq
MENA
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Turkey and Iraq reach draft agreement on sharing water

The New Arab Staff
11 October, 2025
Iraqi farmers gather on a street in the central city of Diwaniyah on October 4, 2025, to protest against the government's policy of curbing land cultivation to preserve dwindling water supplies. (Photo by HAYDER INDHAR/AFP via Getty Images)
Iraq
Environment
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Iraqi farmers protest cultivation ban amid severe drought

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 October, 2025
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Iraq water scarcity
Environment and Climate
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Erbil struggles with water shortages ahead of scorching summer

Winthrop Rodgers

Winthrop Rodgers

29 April, 2025