𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟱 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 Iraq is currently experiencing its longest cold wave and frost in five years, as a polar air mass moves into the country. The cold front began

𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾’𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 Migration from Iraq’s southern marshlands has come to a standstill after years of displacement, Water

𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗮𝗱𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗢𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 The Ministry of Water Resources on Wednesday refuted reports claiming the

𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗡 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 In a bid to address Iraq’s worsening environmental crises, the Iraqi Ministry of Environment and the United Nations have initiated discussions to

Eid Mubarak from the Iraq Climate Change Center (IC3+). Wishing you a blessed Eid filled with peace and prosperity. 🌙

𝗗𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗿𝗸𝘂𝗸 At least 119 people were hospitalized with breathing difficulties after a dense dust storm swept through Kirkuk province late Wednesday, according to a local health official. The storm, driven

𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀, 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝟯,𝟳𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 A severe sandstorm blanketed large parts of Iraq on Tuesday, disrupting air travel and sending thousands to hospitals with respiratory problems, according to the

Iraq’s Farmers Tap Groundwater to Sustain Agriculture — but at a Growing Cost Faced with worsening drought and dwindling river flows, Iraq's farmers are increasingly drilling into groundwater reserves to irrigate desert farmland. In regions like Najaf and Karbala, modern

𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾 𝗨𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗣𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 In a major step toward climate resilience, Iraq has launched its official Green Climate Fund (GCF) Country Programme, setting the

𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗽 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾 𝗮𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟱𝟬°𝗖 Meteorologists are forecasting an intense heat wave heading toward Iraq in the coming days, with surface temperatures expected to soar to extreme

𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 “𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝘀” 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 Iraq may soon become the first country in the Middle East to embed the “Polluter Pays” principle into national legislation. At a

𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗽 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾 𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝘆 Temperatures in Iraq’s southern provinces have soared to dangerous levels, with the national weather centre reporting the highest readings of

𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟴𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 Iraq is grappling with its lowest water reserves in nearly eight decades, according to a senior

𝗙𝗔𝗢 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 $𝟯𝟵𝗠 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾 The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in partnership with key Iraqi ministries, has launched a $39 million initiative to bolster climate resilience

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀! 𝗜𝗖𝟯+ 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 / 𝗔𝗹-𝗡𝗮𝗵𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 are proud to launch a Special Issue on 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾. We

𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝗲-𝗢𝗳𝗳 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾’𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗨𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗲 Iraqi authorities have launched an emergency investigation after thousands of dead fish surfaced in the Ibn Najm marshes near Najaf, turning a once-thriving

𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾'𝘀 𝗗𝘂𝗸𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗽𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 The once-vast Dukan Lake, nestled in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, has shriveled to a mere quarter of its capacity, exposing wide cracks in the