Management of Natural Iraqi Water Resources, Aims and Challenges

Abstract

There are a number of reasons that contributed to the water scarcity problem in Iraq, represented by the water policy by shared countries with Iraq, climate changes in the last few years and the mismanagement of the water resources in Iraq that faces many challenges such as the increased demand on water due to the abnormal growth of population, as well as the high river sediment and neglecting the sanitation systems and mix them with rainwater, in addition to discharge them directly to the rivers which led to rivers pollution and deteriorate their quality. The drought of Mesopotamian Marshes had a significant effect that resulted in environmental changes and increased the impact of desertification. Thus, solving the problem of water is done through the existence of a strong federal government that develops plans which follows a water policy suits the geography of the area and overcome the Iraqi's riparian states competition.