National Geographic | The Explosive Battle to Build an Iraqi National Park
Amid land mines, militants, and air strikes, conservationists are trying to carve out a protected area in the war-torn country. Can they succeed?
Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign | Tigris River Pollution in Baghdad: Challenges and Recommendations
This report finds that the water quality of the Tigris River has deteriorated in recent times and pollutants have left an imprint on the population. Wastewater from various sources flows directly into the river: in particular increasing levels of industrial and public service discharges.
Washington Post | The Islamic State’s toxic farewell: Environmental sabotage and chronic disease
The Islamic State footprint on Iraq’s environment may be unprecedented and permanent, with a toxic legacy that includes wide-scale cattle deaths, fields that no longer yield edible crops and chronic breathing complications in children and the elderly, doctors and experts said.
Foreign Policy Concepts | A Look At Iraq’s Water Crisis And Geopolitics Of Irrigation
Interview with Dr. Hassan Janabi, Iraq’s Minister of Water Resources on the developing water crisis in the country.
PAX | Living under a black sky: Conflict pollution and environmental health concerns in Iraq
Living under a black sky revealed how the conflict in Iraq has left a toxic trail of destruction,which could have severe health consequences for communities and reconstruction efforts.
National Geographic | Climate Change and Water Woes Drove ISIS Recruiting in Iraq
Battered by shifting resources, desperate farmers were driven into terror recruiters’ clutches. Can it happen again?
Björnham et al | The 2016 Al-Mishraq sulphur plant fire: Source and health risk area estimation
This study used remote observations to model the atmospheric dispersion of sulphur dioxide from a fire at the Al Mishraq sulphur plant near Mosul, estimated casualties corresponded well with those reported.
UN Environment | Environmental issues in areas retaken from ISIL Mosul, Iraq
This rapid scoping assessment was primarily based on observational walkover surveys, and focus group discussions and interviews with government experts, academics and UN agencies.