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Almost 50% of forests have been lost in Kurdistan in 70 years, as a nursery in the city of Sulaimaniyah works to battle the destructive effects of deforestation
In Iraq, the date palm and its bounty are national icons, but they are being battered by drought, as farmers do their best to revive their harvests
°®Âþµº Meets: Politician, writer and current First Lady of Iraq, Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed, whose humanitarian efforts hope to bring change and unity to Iraq.
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The effects of climate change have drastically affected millennia-old boating traditions in southern Iraq, causing many boat builders to change their profession. Without proper governmental intervention, this worrying trend is set to worsen.
The Euphrates has seen historically low levels since the beginning of this year, culminating in a drought hitting Syria’s main agricultural region and putting more than 12 million people across Syria and Iraq at risk.
As Iraq struggles with water scarcity, the country is pioneering an offbeat approach to agriculture: growing plants without water.
°®Âþµº Meets: British-Lebanese comedian Isabelle Farah, whose latest show 'Nebuchadnezzar' offers a fresh take on the Babylonian king at Edinburgh Fringe
As Iraq prepares for a future without the petroleum industry, many Iraqi environmentalists are encouraging their country to turn to the renewable energy industry.
Desertification and water scarcity help fuel the social desperation necessary for armed insurgencies, reports Austin Bodetti.
°®Âþµº Meets: Iraqi director Maysoon Pachachi, whose films are an act of resistance in a world of war and sanctions. Her latest feature, Our River… Our Sky, explores the humanity in 2006 Iraq.