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Iraq is among Arab states most vulnerable to water scarcity by 2050

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Iraq has two major rivers and is on the ocean, will they really suffer a water shortage?
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This claim that Iraq is facing immense water scarcity is true. An article by Basnews also sources UNESCO in their report in Iraq facing significant vulnerability to water scarcity. According to a new survey by NRC, 60 per cent of farmers, in Iraq, said they cultivated less land or had to use less water due to extreme drought. The tributaries of the Euphrates, Tigris, and Diyala rivers have all dried since the 20th century. At the beginning of the century water flow of 1,350 cubic meters per second was normal where it is now just 149. Additionally, Turkey controls around 70 percent of the fresh water available to Iraq, and in tandem with Iran, they are constructing dams and retention basins to harbor the water.

Sources:

Iraq is running out of water – Economy and ecology | IPS Journal (ips-journal.eu)

Inadequate and inequitable: water scarcity and displacement in Iraq [EN/AR] - Iraq | ReliefWeb

Iraq Facing Water Scarcity Risk by 2050: UNESCO (basnews.com)

Water Scarcity and Environmental Peacebuilding: A Lens on Southern Iraq - Iraq | ReliefWeb

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