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The Ministry of Water Resources is a ministry within the government of Iraq. The current minister is Aoun Diab. It it is responsible for water management, including maintenance of the extensive system of irrigation canals and dams and other related tasks.
Jul 22, 2024 · Baghdad, Iraq – July 22, 2024 – Today, the United Nations in Iraq, in partnership with the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources, kicked off a crucial campaign to address the severe water crisis...
Jul 13, 2023 · Iraq's Ministry of Water Resources has warned that the country is facing its worst water shortage in a century. It said 7 million people are experiencing reduced access to water. Shrinking water levels, rampant salinity and contamination have left communities with no choice but to migrate.
May 12, 2023 · In December 2021, in the midst of a years-long drought, the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources threatened to sue Iran in international court over its water policies, claiming that Iran was digging tunnels to divert water away from Iraq.
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Firas Mohammed, 45, was also born in the village. “How would you survive here?” he asks, visibly angry. “We are stranded.” He blames Syria, Turkey (farther upstream) and Iran for the water shortages – but also local officials for mismanaging their water allocation. “I pay 50,000 Iraqi dinars [$37] every week for bottled water for my family for drin...
Activists like Nooraldeen Adil, 29; Amin Hamid, 32; Samim Salam, 28; and Zaid Mayouf, 32, are working to provide water to affected families and advocate for better solutions from local authorities. Until recently, Hamid lived in one of the villages south of Habbaniyah. Adil, Salam and Mayouf grew up in Ramadi. “We use our funds from voluntary donat...
The crisis in Habbaniyah Lake is just one aspect of the country’s environmental threats. The Ministry of Water Resources has warned that Iraq is facing its worst water shortagein a century with 7 million people experiencing reduced access to the resource. According to the United Nations, 90 percent of the country’s rivers are polluted and Iraq will...
By August, the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) reported that water reserves were at the “lowest levels in Iraq’s history.”8 Previously in 2022, the Ministry had warned that unless urgent action was taken to combat declining water levels, Iraq’s two main rivers would run dry by 2040.
Water resources development and conservation to achieve sustainable water security and environmental conservation in Iraq. MISSION. Develop and protect water resources by developing...
