Climate Change in Iraq

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)

Iraq

Iraq’s Ancient Marshes Face Devastating Drought, Threatening Buffalo Herders’ Way of Life

An Aerial Photo of Kirkuk Citadel, in the city center of Kirkuk Province. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Kirkuk Launches Citywide Green Initiative to Combat Rising Heat

The photo shows the dried Badaa Dam river. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

'Alarm Bell' as Century-Old Badaa Dam Dries Up in Southern Iraq

A man walks on cracked and dried up soil in the Hawiza marsh near the city of al-Amarah in southern Iraq on July 27, 2022. (AFP)

Iraq

Expert: Iraqi Government Responsible for Worsening Water Crisis

An Iraqi man cools off as temperatures soar amid the summer heat. (Photo: AP)

Iraq

Iraq Dominates Global List of Hottest Cities

A combine harvester at work on a wheat farm in Sharazur. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Against the Odds: Sharazur Wheat Survives Harshest Drought Year

Diyala’s Dying Orchards: Khanaqin’s lush groves wither under climate stress, water scarcity, and state neglect. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Diyala's Green Heart Withers: Climate and Neglect Threaten Iraq's Historic Orchards

A man sits next to fish floating during a mass die-off of fish at the Ibn Najm marsh, about 25 kilometers northeast of Najaf in central Iraq on June 1, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

Iraq

Mass Fish Die-Off in Southern Iraq Sparks Environmental Probe