Repeated periods of drought, low rainfall and receding rivers threaten Iraq’s most important tributaries. Why is the water crisis worsening in the oil -rich country?
Recently, video clips showing a significant drop in the water level of the Tigris River in Iraq, known for the abundance of the Euphrates River beyond its fertility, went viral on social media.
New photos show that the drought crisis has erupted in the region of Lake Al-Razzaza, Iraq’s second largest lake, west of the city of Karbala. Environmental experts have confirmed that Lake Al-Razzaza is beginning to experience drought and salinity, due to lack of water quotas from neighboring countries and the “theft” of water that has killed large numbers of fish that feeding it.
Iraq’s water resources have dropped by 50% since last year due to frequent droughts, low rainfall and receding rivers, a government official told AFP.
Despite the presence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, oil-rich Iraq is among the five most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change and desertification.
Well ..
How serious is this crisis and what are the solutions that could change in this situation?
Are the causes of drought just natural, or are there human mistakes that waste water resources?
Other questions we discussed in a new interview with journalist #Ashraf_Shehab from the #Whats_New show include
The guest at the meeting was Dr. Ali Al-Lami, Director of the Iraq Environmental Consulting Office, is from Cologne, Germany.
friendship. Global Environment Party chairman Domit Kamel from Beirut, Lebanon
To watch the full interview:
Source: Arabic RT
