BASRA, IRAQ - Iraq's prime minister on Sunday announced a campaign to combat the severe impacts of climate change on the water-scarce country, including by planting five million palms and trees. Oil-rich but war-battered Iraq suffers from extreme summer heat, frequent droughts, desertification and regular dust storms, problems that are all...
60% houses in Iraq lose access to drinking water, says survey
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - In drought-hit Iraq, six out of 10 households have had their access to drinking water disrupted and a quarter of farmers have seen crop yields drastically fall this year, said a survey published Monday. Iraq has been battered by three years of drought, low rainfall and reduced...
Key Iraq irrigation reservoir close to drying out
Iraq's Lake Hamrin, a once-vast reservoir northeast of Baghdad that is the sole source of water for irrigation across Diyala province, has nearly dried out, a senior official said Friday. Successive years of low rainfall and a sharp reduction in the flow of water down the Sirwan River from neighbouring...Dubai Maritime City launches $38m infrastructure project
Dubai Maritime City (DMC), DP World’s purpose-built maritime hub, announced the launch of a major project worth AED140 million ($38.1 million) to develop its infrastructure.
Dubai Maritime City launches $38 million infrastructure project
DP World’s purpose-built maritime hub, Dubai Maritime City (DMC), has launched an infrastructure project at a cost of AED140 million ($38 million). An official statement said the project is part of “ongoing efforts to boost Dubai’s economy and enhance the efficiency of the logistics sector”. The infrastructure project includes developing...
Jordan, FAO forge technical partnership on irrigation
Under the agreement, a mobile irrigation application will be developed to serve Jordanian farmers, specifically in the Jordan Valley.Syria reservoir dries up for the first time in 27 years
The reservoir formed by Al-Duwaysat Dam in Idlib province, a key irrigation source for thousands of farmers, is littered with stranded rowing boats, animal skulls and dead trees.
Kuwait to lend Egypt more than $18 million to build two desalination plants
The two plants will be built in the new cities of Rafah and Bir al Abed in North Sinai.
