Iraq is facing a severe water shortage. this has left crop growers and fish farmers high & dry. Dumping of waste water and poor rainfall due to climate change also adds to their woes. They are losing their livelihoods, and there seems to be no solution in sight.

Iraq's water crisis drying up fish farming in Basra | WION Climate Tracker

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

Iraq gets the vast majority of its water from two rivers; the Euphrates and the Tigris. Both run down the length of the country supplying drinking water, irrigation, and hydroelectricity

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