Call for fair sharing of the waters of rivers

Call for fair sharing of the waters of rivers



06/15/2017 12:00

Duhok / Iyad Berwari
He confirmed an expert in the strategies of water policies and the importance of promoting the management of water resources of Iraq, where Turkey and Iran allow itself to use the water of the common rivers, making it difficult for the country to secure water quota to meet the growing demand due to population growth and the intensification of competition between the agricultural, industrial and environmental sectors in Iraq for the near future, causing reduce the productivity of the land and the deterioration in biodiversity and in ecosystem structure and functions.
Director of the strategies of Water and Energy Institute and a professor at Dohuk Ramadan University Hamza said the "morning": The worsening of the uncertainty about the potential of water resources through water development in the riparian countries ' plans for Iraq , Turkey and Iran, will further reduce the flow of water to Iraq steadily and cause the scarcity of this vital resource , and because of the complex nature of Szbbha water scarcity of Iraq, the dynamic nature of this scarcity will have Kabaraly social, economic, political, and technological aspects of climate impact and change in access to other resources available as well.
He added that what you are doing both Turkey and Iran , the two countries Almichatitin Iraq by making the highest priority water for their policies through the construction of successive set of dams on shared rivers between them and Iraq , and change streams of common paths of rivers into their land is something makes Iraq loses most of its water resources in the coming years after the completion of these dams and changes in the nature of the course of rivers under the pretext of meeting the basic needs of water for its citizens Oowalsatrh flood of some of these large rivers, which usually occur in flood seasons, and if Iran justified that its territory is located in the part Dry almost dry and the likeness of the world with a decline in the amount of the fall of the annual rainfall, the site of Turkey is the best among the countries of the region and enjoy the precipitation and heavy snow falling rain huge while Iraq is the other site is located within the area dry and semi - dry.
Hamza pointed out that water scarcity due to climate change and the policy of neighboring Algiograve countries promise important factors that should be considered, especially the region may witness cases of drought and water shortages , as was the case in 1999-2001 and is this also one of the main challenges in developing an appropriate plan for the allocation of water demand management water for each sector, as well as to ensure the equitable sharing of water between the neighboring countries.
He also confirmed that significant changes have occurred in the general policy of the two countries Almichatian Turkey and Iran in this regard is the most dangerous for the future of food security for Iraq. Lhz should the Iraqi government is aware that making good water policies through water diplomacy is vital to promote the peace process in the region, including the implementation of sustainable water policies, on a national scale and regional , so The need became urgent to find a framework for the development of national and regional policies with Turkey, Iran and Syria through a shared vision for the formulation of a common definition and understanding of the sustainable establishment of a clear and specific goals political platform within clear priorities for joint action.
He pointed to the importance of depending integrated approach to sustainable development, it addresses the economic and social issues along with environmental requirements in order to spare the region of another conflict through the creation of regional mechanisms for cooperation and the capacity to deal with all the challenges and the goal is to build institutions and societies stable in the long term. Because stability requires flexibility.
Ramadan , the Iraqi government has called for diplomatic work in the context of water and start offering programs for the management of water policy within a clear and transparent challenges should be addressed in a larger context to keep up with social and economic developments in the
country.

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