Iraq’s water reserves lowest in 80 years: Official

Five countries are particularly affected by the effects of man-made climate change. Iraq belongs to it, according to Uno. However, the water shortage there also has to do with the politics of the neighbouring countries.

Water crisis deepens in Iraq: Lowest level in 80 years

Iraq has begun to experience a deeper water crisis due to successive droughts and high temperatures, as well as the impact of dams built in Turkey and Iran. The Baghdad administration has long criticized these projects in the upper reaches of the rivers. Iraq's water reserves are at their lowest in 80 years after a dry rainy season, water resources ministry spokesperson Khaled Shamal told AFP. Authorities also blame upstream dams built in neighb…

Iraq’s water reserves fall to 80-year low, official warns

Iraq's water reserves are at their lowest in 80 years after a dry rainy season, a government official said Sunday, as its share from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers shrinks. Water is a major issue in the country of 46 million people undergoing a serious environmental crisis because of climate change, drought, rising temperatures and declining rainfall. Authorities also blame upstream dams built in neighbouring Iran and Turkey for dramatically lo…

Iraq’s water reserves lowest in 80 years: Official

It is considered by the UN to be one of five countries most vulnerable to climate change. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Baghdad said that its water supply was the lowest in 80 years due to the poor rainy season, and the low flow of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers from the two countries of origin. Khaled North, spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources, said that the water shortage was worse than last year. This would certainly force the authorities to reduce the area of agricultural land this summer. He confirmed that the strategic stock had been better…

Iraq’s water crisis reaches historic level amid regional disputes and climate challenges - Syriac Press

BAGHDAD / ARBA’ILO, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — Iraq’s Federal Water Resources Ministry has sounded the alarm over the country’s dwindling water reserves, now at their lowest level in 80 years. Officials attribute the crisis to reduced rainfall, upstream dam construction by Turkey and Iran, and a significant decline in the flow of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.  Ministry spokesperson Khaled Shamal reported that this year’s water shortage is mor…