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Iraq and Iran Dam Co-operation Could Signal Positive Change, but Long-Term Solutions are Necessary to Solve the Water Crisis
August 29th, 2018
Via Future Directions International, a look at positive signals of cooperation between Iraq and Iran over water: On 25 July, the Iraqi Minister of Transport, Kazem Finjan al-Hamami announced that Iran has agreed to co-operate on the construction of a new dam on the Shatt al-Arab River. The move has come as Iraq has sought measures to […]
Read more »Catastrophic Drought Threatens Iraq As Dams In Surrounding Countries Cut Off Water To Its Great Rivers
July 4th, 2018
Via The Independent, an article on how – after decades of war – Iraq is in danger of losing the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates as Turkey, Syria and Iran dam its rivers, turning parts of the country into desert: “I once rescued a friend from drowning when he was swept away by the force of […]
Read more »Turkey Uses Ilisu Dam to Play Politics with Iraq’s Water Supply
June 13th, 2018
Via Future Directions International, a report on Turkey’s use of Ilisu dam to play politics with Iraq’s water supply: Background Turkey’s decision to start filling the Ilisu dam earlier than promised, took Iraq by surprise. Iraq is currently suffering from a water crisis, as drought and the dams built by Turkey slow the flow of […]
Read more »Turkey Seeks to Reassure Iraqis Over Upstream Dam
June 6th, 2018
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on Turkish/Iraqi water concerns: Turkey said Tuesday that Iraqis have nothing to fear from the filling of an upstream reservoir on the Tigris River, saying “sufficient quantities of water” would continue to flow to the neighboring country. Ambassador Fatih Yildiz told reporters in Baghdad that it will […]
Read more »Iran-Turkey Water Policy leaves Iraq Dry
January 12th, 2018
Via Arab News, a report on Iran and Turkey’s impact on Iraq’s water supply: Iraq has been negotiating with Turkey and Iran to minimize the effects of the two countries’ water policies on its territories, Iraqi Deputy Minister of Water Resources Mahdi Rasheed told Arab News on Wednesday. Rasheed said that the talks were aimed […]
Read more »Can Iraq Reach Dam Agreement With Turkey To Protect Marshes?
October 7th, 2016
Courtesy of Al Monitor, a report on how recent Turkish dam projects, in particular the Ilisu Dam, are affecting the level of water in Iraq significantly with the marshes drying and the agricultural industry witnessing a significant decline: Severe drought is affecting agricultural lands across Iraq because of the low levels of river water. Iraqi officials […]
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