MEXICO CITY, Apr 3 2003 (IPS) - A recurring nightmare is troubling environmentalists worldwide: the firepower being used in the second Gulf War is devastating what little is left of the wetlands of ...

Damage sustained by Kuwait during the first Gulf war gives some indication of the possible effects of war in Iraq – on the desert, water supplies and biodiversity EVEN before it began, the 1991 war ...

An Iraqi plan to develop a pipeline that would export oil through Syria and avoid future disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz ...

Iraq launched an ambitious strategy on Wednesday to protect and improve its environment over the next six years, in the war-scarred nation's latest bid to confront escalating environmental challenges.

This week, when Iraq experienced an almost-nationwide power outage, the streets of Baghdad and other major cities went dark, with only lights from passing cars illuminating the sidewalks. The Middle ...

BASRA, Iraq, June 29 (Reuters) - As Aymen al-Rubaye plants mangrove seedlings in the sprawling tidal flats of southern Iraq, the black smoke rising over the skyline behind him shows the ecological ...

MEXICO CITY, Mar 5 2003 (IPS) - When scientist Matthew Naud, of the United States, visited Iraq in 1998 it was easy for him to find evidence of the environmental impact of the Gulf War, which took ...

Environmental Impact of Burning Oil WellsThere are reports of oil fires in southern Iraq. NPR's Chris Joyce reports on oil, which is Iraq's greatest economic resource, and how it can be an ...

Erbil, Iraq, May 27, 2024 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC), in collaboration with the Government of Iraq, held a national climate event on 27 May 2024 to present findings from a study on the ...

Even before it began, the 1991 war with Iraq was headlined as an environmental apocalypse. The allied forces would wreak their share of environmental damage, critics warned, but Saddam’s actions would ...