KRG to launch major water project in Soran

Drinkable water levels are expected to nearly double with the project’s completion, with clean drinking water production projected to reach over 97,000 cubic meter per day, up from the 49,000 cubic meters the administration currently can produce.

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Iraqi new water minister seeks to secure upstream water releases

“The ministry will work to develop relations with the source countries, foremost among them Iran and Turkey,” Muthanna al-Tamimi said in a Baghdad presser alongside his predecessor Aoun Diab. 

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Iraq says intensifying talks with Turkey on ‘equitable’ water releases

An agreement signed between Ankara and Baghdad at the end of 2014 says the Turkish side “guarantees Iraq a fair and equitable share of water,” however, over the past 12 years, the amount has remained unclear, Hisham al-Alawi, the Iraqi foreign ministry undersecretary, told state media.

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Heavy rains, snow boost Kurdistan water reserves

Heavy rainfall and snowfall have significantly increased water inflows to dams across Kurdistan Region

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Iraq still at risk of drought despite recent rains: Ministry

“The current reservoirs, despite the improvement in their levels, are still low compared to their full capacity,” Ghazwan al-Sahlani, a water resources ministry official, told the state-owned al-Sabah newspaper. 

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Dhi Qar implements 14-billion-dinar projects to revitalize marshes

The administrative units covered by the project are Chibayish, Karmah, Tar, Islah, Fuhud, and Manar.

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Iraq’s southern marshes recovering after heavy rainfall

Iraq was hit by rainfall and flash floods earlier in December, with large parts of the country seeing rainfall in excess of 120 millimeters in some areas.

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Iraq-Turkey water deal to take ‘full effect’ soon: Advisor

“The Iraqi and Turkish sides are in the process of finalizing these matters to notify each side of the readiness for the memorandum to enter into effect,” Torhan al-Mufti, the Iraqi prime minister’s advisor for water affairs, told the state newspaper. “The agreement will enter into full effect in the coming period.” 

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Iraqi MP says recent rains had ‘limited impact’ on water reserves

“This slight increase has had a very limited impact on dams and reservoirs, while the marshlands continue to suffer from the same drought without any tangible improvement,” lawmaker Hassan Warwish al-Asadi told The New Region. 

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