Proposed Dams Strain Water Politics in Iraq
October 26th, 2020
Via Deutsche Welle, a report on how – while scientists warn of their negative impact on biodiversity – the autonomous Kurdistan Region is building multiple dams to respond to water insecurity: Over the last 30 years, Jassim Al-Asadi has witnessed the Mesopotamian Marshes of southern Iraq where he was born undergo dramatic changes. Once the […]
Read more »Iraq: Kurdish Dam Building Spree Threatens Fragile Water Supplies
October 14th, 2020
Via Future Directions International, a report on how planned Kurdish dams may impact Iraq’s fragile water supply: A proposal to build several dams in Iraqi Kurdistan has sparked concerns that new dams in the region could lead to further water shortages in the rest of Iraq, as well as concerns that the proposed dams could cause significant damage […]
Read more »Iraqi Kurdistan Faces Water ‘Catastrophe’ As Iran Cuts Off Rivers
September 13th, 2020
Via Middle East Eye, a report on how Iraq’s Kurdish region is facing a humanitarian crisis due to Iran’s dam projects and water resources diversion: Iraqi Kurdistan has suffered its fair share of water crises over the decades, but experts warn that a catastrophe is now looming large as Iran blocks major water supplies from the […]
Read more »As Neighbors Build Dams, Iraqi Rivers Dry Up
August 29th, 2020
Via Terra Daily, a report on the impact of Iran and Turkish dams on Iraq’s water supply: With its neighbours activating new dams, Iraq’s historic twin rivers could run dry — unless new infrastructure projects and tense talks with Turkey and Iran bear fruit. Nowhere is the effect on the country more palpable than in […]
Read more »Iraq Warns Of River Flow Drop From Iran
August 22nd, 2020
Via The Frontier Post, a report on reduced river flow into Iraq from Iran: Iraq on Saturday warned of a significant drop in water flows from the Sirwan and Little Zab rivers coming from northeastern Iran. Awni Diab, a spokesman for the Water Resources Ministry, said the drop in water flows from the two rivers […]
Read more »Iraq Faces Severe Shortages As River Flows Drop
July 18th, 2020
Via The Hour, commentary on the impact of Turkish water projects on regional supplies: Iraq’s minister of water resources says his country will face severe water shortages if agreements are not forged with neighboring Turkey over Ankara’s irrigation and dam projects that have decreased river inflows to Iraq’s parched plains. Descending from the mountains of […]
Read more »