Iraq’s Water Crisis: The Silent Killer Threatening a Nation’s Future

Iraq is facing one of the most severe water crises in the world—an escalating emergency driven by climate change, regional geopolitics, and decades of policy failure. Once defined by the lifeblood of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the country now stands on the brink of chronic freshwater collapse, with profound consequences for public health, agriculture, […]
Dams Are Not the Solution to Water Scarcity in Iraqi Kurdistan

Climate Change and Iraq’s Growing Water Crisis Iraq is facing one of the most severe climate crises in the Middle East. Rising summer temperatures, declining rainfall in winter, and rapid desertification are pushing the country toward dangerous levels of water scarcity. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Iraqi Federal Government have tried to counter […]