Iraq’s worst drought in decades leaves orchards barren
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Iraq faces a severe water crisis as drought and upstream dams dry up rivers, forcing farmers to quit and threatening food security.
Breakdown
- Severe drought has turned fertile orchards in Iraq barren, impacting rural livelihoods.
- Outdated agricultural methods consume over 70% of Iraq's water resources. 45s
- Reservoirs are at only 8% of capacity, with the Mosul Reservoir heavily affected by reduced inflows from Turkey. 1m 14s
- Climate change and upstream water restrictions have sharply reduced river flows. 1m 52s
- Experts warn more orchards may vanish without urgent regional cooperation and better water management. 2m 24s