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Ecological and Health Emergencies in Iraq

Rashad Salim

The United Nations

The United Nations
New York, United States

Environmental and public health issues affecting communities in Iraq include impacts of climate crisis, ranging from flooding to droughts and increasingly extreme heat; water quality issues and the threat of water shortages, driven by upstream construction of dams and lack of coordination in water management across the Mesopotamian region; high levels of plastic waste choking the waterways; air pollution and respiratory diseases from the concentration of oil industry sites in southern Iraq; and toxic remains of war including depleted uranium that causes birth defects.

Details

  • Title: Ecological and Health Emergencies in Iraq
  • Creator: Rashad Salim
  • Location Created: Iraq
  • Exhibition: The Future is Unwritten

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