Iraq: Iraq’s Climate Conundrum: Oil Reliance versus Vanishing Water

Jan 28, 2022 | Thomas O Falk, Al Jazeera
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The Euphrates and Tigris Rivers are historically considered the lifelines of Iraq’s fertile land. However, climate change and associated drought are wreaking havoc of unprecedented proportions. Agriculture remains the livelihood for most people across the country, but Iraqi farmers are increasingly faced with the frightening reality that water supplies are quickly drying up.