Iraq: Some Farmers in Drought-Hit Iraq Forced to Reduce Crops: NGO

Nov 26, 2023 | Agence France-Presse
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Sixty percent of farmers surveyed in four provinces of drought-hit Iraq reported having to reduce cultivated areas or water used, an international rights group said Sunday. The Norwegian Refugee Council called on the Iraqi authorities to improve governance of water resources in the country that has been described as one of the most vulnerable to climate change and water scarcity.