From The Cradle, June 26:
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers’ water supplies have suffered under the exclusively unilateral policies of the governments that benefit from them
The rate of desertification in Iraq is on a noticeable rise due to water stress, warned Director Haidar Falih of the environmental division for the province of Najaf on 26 June.
In a statement provided to Rudaw, Falih said that “desertification in the Najaf province has increased from 30 to 35 percent over the last year due to the water-stressed agricultural lands that were abandoned by local farmers.”
Faleeh clarified that “the general rate of desertification in Iraq has reached 69.7 percent, a problem which farmers suffer from the most.”
The Iraqi government blames this situation on the lack of cooperation with the neighboring countries of Turkiye and Iran on water policies involving the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Iraq primarily relies on the two rivers and rainwater to provide its freshwater needs, but both originate from outside of Iraq. Turkish and Iranian dams built on the rivers have affected the amount of water released into Iraq....
....MUCH MORE
As mentioned in June 11's "Countries worldwide tackle water stresses":
...Where things get really difficult is when you have cross-border claims such as those we're seeing right now between Iran and Afghanistan. A couple weeks ago they were shooting at each other.
Iran is also getting belligerent with a third country:
"Caught Red-Handed? Why Israel is Allegedly 'Stealing' Clouds From Iran".
And back to Iraq, some previous posts:
January 2019"Iran drought turns political as lawmakers fight over water share"
July 2018
UPDATED: The Tigris and Euphrates Are Drying Up—And It's Far From Natural
Yeah, they built the world's third largest dam as close to directly on top of an earthquake fault as you can get.
