By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Water Resources and Syria's Ministry of Energy have signed a joint technical minutes document on cooperation in managing shared water resources and exchanging technical data, following a bilateral meeting held at the ministry's headquarters in Baghdad. The meeting was co-chaired by the Technical Undersecretary of Iraq's Ministry of Water […]
By John Lee. Construction has begun on the Fifth Kufa Bridge in Najaf province, according to the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities. The project is intended to ease traffic congestion in the province. The Roads and Bridges Directorate is overseeing works, which include: A main bridge spanning the Euphrates river, 337 metres long […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Speaker of Parliament Dr Mahmoud al-Mashhadani met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara on Wednesday to discuss strengthening bilateral relations and joint initiatives. Dr al-Mashhadani called for deeper cooperation between the two nations, proposing the activation of parliamentary friendship committees and requesting Turkey to ease residency procedures for […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has launched the Regional Initiative to Protect the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers under the slogan "Our Water... Our Future," during the Fifth Baghdad International Water Conference, held under the theme "Water and Technology: A Partnership for Development." The initiative represents a strategic regional platform to preserve the […]
By Azhar Al-Ruabie, for The Telegraph. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi marshland drought: Climate change pushes existence to the edge of extinction Storied marshlands thought by some to be the original Garden of Eden could see conflict over water, activists […]
By John Lee. The winners have been announced in the International Trade Centre (ITC)'s Agriculture Innovation Hackathon, held recently in Nineveh province. According to the organisers, Nineveh-based SMEs Nabu, BSF and Aero Plant stood out with their exceptional ideas for addressing the significant challenges of water scarcity and sustainable agriculture due to decreasing water levels […]
From the United Nations Development Fund (UNDP): [Wednesday 24th April marked] the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, a day that celebrates the use of diplomacy as a language for governments to achieve peaceful resolutions and cooperation. This is particularly important today in the realm of water diplomacy. Iraq's geographical position as a […]
By John Lee. Iraq and Turkey have signed a framework agreement to improve water management in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The agreement includes collaborative projects to enhance water management and exchange expertise in modern irrigation systems and techniques. A statement from the Prime Minister said the ten-year agreement aims to establish joint and fair […]
From Rudaw. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Garbage, pollution clog Iraq's twin lifeline rivers Iraq's two major rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, are becoming increasingly polluted with domestic, industrial, and agricultural waste, threatening the country's key lifeline waterways that are a […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's Water Wars - Part 2 Part 2 of a People & Power investigation into Iraq's intensifying water crisis and how it's impacting rural communities: Click here to view.
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's Water Wars - Part 1 People & Power investigates Iraq's intensifying water crisis and how it is impacting the country's rural communities: Click here to view.
By Natasha Hall and Husam Sobhi, for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Whose Water Is It Anyway: How Political Violence and Corruption Has Become Iraq's Existential Challenge Iraq's Lake Habbaniyah was once a […]
