International report: More than 10,000 families have been displaced due to the drying up of the mars

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[size=52]International report: More than 10,000 families have been displaced due to the drying up of the marshes[/size]

[size=45]Translation: Hamed Ahmed[/size]
[size=45]An international report revealed that the number of displaced people from the marshlands reached more than 10,000 families due to the drought, pointing out that each of them lost at least 25% of the size of its livestock and buffalo.
A report by the (The National) (Relief Web) news website, translated by Al-Mada, stated that "the marshes of Iraq, which were named in the Old Testament book as the Garden of Eden, are now exposed to unprecedented and rapid drought risks."[/size]
[size=45]The report added, "This caused, according to a recent statistic of an international organization, to push more than ten thousand families in central and southern Iraq to flee in search of a source of livelihood after they left their farms and pastures."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that "activists made appeals to save the marshes and demanded neighboring countries to release Iraq's water quotas."[/size]
[size=45]Jassim al-Asadi, an environmental activist and director of the NGO Nature Iraq, says, "The picture is bleak. The residents of the marshes are struggling with the situation bitterly and living below the poverty line."[/size]
[size=45]And the report indicated, that "the water bodies of the marshes were during the 1970s extending to an area of ​​9,650 square kilometers, and that area expands to reach 20 thousand square kilometers during floods and heavy rain seasons."[/size]
[size=45]He noted, "Since then, the marshlands have been subjected to great damage due to the expansion of land areas for agriculture and oil exploration, as well as continuous wars and a campaign of drying during the rule of the former regime in the eighties, and by 2002 the area of ​​the water bodies of the marshes had shrunk to only 760 square kilometers." .[/size]
[size=45]The report spoke of “efforts made after the fall of the previous regime in 2003; To restore the marshes and gradually revive the area by removing the barriers and dams that were previously set up to drain them, allowing water to flow into them.”[/size]
[size=45]He stressed, "By the year 2005, the marshlands regained 40% of its original area and plants returned to grow again with the return of the marsh residents to it and the recovery of livestock and fishing."[/size]
[size=45]The report stressed that "the marshes, in 2016, were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List due to their ecological diversity and ancient history." Al-Asadi stated, "The marshes are currently going through their worst days, with the percentage of the area under water falling to less than 8% compared to its rate in 2005."[/size]
[size=45]The report stated, "In recent years, Turkey has ignored appeals and calls to stop the construction of a huge dam network at the headwaters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, causing a significant decrease in the water levels flowing into Iraq."[/size]
[size=45]He added, "Iran has diverted the flow of most of the tributaries and rivers that cross the border with Iraq to flow into its territory only."[/size]
[size=45]For his part, Iyad al-Asadi, another environmental activist, says, “The situation is tragic. I feel sadness and pain whenever I enter the marshes.” According to a report by the International Organization for Migration, "the governorates of southern and central Iraq witnessed, until the middle of last month, the displacement of 10,464 families, due to drought, by 62,784 people.[/size]
[size=45]The report continued, "3 thousand and 387 families were displaced from the marsh areas in Dhi Qar, followed by Maysan with 2,912 families, then Al-Qadisiyah with 1,438 families, and Al-Muthanna by 1,131 families."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that "drought factors in the marshlands, desertification of agricultural lands, and an increase in salinity in the waters of important rivers and tributaries, are factors that continue to have devastating consequences on the agricultural sector, with many rural and agricultural families unable to secure a permanent source of livelihood for them in rural areas and the marshes."[/size]
[size=45]The report confirmed, "The daily exports of Al-Chabaish area, the center of the marshes in Dhi Qar, decreased from 80 and 100 tons at the beginning of this year to less than eight tons now."[/size]
[size=45]And he added, "Each family lost at least 25% of the size of its livestock and buffaloes, either by selling them to meet their needs or dying due to lack of feed and poor water quality," explaining that "750 buffaloes died in the Al-Chabaish area alone last month."[/size]
[size=45]The report continued, "The residents of the marshes and their activists recently launched, after feeling neglected by the government, the national campaign to save the marshes."[/size]
[size=45]He noted, "Last Saturday, dozens of people gathered for a vigil in a dry area of ​​the marshes, carrying banners calling for their fair share of water and financial support for the marsh residents."[/size]
[size=45]And the report went on, "The residents of the marshes called for urgent measures such as releasing more water from dam reservoirs, expanding the existing water channels, and allocating funds to help the marsh residents and provide them with support, with another protest stop planned to be held in Baghdad next month."[/size]
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