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    UN official: Iraq is facing the worst drought in modern times

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    UN official: Iraq is facing the worst drought in modern times Empty UN official: Iraq is facing the worst drought in modern times

    Post by Rocky Fri 07 Apr 2023, 4:51 am

    UN official: Iraq is facing the worst drought in modern times
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    {Local: Al Furat News} The head of the United Nations Development Program in Baghdad, {Aoki Lootsma}, announced that Iraq is currently facing the worst drought in modern times.
    Lotsma pointed out in a press statement to "a sharp decrease in the quantities of the Iraqi per capita share of water."
    He explains the country's situation regarding the challenges of climate change and drought, noting that "Iraq is currently facing the worst drought in modern times, which undermines agricultural productivity and threatens the income and food security of the population."
    It notes that "climate change poses a serious threat to basic human rights, sustainable growth, peace and stability in Iraq."
    The UN official added, "Climate change is exacerbating the problem of scarcity and declining water quality of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which produce more than 90 percent of Iraq's surface water." 
    He noted that "it is estimated that an increase in temperature by one degree Celsius and a decrease in precipitation by 10 percent by 2050 will lead to a 20 percent decrease in available fresh water, and thus a 25 percent decrease in the amount of water used for the agricultural sector." Which consumes about 80 percent of Iraq's water, which makes climate change a real threat to food security."
    It also confirms the decline in the country's access to water from "about 30 billion cubic meters in 1933 to about 9.5 billion today, and it is expected that the per capita share of water will reach 479 cubic meters by 2030, which is far from the World Health Organization standard of 1700 meters." cube annually, and this threatens food security, life and development.”
    He added that the Mesopotamian marshes, which were once the largest wetlands in the Middle East and home to biodiversity, have shrunk in size by more than 90 percent since the 1970s due to reduced river flows.
    He concludes by saying, "The issue of climate change is at the heart of the work of the United Nations Development Program, and it is a comprehensive development issue. We support reducing greenhouse gas emissions, adapting to the effects of climate change, strengthening institutional capacities to prevent and respond to the effects of climate change, and mainstreaming consideration of the risks of this change in policies." planning and development".
    It is noteworthy that the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Program had announced that Iraq is one of the countries in the world most affected by climate change, which means that agriculture in the country may be subject to extreme weather in summer and winter, and the matter requires facing the consequences of the crisis.
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