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The Challenges of Water Sustainability in Iraq | ||
| Engineering and Technology Journal | ||
| Article 3, Volume 31, 5 A, 2013, Pages 828-840 PDF (172.26 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.30684/etj.31.5A3 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Abdul Hameed M. Jawad Al Obaidy; Mukdad Al-Khateeb | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The sustainable development in Iraq is being hindered by several obstacles. Water, being related to the food security, is a main concern that could duplicate the already present socio-economic dilemmas. Unless practical measures are immediately initiated, the consequences are expected to demolish the development achievements, though so modest, and become a real threat to the lives of the Iraqis within the near future. This paper aims to present a holistic view at the current development challenges and to concentrate on the socio-economic challenges to water sustainability in Iraq. Also, stresses on the need for a comprehensive national plan for the conservation of water and other natural resources and how to reverse the environmental challenges into practical opportunities for sustainable development. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Sustainable Development; water crisis; water sustainability challenges | ||
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