Competition over water may drive new crises in Iraq
Although Iraq was water-rich in the 1970s, its water table has seen a dramatic decline, especially in the south
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- Upstream dams
- Climate factors
- Mismanagement
- Farming
- Displacement
- Conflict
- Government inaction
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