The Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources revealed on June, 30 the results of discussions held by the ministry’s delegation during its official visit to Turkey last week, as well as discussing the possibility of Ankara’s contribution in building the Makhoul Dam project, state media reported. Ministry spokesman Awni Diab confirmed to state media that there […]
Iran and Iraq are frequently at odds over water issues. Iraq depends on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for nearly all of its water. But Iran is building dams to redivert some of that water, causing alarm and creating major water shortages for Iraq. We’ve found the analysis of the current water situation in the […]
Millions of Iraqis face an intolerably harsh summer, with Turkish dams on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers compounding a year of low rainfall. Iraq depends on these rivers for almost all of its freshwater resources, The National News reports. The rivers, which account for more than 90% of Iraq’s freshwater, were at historically low levels […]
The Kurdistan Region’s Water Directorate says it will not reduce water supplies but will reorganize distribution to decrease the overuse of water as the region suffers from a water crisis, the department said in May. According to international standards, “each person needs 200 to 250 liters of water, but what we’re supplying daily is between […]
Iranian environmental policy leads to water crisis. Iran is facing an unprecedented environmental crisis, with dwindling water resources, rapid desertification, and pollution that chokes its cities. As Patricia S. Huntington and Courtney Doggart from the Network2020 international community state, this problem, if left unchecked, threatens not only Iran but also the stability of the region. […]
For the first time since 1915, National Geographic will start marking the fifth ocean, the Southern Ocean, on its maps and infographics. These are waters around Antarctica up to 60 degrees south latitude, with the exception of the Drake Passage and the Scotia Sea. Anyone who thought the world had four oceans will now have […]
The United Arab Emirates suffer from high pollution due to the exploitation of the country’s natural resources, its rapid population growth and high energy demand. Let’s check Feneck main conclusions about this desperate situation. Global warming has caused continuously rising temperatures, which create water contamination and high demand for electricity. In addition, with the population’s […]
Access to clean, safe drinking water is one of the greatest challenges facing people in many parts of the world. By 2015 the UN’s Millennium Development Goals had succeeded in reducing by half the number of people without such access. But many still suffer as a result of poor sanitation services and lack of treated […]
Drones that fly into clouds, giving them an electric shock to “cajole them” into producing rain, were tested in the United Arab Emirates, Bath reports. A new method to trigger rain in places where water is scarce is being tested in the United Arab Emirates using unmanned drones that were designed and manufactured at the […]
Award-winning documentary “A Voyage Against Time” follows three kayakers across the Gulf to spotlight the urgent need for a sustainable strategy that protects those whose livelihoods depend on it. Let’s check the article by Bashar Al Huneidi, founder of Kayak4Kuwait. His main message is that we must change our mode of consumption with a view […]
