Turkey: Ilisu Dam and Iraqi Water Woes
October 25th, 2018
Via Future Directions International, a report on Turkey and Iraq water cooperation and competition: The Ilisu Dam is located on the Tigris River in Turkey, and, once filled, will be a source of both water and hydropower. In the past, Turkey has been criticised for withholding water behind other dams and reducing the flow into […]
Read more »Iraq: Ravaged by Conflict, Corruption and Water Scarcity
September 29th, 2018
Via Future Directions International, a report on Iraq’s water scarcity problems: The Iraqi Government has revealed plans to halve the irrigated area it plants with wheat and other winter grains. Cereal production for 2018 is predicted to be 4.3 million tonnesbelow average. The decision comes in response to water shortages that have helped to drive months of protests in southern […]
Read more »Iraq and Iran Dam Co-operation Could Signal Positive Change, but Long-Term Solutions are Necessary to Solve the Water Crisis
August 29th, 2018
Via Future Directions International, a look at positive signals of cooperation between Iraq and Iran over water: On 25 July, the Iraqi Minister of Transport, Kazem Finjan al-Hamami announced that Iran has agreed to co-operate on the construction of a new dam on the Shatt al-Arab River. The move has come as Iraq has sought measures to […]
Read more »Kurdistan and Iraq Working Together To Solve The Region’s Water Crisis
August 15th, 2018
Via SOFREP, an article on efforts by Kurdistan and Iraq to work together to address the region’s water crisis: The water crisis in the country has pushed the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Iraqi central government to unite on the issue. Both entities are cooperating in an effort to find a scientific solution to the […]
Read more »War For Water? Iraq, Syria, and Turkey To Fight Next Over Rivers?
July 27th, 2018
Via Newsweek, a look at water tension in the Middle East: The next war in the Middle East could be fought over water as Iraq, Syria and Turkey scramble to assert claims to two vital rivers that run through the region, according to a new report. Nabil al-Samman, a Syrian expert on international waters, made the case for […]
Read more »Iraq Bans Summer Crops As Water Crisis Grows Dire
July 6th, 2018
Via the Seattle Times, an article on Iraq’s growing water crisis: Iraq has banned its farmers from planting summer crops this year as the country grapples with a crippling water shortage that shows few signs of abating. Citing high temperatures and insufficient rains, Dhafer Abdalla, an adviser to Iraq’s Ministry of Water Resources, told The […]
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