More than a month after declaring an environmental emergency, Iraq's Green Observatory warns that the 'slow death' continues Iraq · 2026-11-01 08:21
The Iraq Green Observatory, in a statement on Sunday, warned that tackling environmental degradation will require long-term projects costing possibly billions of dollars. The warning comes more than a month after parliament declared an environmental emergency, amid concern that pollution sources are still not being addressed by concrete government measures.
Iraq has faced accumulating environmental problems for years, including water scarcity and river pollution, and it depends heavily on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, whose flows are shaped by dam operations in upstream countries.
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