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The Iraqi marshes in August 2023. Source: Sentinel Hub satellites (EO browser), true color images.

Commentary Living the Climate Emergency

Satellite Monitoring Reveals the Startling Extent of Iraq’s Water Crisis

<> on June 30, 2014 in Arbil, Iraq.

Commentary Living the Climate Emergency

Climate Change and Water Scarcity Are Turning Iraq into a Land of Turmoil

AMMARAH, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 8: An Iraqi marsh arab woman punts in the marshes February 8, 2005 south of the Iraqi city of Ammarah. Criminality, not insurgency, is the biggest issue for British troops in Ammarah, with gangs frequently kidnapping people and stealing cars at gunpoint on the main road running through the province. Ammarah is Iraq's poorest province. (Photo by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad/Getty Images)

Commentary Living the Climate Emergency

The Space for Iraqi Climate Activism Is Dangerously Small, and Shrinking

AL-FOHUD, IRAQ - JUNE 3: A Marsh Arab guides his boat through a marsh area that is slowly being re-flooded with water June 3, 2003 in Al-Fohud, Iraq. The Marsh Arabs have inhabited the swamplands in the area for approximately 5,000 years, but their lifestyle was virtually destroyed by Saddam Hussein following the 1991 Shiite uprising in the region. Hussein constructed dams and diverted waterways to drain the marshes in an effort to destroy the Marsh Arabs. Following the war, some dams have been re-opened allowing the marshes to slowly begin to refill and some Marsh Arabs are beginning to return to their old lifestyle. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Commentary Living the Climate Emergency

Iraq’s Climate Change Agenda Must Prioritize Health—for Humans, Animals, and Plants

A dust storm bellows across the western desert of Iraq in April 2005. Sand and dust storms have become more frequent and devastating in recent years. Source: Shannon Arledge/USMC via Getty Images

Report Living the Climate Emergency

The Deep Roots of Iraq’s Climate Crisis