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Specialists demand a fair ceiling on water shares from Türkiye
Iraq 04/23/2024
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The Geologists Syndicate called on the government to support and activate joint technical committees to build a cooperative and flexible administration in the field of water between Iraq and Turkey, at a time when specialists in water resources affairs demanded that the Turkish president’s visit to the country be used to find an agreement to achieve a fair ceiling for water shares.
The head of the Geologists Syndicate, Secretary-General of the Union of Arab Geologists, Saad Obaid Muhammad, said in a press conference attended by “Al-Sabah”: The visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the country is of great importance, given the country’s suffering from the water scarcity crisis, as it has become a major dilemma for the country. The humanitarian, social and economic levels constitute a threat to national security.
He added that the union represents a specialized body that includes specialized experts and consultants who have clear visions and solutions to the crisis that should be used, stressing that Prime Minister Engineer Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani has a sincere will to turn the water file with Turkey into a priority in the Iraqi-Turkish negotiations in a manner consistent with the security and commercial files. In order to sign a fair and equitable joint agreement to achieve water security in the country.
He explained that openness with Turkey, especially in light of the development road project, as well as its call to establish joint strategic investment projects in the agricultural sector and the food industry sector, will enhance the level of partnership and economic and investment interconnection with it and encourage the Turkish side to increase Iraq’s shares of water releases, thus providing many job opportunities. To reduce unemployment rates. The head of the Geologists Syndicate urged the need to support and activate joint technical committees to build cooperative and flexible management in the field of water between the two countries and create mechanisms to strengthen relations and exchange information related to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to confront the challenges of water shortages and ensure optimal exploitation of water supplies in a sustainable and equitable manner. He pointed out the union's readiness to work side by side with the relevant government institutions in managing the water file and implementing the provisions of the government program to achieve the precise technical specifications by relying on the scientific method of solid specialized consulting offices.
For his part, Professor in the field of water resources, Nazir Al-Ansari, told “Al-Sabah”: The water file is very sensitive due to the significant decrease in Iraq’s imports.
He added that Iraq used to receive 30 billion cubic meters of water annually from the Euphrates, and in recent years it has decreased to less than nine billion cubic meters, and currently the water storage in Haditha Dam is less than 2 billion cubic meters, so its dimensions are negative in this context, indicating that the decrease in expenditures Rivers in Iraq are mainly caused by hydrological projects in neighboring countries in addition to climate change.
Al-Ansari pointed out that reaching an agreement with Turkey on water shares is very important, so we hope that the government will take advantage of the Turkish president’s visit to try to find a formula that preserves water shares.
In turn, the geological consultant, Ali Muhammad Jawad, told “Al-Sabah”: The water file is witnessing increasing attention during the term of the current government, as it cannot be tolerated, as it constitutes a lead in development. Over the past two decades, Iraq has witnessed a clear decline in its water revenues from neighboring countries. In addition to a sharp decrease in rainfall over many years, this has exacerbated its water scarcity and the inability to meet its water needs for agricultural and even environmental purposes, causing an increase in land desertification and the rush of salty marine water into the Shatt al-Arab in particular, and also leading to the abandonment of farmers from their lands.
For his part, the Director of the Advisory Office of the Geologists Syndicate, Dr. Mazen Al-Aboudi, called for the necessity of creating a participatory atmosphere between the Iraqi and Turkish consulting bodies to provide scientific advice to the official bodies concerned with the water file in the two countries.
He added that it is important to open the door to agricultural investments and the food industry with strategic projects for Turkish companies inside the country in exchange for guarantees for equitable water distribution.
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