Via Joshua Landis,
Water-Shortage Crisis Escalating in the Tigris-Euphrates Basin
▻http://www.futuredirections.org.au/publications/food-and-water-crises/678-water-shortage-crisis-escalating-in-the-tigris-euphrates-ba
Key Points
– Since 1975, Turkey’s extensive dam and hydropower construction has reportedly reduced water flows into Iraq and Syria by approximately 80 per cent and 40 per cent respectively.
– Approximately 90 per cent of the water flow in the Euphrates and 50 per cent in the Tigris originate in Turkey.
– Low flow rates in Iraq have allowed salt water to infiltrate nearly 150km inland from the Persian Gulf.
– Lack of international agreement is hampering progress on a deal between Turkey, Iraq and Syria.
– Turkey has accused Iraq of poor water management practices, which, it says, are exacerbating Iraq’s water crisis.
– Tensions between these countries remain high because of the issue of water management.
Dropping of Euphrates River Water Level Threatening thousands of residents
▻http://sn4hr.org/blog/2014/06/25/dropping-of-euphrates-river-water-level-threatening-thousands-of-residents