This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. By Mustafa Habib. Many countries in the Middle East are experiencing climate change first-hand already, with rising temperatures in summers that were already infernally hot to begin with, and less […]
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Lake Milh dries up in sign of Worse to come
By Wassim Bassem for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's favorite lake dries up in sign of worse to come Karbala’s Lake Milh hasn’t seen a lot of visitors in the last few years. Once a popular picnic destination for Karbala […]
Tags: Dams, Euphrates, featured, Karbala, Lake Milh, Lake Razzaza, National Investment Commission (NIC), Turkey, Water, water management
Multi-Billion Dollars Needed to Keep Water Flowing
By Editor on 19th June 2018 in Agriculture, Iraq Public Works News, Leisure and Tourism in Iraq, Politics
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. By Ibrahim Saleh. Multi-Billion Dollar Budget Needed To Keep Iraq’s Water Flowing In Baghdad, locals have been fretting about dramatic falls in the level of the Tigris river. The government […]
Turkey "Postpones" filling of Ilisu Dam
By John Lee. Turkey has reportedly postponed the filling of the Ilisu Dam on the Tigris river until July, as fears of major water shortages in Iraq increase. According to a report from The National, water levels of the Tigris have reduced significantly since last week, sparking renewed panic among Iraqis. The Turkish Ambassador to Iraq, […]
Evaluating Darbandikhan and Dokan Dams following Earthquake
A joint team from the World Bank and the Ministry of Water Resources visited Sulaimaniyah Province to assess the impact of the recent earthquake that hit the Iraq-Iran border on the Darbandikhan and Dokan [Dukan] Dams. Both dams are very strategic. They were built in 1961 for flood control, irrigation, drinking water supply and later […]
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Kurdistan to Build $5.9m Dam in Sulaimaniya
KRG's Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources has signed a contract to build a dam in the Qaradakh parish of Sulaimaniya, reports AKnews. The Chami Smora project will cost 6.96 billion IQD (approx. $5.9 million), and the companies Birkar and Zhina Gharib have undertaken to complete it within 820 days. The dam will be 20 meters […]
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12 Dams to Save 20bn Cubic Meters of Water
Authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan are planning to build 12 dams in the semi-autonomous region in an attempt to save about 20 billion cubic meters of water per year, according to a report from AKnews. Currently, there are three main dams in the Kurdistan Region, two in Sulaimaniya province, and one in Duhok province, but these […]
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Germany's Bauer Wins $2.6 billion Contract for Mosul Dam
German construction and engineering company Bauer said it signed a letter of understanding on a $2.6 billion [3.1 trillion Iraqi dinar] contract to refurbish a dam in Iraq. "We expect the contract to be ready for signing within the next few months, after some final details have been clarified," Chief Executive Thomas Bauer said in […]