Climate change

World

UN urges more water cooperation to build peace

Sarwa Rasul, Director General of the Coordination and Crisis Center at the Ministry of Interior. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

PM Masrour Barzani urges proactive measures to tackle impacts of climate change

Iraq

Rampant water pollution threatens Iraq's shrinking rivers

World

UN chief warns climate chaos and food crises threaten global peace: 'Empty bellies fuel unrest'

Russia's Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev. (Photo: AFP)

World

Russia warns against 'chaotic' fossil fuels exit

A delegate walks outside during the United Nations' COP28 climate talks at Expo City in Dubai. Dec. 12, 2023. (Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP)

World

UN summit compromise calls for shift away from fossil fuels

World

At UN climate talks, no consensus on what consensus is

activist protesting on stage against fossil fuels during an event at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai, Dec. 11, 2023. (Photo: AFPTV)

World

COP28 president says 'still a lot do' for climate deal

A picture taken from Rafah southern Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing during Israeli bombardment in Gaza, Dec. 6, 2023. (Photo: Mahmud Hamas/AFP)

Middle East

'Ecocide': how war and climate change are often linked

Men ride bicycles along a street, amid dense smog in the outskirts of Amritsar, India on December 5, 2023. (Photo: AFP)

World

Climate change by numbers

Iraqi Minister of Environment Niaz Amedi speaking to reporters on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dec. 2, 2023. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Iraq

Iraq has not caused climate change, pays a ‘significant price’, says environment minister

Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs and Climate Change, speaking to Kurdistan 24, Dec. 1, 2023. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

‘Kurdistan is active and serious about fighting climate change,' says senior KRG environment official

Prime Minister ⁦Masrour Barzani⁩ was received at COP28 by the President of UAE (Photo: KRG)

Kurdistan

Addressing climate change requires collective action: PM Masrour Barzani

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (Photo: KRG)

Kurdistan

Kurdish leaders are set to participate in the COP28 conference in Dubai

Photographers showcase their work at Zrebar Lake. (Photo: Submitted to Kurdistan 24)

Iran

Zrebar Lake birds in danger of extinction

Desiccated date palm orchards in Basra governorate, Sept. 2, 2023. (Photo: Fareed Baram/NRC)

Iraq

Climate-induced displacement rises in Iraq amid wobbled recovery