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the UN special representative for Iraq, as by 2035 it is thought the nation will have the capacity to “meet only 15 per cent of its water demands”. Desertification – the process by which ...

Iraq has been experiencing its worst drought ... according to the UN. Desertification affects 39 per cent of the country and 54 per cent of its agricultural land has been degraded, mainly due ...

Desertification has ravaged approximately 40 per cent of Iraq's land. The Government estimates that an additional 250 million square metres of arable land will be lost to degradation each year.

The rain, the heaviest in Iraq this winter ... and record heatwaves have intensified drought and water scarcity. Desertification affects 39 per cent of the country and 54 per cent of its ...

With more lands around the world facing increasing deterioration and degradation, the United Nations General Assembly declared the United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight Against ...