The Impact of Covid-19 in Water-Stressed Iraq
Publisher: Hague Centre for Strategic Studies
Author(s): Dorith Kool, Laura Birkman, and Giorgio Berti
Date: 2021
Topics: Basic Services, Conflict Prevention, Governance, Public Health, Renewable Resources
Countries: Iraq
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq, in parallel with the country’s water issues, are exacerbating existing health, economic, socio-political, and security challenges. This brief outlines the ways in which COVID-19 interacts with and impacts these four pressing and interrelated challenges. The analysis focuses on the impacts on Iraq as a whole and the four provinces selected for further engagement by the WPS partnership: Basrah, Dhi-Qar, Wasit, and Missan. It also looks at the broader set of considerations on the need for an integrated approach for addressing water, security and health challenges in the country.