Transforming Kurdistan Region's water sector through digitalization The Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources is working towards adopting a smarter approach to water management by working towards digitalizing the water sector, another goal on Prime Minister Masrour Barzani's agenda for the reform and digitalization of government services. Paving the road to developing water […]
A dry horizon: Iraq's interlinked drought and climate crises In 2022, Iraq witnessed a second consecutive year of drought and record low levels of rainfall across the country. Drought conditions are exacerbated by the broader impacts of climate change as Iraq remains one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to rising temperatures, decreased […]
The newly built Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment System in al-Qayrawan, Sinjar, has officially been opened with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ninewa Governorate. The newly built water treatment system will provide uninterrupted access to clean drinking water to over 9,500 people living […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Construction has resumed work at the Shamiya water project in Diwaniyah Governorate, seven years after work was halted. The Director General of the General Directorate of Water, Eng. Najm Al-Hayali, said that the design capacity of the project is 4,000 m3/h, and it is built on an area of […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Water Resources has reportedly invited bids from three international companies to build a dam on the Shatt al-Arab waterway, to help reduce salinity in the river. Economy News lists the firms invited to bid as Energoprojekt of Serbia, Hydronova of Italy, and Deltares from the Netherlands. It says that […]
By John Lee. Iraq has been named the fifth-most vulnerable country to climate breakdown, affected by soaring temperatures, insufficient and diminishing rainfall, intensified droughts and water scarcity, frequent sand and dust storms, and flooding. Compounding this, water policies in neighbouing countries have shrunk vital water sources, while rapid population growth, urbanization, and inefficient water use […]
By John Lee. The Al-Badaa channel, which carries water to Basra Governorate has been sabotaged. According to a statement from the Government of Iraq, a group of "violators of the law" broke the banks of the channel at km 9. The staff of the Ministry of Water Resources were able to repair the canal, and […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Industry and Minerals, Mr. Manhal Aziz Al-Khabbaz, has opened the Dandan water project in Mosul. The project is affiliated with the textile factory in the city, which is run by the General Company for Textile and Leather Industries, and which was completely destroyed during the operations to liberate Mosul […]
Amid unprecedented water decrease, FAO is warning of threat to the communities in the Marshes and call for action to help buffalo producers overcome climate change and water shortage The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Iraq renews its commitment to support the local communities particularly buffalo producers in the Iraqi […]
Dust Storms and Climate Change: A Crisis for the Iraqi Economy and the Need for Multilateral Solutions This paper highlights the relationship between drought and SDSs, the impact of these storms on Iraq's rentier economy, and the dangers such conditions represent to the region. The paper calls for multilateral cooperation among Iraq and its neighbors […]
By Mohamed Sabry for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Egypt to build desalination plant in Iraq Egypt plans to build a desalination plant on the Euphrates River to help address acute water shortages in southern Iraq amid lack […]
By John Lee. A delegation from the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation has visited Iraq to study the possibility of building a water treatment plant on the Euphrates River. According to a report from Egypt Today, the plant would be similar to Egypt's Bahr El-Baqar wastewater treatment plant. The discussions involved Orascom and […]
