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16/05/2025

Hamamok Dam near Koya close to drying out amid low rainfall, officials say

'On the verge'

Hamamok Dam near Koya close to drying out amid low rainfall, officials say

12/05/2025

10 million carp released into Haditha Dam to boost fish stocks

Anbar

10 million carp released into Haditha Dam to boost fish stocks

04/05/2025

Water levels drop at Bestansur, prompting concern for Sharazur residents

Sulaymaniyah

Water levels drop at Bestansur, prompting concern for Sharazur residents

30/04/2025

Young man presumed drowned after disappearing in Tuz Khurmatu water project

Companion detained

Young man presumed drowned after disappearing in Tuz Khurmatu water project

28/04/2025

Iraq’s president stresses need for better water management, addressing drought, desertification

Monitor

Iraq’s president stresses need for better water management, addressing drought, desertification

05/04/2025

Tourist presumed drowned in Mergasor, search underway

Tenkator River

Tourist presumed drowned in Mergasor, search underway

24/03/2025

Iraq’s water minister says 2025 drier than past drought years, urges shift in irrigation

Monitor

Iraq’s water minister says 2025 drier than past drought years, urges shift in irrigation

22/03/2025

Smaqoli Dam in Koya reaches capacity, overflows despite below-average rainfall

Erbil

Smaqoli Dam in Koya reaches capacity, overflows despite below-average rainfall

16/03/2025

Child drowns at Khabat water project, civil defense says

Seven-year-old

Child drowns at Khabat water project, civil defense says

10/03/2025

Rain floods Kirkuk’s Shoraw neighborhood, submerges homes and vehicles

Recurring issue, say residents

Rain floods Kirkuk’s Shoraw neighborhood, submerges homes and vehicles

08/03/2025

Wasit suspends official working hours Sunday due to rainwater drainage issues

Continued rainfall

Wasit suspends official working hours Sunday due to rainwater drainage issues

06/03/2025

Agriculture minister: Iraq cuts water waste, increases agricultural exports

Media Monitor

Agriculture minister: Iraq cuts water waste, increases agricultural exports

24/02/2025

Police arrest three for illegal well digging in Qurago village

Sulaymaniyah

Police arrest three for illegal well digging in Qurago village

11/02/2025

Volunteers, environmental groups, students launch cleanup campaign at Duhok dam

Officials call for regular cleanups

Volunteers, environmental groups, students launch cleanup campaign at Duhok dam

27/01/2025

Rockfall disrupts water supply in Erbil’s Soran

Gali Ali Beg Valley

Rockfall disrupts water supply in Erbil’s Soran

26/01/2025

Garmian villagers turn to sacrificing cattle in hopes of ‘blessed rain’

Low rainfall continues

Garmian villagers turn to sacrificing cattle in hopes of ‘blessed rain’

18/01/2025

Iraq’s President Rashid: ‘We are facing dwindling water resources, increasing desertification, and drought’

Media Monitor

Iraq’s President Rashid: ‘We are facing dwindling water resources, increasing desertification, and drought’

12/01/2025

Groundwater levels in Erbil plunge as 27 wells run dry

in 2024

Groundwater levels in Erbil plunge as 27 wells run dry

04/01/2025

Tuz Khurmatu man constructs a pond to support wildlife during summer

0.2 km square

Tuz Khurmatu man constructs a pond to support wildlife during summer

21/12/2024

Body of missing teen recovered from Tigris River in Tikrit after 12 days

Fourth drowing this month

Body of missing teen recovered from Tigris River in Tikrit after 12 days

08/12/2024

Protester killed, two Injured in clashes over water disputes in Wasit

Rahma River

Protester killed, two Injured in clashes over water disputes in Wasit

07/12/2024

Fishers in Maysan navigate challenges on the Tigris to preserve a way of living

Age-old practice

Fishers in Maysan navigate challenges on the Tigris to preserve a way of living

05/12/2024

20 individuals charged for illegal electrofishing in Erbil

Violating environmental guidelines

20 individuals charged for illegal electrofishing in Erbil

02/12/2024

Truck crashes into water project in Tuz Khurmatu

Driver seriously injured

Truck crashes into water project in Tuz Khurmatu