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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)

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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

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The Deep Roots of Iraq’s Climate Crisis

QAYYARAH, IRAQ - DECEMBER 23: Fire crews work to extinguish a burning oil well on the outskirts of Qayyarah on December 23, 2016 in Qayyarah, Iraq. The fire crews, brought in from Kirkuk, have been working tirelessly with oil company representatives to extinguish the oil wells set ablaze by Daesh on their retreat from the city more than two months ago. The fire crews are currently working on their ninth oil well after extinguishing nearly all the wells close to the city. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

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Iraq Is Overheating. How Can It Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change?