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Environment - current issues Iraq, in 34 editions.
The entry for Iraq published Environment - current issues in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 9 editions. Each is shown as published. Environment - current issues in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 9
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Environment” (1990 to 1996), “Environment - current issues” (1997 to 2024), “Environment-current issues” (1998) and “Environment--current issues” (1999).
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2024 edition
Same as 2023The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Environment”
- development of Tigris-Euphrates river systems contingent upon agreements with upstream riparians (Syria, Turkey);
- air and water pollution;
- soil degradation (salinization) and erosion;
- desertification
development of Tigris-Euphrates river systems contingent upon agreements with upstream riparians (Syria, Turkey); air and water pollution; soil degradation (salinization) and erosion; desertification
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Published as “Environment”
- development of Tigris-Euphrates Rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparians (Syria, Turkey);
- air and water pollution;
- soil degradation (salinization) and erosion;
- desertification
development of Tigris-Euphrates river systems Rivers system contingent upon agreements
with upstream riparians (Syria, Turkey); air and water pollution; soil
degradation (salinization) and erosion; desertification
The entry for Iraq did not include Environment - current issues.
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- government water control projects have drained most of the inhabited marsh areas west of Al Qurnah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers;
- a once sizable population of Shi'a Muslims, who have inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced;
- furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations;
- inadequate supplies of potable water;
- development of Tigris-Euphrates Rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey;
- air and water pollution;
- soil degradation (salinization) and erosion;
- desertification
- natural hazards:
- duststorms,
- sandstorms,
- floods
- international agreements:
- party to - Law of the Sea,
- Nuclear Test Ban;
- signed,
- but not ratified - Environmental Modification
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
current issues: government water control projects have drained most of
the inhabited marsh areas west of Al Qurnah by drying up or diverting
the feeder streams and rivers; a once sizable population of Shi'a
Muslims, who have inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has
been displaced; furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat
poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations; inadequate
supplies of potable water; development of Tigris-Euphrates Rivers
system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey; air
and water pollution; soil degradation (salinization) and erosion;
desertification
natural hazards: duststorms, sandstorms, floods
international agreements: party to - Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban;
signed, but not ratified - Environmental Modification
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- government water control projects have drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers;
- a once sizable population of Shi'a Muslims, who have inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced;
- furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations;
- inadequate supplies of potable water;
- development of Tigris-Euphrates Rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey;
- air and water pollution;
- soil degradation (salinization) and erosion;
- desertification
- natural hazards:
- dust storms,
- sandstorms,
- floods
- international agreements:
- party to - Law of the Sea,
- Nuclear Test Ban;
- signed,
- but not ratified - Environmental Modification
current issues: government water control projects have drained most of
of the inhabited marsh areas west east of Al Qurnah An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting
diverting the feeder streams and rivers; a once sizable population
of Shi'a
years, has
natural habitat
populations; inadequate
Tigris-Euphrates Rivers
upstream riparian Turkey; air
(salinization) and erosion;
natural hazards: duststorms, dust storms, sandstorms, floods
international agreements: party to - Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban;
Ban; signed, but not ratified - Environmental Modification
- government water control projects have drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers;
- a once sizable population of Shi'a Muslims, who have inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced;
- furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations;
- inadequate supplies of potable water;
- development of Tigris-Euphrates Rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey;
- air and water pollution;
- soil degradation (salinization) and erosion;
- desertification
current issues: government water control projects have
drained most
drying up orpopulation
population of Shi'a Muslims, who have inhabited these areas for
thousands of
of the
populations; inadequate supplies of potable water; development of
Tigris-Euphrates Rivers system contingent upon agreements with
upstream riparian Turkey; air and water pollution; soil degradation
(salinization) and erosion; desertification
natural hazards: dust storms, sandstorms, floods
international agreements: party to - Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test
Ban; signed, but not ratified - Environmental Modification
Published as “Environment-current issues”
- government water control projects have drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers;
- a once sizable population of Shi'a Muslims, who have inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced;
- furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations;
- inadequate supplies of potable water;
- development of Tigris-Euphrates Rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey;
- air and water pollution;
- soil degradation (salinization) and erosion;
- desertification
government water control projects have
drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by
drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers; a once sizable
population of Shi'a Muslims, who have inhabited these areas for
thousands of years, has been displaced; furthermore, the destruction
of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife
populations; inadequate supplies of potable water; development of
Tigris-Euphrates Rivers system contingent upon agreements with
upstream riparian Turkey; air and water pollution; soil degradation
(salinization) and erosion; desertification
Published as “Environment--current issues”
- government water control projects have drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers;
- a once sizable population of Shi'a Muslims, who have inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced;
- furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations;
- inadequate supplies of potable water;
- development of Tigris-Euphrates Rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey;
- air and water pollution;
- soil degradation (salination) and erosion;
- desertification
government water control projects have
have drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by
by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers; a once sizable
sizable population of Shi'a Muslims, who have inhabited these areas for
for thousands of years, has been displaced; furthermore, the destruction
destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the
area's wildlife
development of
agreements with
soil degradation
(salinization)
The same text in 3 editions, 2000 to 2002.
- government water control projects have drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers;
- a once sizable population of Shi'a Muslims, who have inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced;
- furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations;
- inadequate supplies of potable water;
- development of Tigris-Euphrates Rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey;
- air and water pollution;
- soil degradation (salination) and erosion;
- desertification
government water control projects
The same text in 12 editions, 2003 to 2014.
- government water control projects have drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers;
- a once sizable population of Marsh Arabs, who inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced;
- furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations;
- inadequate supplies of potable water;
- development of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey;
- air and water pollution;
- soil degradation (salination) and erosion;
- desertification
government water control projects have drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers; a once sizable population of Shi'a Muslims, Marsh Arabs, who have inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced; furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations; inadequate supplies of potable water; development of Tigris-Euphrates Rivers the Tigris and Euphrates rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey; air and water pollution; soil degradation (salination) and erosion; desertification
The same text in 3 editions, 2015 to 2017.
- government water control projects drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers;
- a once sizable population of Marsh Arabs, who inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced;
- furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations;
- inadequate supplies of potable water;
- development of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey;
- air and water pollution;
- soil degradation (salination) and erosion;
- desertification
government water control projects have drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers; a once sizable population of Marsh Arabs, who inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced; furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations; inadequate supplies of potable water; development of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey; air and water pollution; soil degradation (salination) and erosion; desertification
The same text in 7 editions, 2018 to 2024.
- government water control projects drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers;
- a once sizable population of Marsh Arabs, who inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced;
- furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations;
- inadequate supplies of potable water;
- soil degradation (salination) and erosion;
- desertification;
- military and industrial infrastructure has released heavy metals and other hazardous substances into the air, soil, and groundwater;
- major sources of environmental damage are effluents from oil refineries, factory and sewage discharges into rivers, fertilizer and chemical contamination of the soil, and industrial air pollution in urban areas
government water control projects drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers; a once sizable population of Marsh Arabs, who inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced; furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations; inadequate supplies of potable water; development of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey; air and water pollution; soil degradation (salination) and erosion; desertification desertification; military and industrial infrastructure has released heavy metals and other hazardous substances into the air, soil, and groundwater; major sources of environmental damage are effluents from oil refineries, factory and sewage discharges into rivers, fertilizer and chemical contamination of the soil, and industrial air pollution in urban areas
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Iraq: Environment - current issues.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/iraq/environment-current-issues.