Residents who once lived a self-sufficient life are now displaced. according to experts, the UN now considers Iraq to be the fifth most vulnerable to the climate crisis.

Drought decimates fish in Iraq’s southern marshes

Chebayesh wetland has been battling a drought. This rainfall season in Iraq was the second driest in 40yrs. As a result salinity of the river has risen to dangerous levels.

Dams built on rivers feeding Chebayesh wetland

Record low rainfall has resulted in a drought. The Euphrates river which provides water to Iraq and Syria has been drying up. The harvest has been hit, food security is under threat.

Syria: Historic drought devastates the country's breadbasket

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Drought decimates fish in Iraq’s southern marshes

Dams built on rivers feeding Chebayesh wetland

Syria: Historic drought devastates the country's breadbasket