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    Repercussions of internal migration in Iraq: worsening housing crisis and rising unemployment

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    Repercussions of internal migration in Iraq: worsening housing crisis and rising unemployment Empty Repercussions of internal migration in Iraq: worsening housing crisis and rising unemployment

    Post by Rocky Sun 31 Dec 2023, 4:47 am

    Repercussions of internal migration in Iraq: worsening housing crisis and rising unemployment

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    The drought crisis that has struck the cities of southern and central Iraq for about two years has caused thousands of families to migrate from the marshes and rural areas towards the cities, forming a housing and unemployment crisis in addition to the environmental catastrophe that many areas are witnessing.
    Despite this suffering, a number of local administrations refused to grant these families special security permits to move to the centers of a number of cities, which led to the concentration of displacement in specific areas and administrative units, forming a stifling housing crisis there.
    The United Nations International Organization for Migration revealed the migration of nearly 21,000 families due to drought conditions in 12 governorates of central and southern Iraq, confirming that 74% of those displaced due to the climate went towards the city centers of Dhi Qar, Maysan, Al-Qadisiyah and Muthanna.
    Warnings are increasing about the dangers of population migration to Iraqi society and its impact on the economy and agriculture, in addition to societal changes, because these families used to work in agriculture, herding, and livestock raising. 
    International reports warned earlier of the impact of climate change, which has contributed to increased migration from the countryside to cities in response to environmental degradation and natural hazards, as well as the social problems represented by displaced families sending their children to work in cities to provide sources of livelihood. 
    The organization's program to track climate emergencies in Iraq recorded the displacement of more than 130,000 people from 2016 until September 2023, due to the negative effects of climate change in their areas of origin. 
    The head of the International Organization for Migration's mission in Iraq, György Gigauri, said earlier that climate change and the repercussions of desertification and drought in Iraq are not just an environmental problem, indicating the possibility that it could turn into a humanitarian crisis.
    A burden on the infrastructure in Iraq
    In this context, Assistant Governor of Dhi Qar, Ghassan Al-Khafaji, said that the migration witnessed by the governorates from the countryside to the cities constitutes an additional burden on the infrastructure, calling for the preparation of plans to manage the crisis, and providing appropriate opportunities in the areas from which the displaced come to ensure alleviating migration. 
    Al-Khafaji revealed, during a press interview, the construction of about 3,500 housing units in the vicinity of the city of Nasiriyah, the center of Dhi Qar Governorate, as a result of the displacement from the marshes and rural areas that are currently suffering from a major drought. 
    He added that more than 20,000 people were accommodated, but this crisis has put great pressure on residential areas and available job opportunities, especially since the governorate already suffers from unemployment and lack of job opportunities. 
    Al-Khafaji pointed out that young expatriates who were accustomed to working in planting fields, fishing, and raising livestock have turned to simple daily tasks such as building, loading, and transporting on carts. 
    Serious repercussions
    The crisis of desertification and drought had major impacts and repercussions on the general life of the population, including poverty and lack of decent living opportunities in the governorates of central and southern Iraq, where local administrations refused to receive families displaced from villages and rural areas. 
    Head of the Desertification and Drought Crisis Committee, Haider Saadi, said that Iraq faces serious environmental challenges resulting from climate change, drought, decline in water shares, land degradation, desertification, and dust storms. 
    Saadi explained that these challenges threaten food, health, environmental and societal security and change the general culture, and that there are many fertile areas and lands that have completely dried up. 
    He added that the water reaching many villages and areas suffering from scarcity is polluted and salty and not even suitable for human and agricultural uses, and there is a high rate of water pollution, which poses a threat to the health of citizens in those areas. 
    Saadi revealed that a number of governorates, such as Najaf and Karbala, refused to receive the displaced, and refrained from granting them security permits for displacement. 
    He pointed to the emergence of serious social and economic problems, including tribal conflicts, high unemployment rates, and competition for job opportunities. 
    He warned of the security repercussions and repercussions resulting from overcrowding and population explosion, noting that residential neighborhoods have begun to expand significantly, as the area consisting of two or three areas now includes more than 10 residential areas that lack municipal services.
    He stated that uncontrolled mass migration will turn into a major social problem as a result of demographic changes and ways of living, in addition to the outbreak of societal conflicts over sources of income and the failure of schools to accommodate the growing numbers, hospitals and service institutions. 
    Absence of plans 
    For his part, environmental activist Ammar Al-Ghazi said that the Iraqi government does not have any plans to address the forced migration of residents of rural areas and marshes, in addition to its lack of awareness of the economic, social and security risks that this migration may pose. 
    Al-Ghazi pointed out that the numbers and statistics announced by international organizations are approximate, as there is not yet any database available to count the number of displaced families in all governorates. 
    He criticized the role of the Iraqi government in managing the crisis, and held the local administrations in the governorates of Babil, Karbala, Wasit, and Najaf responsible for abandoning the national and humanitarian duty in this crisis, considering that the measures to prevent families from housing without alternative plans confirm the government’s weakness in crisis management.  
    Economic repercussions 
     The migration of population from village and rural areas to cities and governorate centers witnesses various economic and social risks, the most important of which is the decline in the quantities of agricultural plant and animal production at the national level due to the migration of population from villages and rural areas where land cultivation and raising of various types of livestock and poultry are carried out. 
    Economist Khattab Al-Damen said that forced migration from the countryside to cities threatens the country's food security, increases the size of the food gap, and pushes food prices to rise as a result of relying on imports from abroad to fill the food security gap. 
    Al-Daman stated that migration operations have had significant impacts on the income and standard of living of displaced families, as they are forced to abandon their sources of income resulting from work in the agricultural sector and its supporting activities. 
    He pointed out that these families are forced to live in cities that are characterized by high costs of living, including housing, food, transportation, etc., in addition to high unemployment rates among immigrants, with most of them falling below the poverty line. 
    Al-Daman stated that many families were forced to live in tents, houses built of iron sheets, and random homes due to the overcrowding of residential areas on the one hand, and the high rental prices that they do not own.
    Al-Daman called for urgent government intervention to provide relief, shelter, and support to them, and to address the conditions that forced them to leave their original areas and sources of income, through specialized government programs. 
     
    Source: Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed


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