Dust Storms and Climate Change: A Crisis for the Iraq Economy, and the Need for Multilateral Solutions (2022)
This report warns that Iraq faces rapidly increasing dust and sand storms due to drought, water mismanagement, upstream damming, loss of vegetation, and climate change.
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Building Climate-Resilient Water and Transport Infrastructure – Regional Exchange and Training
Material and resources from 2nd training block
Strengthening Collective Climate and Environment Action in Iraq
This project builds Iraq’s climate and environmental action by training students, civil society, and government officials in citizen science, data-driven advocacy, and evidence-based policymaking to strengthen accountability and participation in key environmental decisions.
Living under a black sky: conflict pollution and environmental health concerns in Iraq
This report by PAX reveals how the conflict in Iraq has left a toxic trail of destruction which could have severe health consequences for Iraqis and could complicate reconstruction efforts.
Iraq’s Climate Crisis is a Human Rights Crisis
Iraq faces an escalating environmental and climate crisis—driven by shrinking water resources, extreme heat, pollution, and dependence on fossil fuels—that threatens livelihoods, fuels displacement and social unrest, and demands urgent action to transition to a sustainable, resilient future.