
A boy walks on the dried-up bed of a section of Iraq's southern marshes of Chibayish in Dhi Qar province. AFP
A boy walks on the dried-up bed of a section of Iraq's southern marshes of Chibayish in Dhi Qar province. AFP
Iraq will only be able to meet 15% of its water needs by 2035, UN official warns
Ninety per cent of country's rivers are polluted, with seven million people currently grappling with limited access to clean water