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اثار المشاريع المائية التركية في العراق == The effects of Turkish water projects in Iraq
Author name:
اياد خلف علي العاقــول
Supervisor name:
عبد الرزاق يوسف نصر الله
General topic:
Administration and Economics
Specific topic:
Economy
Degree:
Master
University:
University Of Basrah - Faculty Of Administration And Economics - Department Of Economics
Language:
Arabic
University location:
Basrah
First pages:
07T4607 - p.pdf
Abstract:
Water is the most important natural resources in the desert and semi - desert climate countries such as Iraq, because it controls the distribution of population and economic activities, especially the agricultural field, and thus is one of the most important pillars of national and food security.Iraq suffers from a water problem of internal and external factors, factors interior is increasing demand, due to population growth and the increasing requirements of economic development, as well as the climatic changes that are seeing more drought and scarcity of rain and high temperatures, and the intensification of evaporation, which increases the water wastage in agriculture , and the problems of water pollution to a large limits exceeded Standards set by the Iraqi state, because of the throw of the cities and factories of liquid wastes in rivers, as well as what caused the discharge of drainage water contaminated with chemicals and pesticides process coming from upstream countries or from local projects in Iraq and toxins, which constitutes threat to human and environmentally significant organisms of all kinds, and the external factors, they include policies upstream countries (Turkey), through the construction of dams and projects on the basins of the Tigris and Euphrates, the leading exporters of surface water in Iraq, as well as a decline in the quantity and quality of water received through the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, to levels that do not meet basic needs, which has become a threat to food security. Which requires on Iraq, to put effective strategies to address the water crisis, and reduce the negative effects on economic activities, social, environmental, and to achieve the Iraqi water security, through the development and management of water resources, and regional cooperation among the riparian states, and move at the international level, to force Turkey to abide by international conventions, for the exploitation of shared water basins, and the conclusion of the Convention on the division of water, to ensure the rights of Iraq gained, and to achieve stability and security in the region
