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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
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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.
With the help of Saddam Hussein’s son, Waheb Tabra made a fortune smuggling cigarettes in the 1990s. Since the U.S. invasion, he has become a symbol of Iraq's corruption while dealing with everyone from top politicians to the Islamic State.
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.
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.
As drought and dust storms ravage Iraq's parched cities with growing frequency, ordinary citizens are launching tree-planting campaigns in a bid to allay encroaching desertification and spur the government to act.
Climate change is worsening dust storms in the Middle East, harming health and economies, a new study finds.