Environment
An Iraqi fisherman surveys the desolate remains of the once-vast marshes in southern Iraq, highlighting the environmental challenges and water scarcity facing the region. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
A map of Erbil province showing the planned greenbelt encircling the city beyond the 150-meter road. (Image: Kurdistan24)
An abandoned boat stranded in the salt flats of Lake Urmia. (AP)
A farmer walks on dry patches exposed by the retreating water in the drought-striken Chibayish marshes in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province on August 19, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
Aerial view of a lone palm in a damaged grove in Badra, Wasit province, Iraq, July 5, 2022. (AFP)
A seismic graph is displayed in the photo. (AP)
The image shows Erbil's Sami Abdulrahman Park. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
A herd of black water buffalo is walking across the barren land of the Hawizeh Marshes. (Photo: NIRIJ)
Specialized waste and plastic separation bins installed across Erbil. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
The illustration shows a Richter scale seismograph recording earthquake magnitude. (Kurdistan24)
Sewage flows into the Diyala River east of Baghdad, deepening Iraq’s water crisis. (AFP)
The photo shows an aerial view of Kani Barazan Wetland. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Map highlights, in red, the area of Lake Urmia now fully dried up. (Ettelaat Online)
San’an Abdullah, the KRG Environment Department’s spokesperson, speaking to Kurdistan24, Sep. 7. 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
An aerial view of Sami Abdulrahman Park in Erbil. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
A drone view shows the dried up Orontes River in Jisr al-Shughur, west of Idlib, Syria, Aug. 14, 2025. (Photo: AP)
