Shafaqna English- With water inflows to the Tigris and Euphrates at historic lows, Iraq is revising its control over what is grown, where, and under what conditions. This shift is reshaping food security and economic planning.
The move reflects the severity of a water crisis that the official data by the relevant ministries now describe as structural rather than seasonal. Iraq’s total annual water inflows have fallen to between 25 and 40 billion cubic meters, roughly 30–40 percent of historical averages, while the country’s annual needs exceed 50 billion cubic meters.
Sources: Shafaq News