Iraq's Dying Garden of Eden [Video]
Publisher: VICE News
Author(s): Ben C. Solomon
Date: 2022
Topics: Basic Services, Climate Change, Conflict Causes, Gender, Governance, Livelihoods, Renewable Resources, Weapons, Waste, and Pollution
Countries: Iraq
In Iraq, climate change has transformed the once mythical mesopotamian marshes into deserts. It's not only temperatures that exceed 125°F and record low rainfall, but dams built by Turkey, Iran, and Syria on the Tigris and Euphrates river have stopped the flow of water before it can pass the border. Thousands have already been displaced in a drought that threatens the entire country.