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Urgent Talks Over The Euphrates
July 22nd, 2009
Via Terra Daily, a report that Iraq’s water resources ministry is seeking urgent talks with neighbouring Turkey and Syria after the flow of water in the Euphrates river fell by more than half in less than a month. As the article notes: “…The ministry is aiming for “an urgent meeting with ministers and experts from […]
Read more »Parched Earth: A Dwindling Euphrates Hinders Iraq
July 14th, 2009
Courtesy of The New York Times, an in-depth look at how water issues affect the relationship between Iraq, Turkey, and Syria. As the article notes: “…The Euphrates is drying up. Strangled by the water policies of Iraq’s neighbors, Turkey and Syria; a two-year drought; and years of misuse by Iraq and its farmers, the river […]
Read more »Iraq Wants More Than Turkey Leftovers: Sharing the Eurphrates & Tigris Rivers
July 6th, 2009
Via Terra Daily, a report that – after years of wrangling – Turkey last month increased the water flow of the Euphrates River into Iraq by 50 percent, helping to boost agricultural harvests. As the article notes, despite this increase, Iraq: “…wracked by a decadelong drought and a rundown agricultural sector, still faces a chronic […]
Read more »Rising Tide Of Tension Between Turkey & Iraq
May 20th, 2009
Via Seed Daily, a report on increasing water tensions between Turkey and Iraq. As the article notes: “…Iraq faces an agricultural “disaster” this summer if Turkey continues to retain waters from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers which have sustained Iraqi agriculture for millennia, experts say.The controversy over the sharing of the mighty rivers at the […]
Read more »Turkey: A Regional Water Superpower…Engaging In Water Politics
March 31st, 2009
Via Stratfor (subscription required), interesting analysis of Turkey’s water dominance in a parched Middle East. As the report notes: “…During a recent visit to Baghdad to discuss joint efforts against Kurdish rebels, Turkish President Abdullah Gul reportedly promised to double the amount of water allocated to Iraq from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. His pledge […]
Read more »Turkey Promises To Double Water To Iraq
March 26th, 2009
Via Terra Daily, a report that Turkey has promised to double the amount of water allocated to Iraq from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. As the article notes: “…The announcement followed two days of talks during Gul’s visit to Baghdad, the first in 33 years by a Turkish head of state, on what is a […]
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