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Iraq loses 400 thousand agricultural dunums annually
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: Rula Wathiq
The United Nations Development Program said that Iraq loses about 400,000 dunums of agricultural land annually due to climate change. The resident representative of the program, Oki Lotsma, told Al-Sabah: "Iraq has been ranked fifth among the countries most vulnerable to climate change," noting that "the temperature is increasing in Iraq at a rate of 2-7 times faster than the standard global temperatures." He added, "The marshlands are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change," noting that "recent years have witnessed an increase in temperatures of more than 55 degrees Celsius, which has increased the frequency and severity of droughts."
And he continued, "The rainy season in Iraq 2020-2021 is the second in terms of drought in 40 years, which caused a decrease in the water flow in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers by 29% and 73%, respectively, which led to a decrease in the amount of water." "Climate changes such as the drying of the marshes, land degradation and desertification make Iraq one of the countries in the Middle East most affected by sand and dust storms," Lootsma said. He stressed that "the United Nations Development Program in Iraq works with the Iraqi government in the field of climate action, and supports it in its national priorities, as it realized that climate change represents a direct threat to the country, and this threat can be seen in water scarcity, dust storms, extreme heat waves, desertification, food security and loss of diversity." Biological and land degradation, as Iraq loses about 400 thousand dunums of agricultural land annually.
Edited by: Muhammad Al-Ansari
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