tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post797242651972267535..comments2024-02-29T12:38:32.191-08:00Comments on MUSINGS ON IRAQ: Iraq Failed To Prepare For Water CrisisJoel Winghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-68896597859859284582018-09-02T07:49:59.601-07:002018-09-02T07:49:59.601-07:00Hi Anna,
Thank you for your comment. Yes climate ...Hi Anna,<br /><br />Thank you for your comment. Yes climate change is another big factor. This summer Iraq has witnessed some of the hottest temperatures in the world plus they have a drought. Failure to prepare for the Turkish dam also comes on top of the govt not dealing with the salinity problem which has been an issue for over a decade. Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-74395610640043274592018-09-01T11:05:24.617-07:002018-09-01T11:05:24.617-07:00While the dams are certainly a major factor (inclu...While the dams are certainly a major factor (including dams built in Iran and Iraq itself) but global climate change should also be mentioned as playing a major role in what happened this year in both Iraq and the region. A cold and largely dry winter resulted in a failure to build a significant snowpack in the mountains ... this is vital to providing enough water in the rivers to get through the dry season. With climate change, this is likely to become the norm and not the exception. The impact on farmers has been and will continue to be especially severe. The lack of support they received from the Iraqi government contributed to some of the support that ISIS initially received in the Mosul area. But clearly, the Iraqi government is flat-footed in their lack of attention and preparation and Iraqi officials need to stop fighting among themselves, and get down to the real work of serving their people.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05483485536515542753noreply@blogger.com