Iraq, Turkey to build dams, treatment facilities under new MoU: Iraqi FM

Iraqi authorities routinely blame upstream Turkey for withholding water releases. Around 90 percent of Iraq’s water sources originate from Turkey.

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Iraqi ministry warns of declining water levels in main rivers

“The coming days will witness a drop in water levels of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers due to natural and seasonal factors,” ministry spokesperson Khaled Shamal told The New Region, adding that “precautionary measures” have been enacted to reduce the repercussions and ensure continued flow. 

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Water agreements between Iraq and Turkey have 'failed miserably': Observatory

The Green Iraq Observatory described recent negotiations between Ankara and Baghdad on resolving Iraq's recurrent water scarcity issues as a "failure," with Turkish upstream damming playing a salient role in exacerbating Baghdad's water supply woes.

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Iraq says agreed with Turkey on developing ‘immediate, longterm’ solutions to water crisis

Water has been the subject of numerous meetings between Iraqi and Turkish officials in recent years. Around 90 percent of Iraq’s water sources originate from Turkey.

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Turkish, Iraqi FMs talk water, oil in Ankara

"A working committee has been established between Iraq and Turkey to address the rehabilitation of Iraq's water distribution system, as well as other water-related infrastructure," Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said.

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Turkish restriction of water flows 'hostile act against Iraq': Badr parliamentary bloc leader

Head of the Badr parliamentary bloc Mehdi Taqi Amerli said that his bloc "will take measures that no one may have anticipated" unless Baghdad and Ankara reach an agreement to increase upstream water flows into Iraq from Turkey to mitigate against an ongoing water crisis.

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Dukan-Sulaimani water project to deliver half-million cubic meters of water daily

The project is set to have a storage capacity of 20,000 cubic meters of water per hour, said Ahmed, noting that “in the first phase, set to be completed in a month and a half, providing "10,000 cubic meters."

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Iraq's human-made water scarcity crisis threatens the region 

As recurrent drought and extensive water pollution strain Iraq's already dwindling water resources, the Kurdistan Region faces potentially stark consequences from Baghdad's resource mismanagement and the harmful role of upstream damming, including risks of mass displacement and national security implications.

Alfadhel Ahmad

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Iraq receiving merely 35 percent of Tigris, Euphrates flows due to Turkish dams: Observatory

The Green Iraq Observatory said that Iraq is receiving only 35 percent of its share of water flows from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers as a result of upstream damming by Turkey, illegal fish farms, and government violations.

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