The water problem between Iraq and Turkey and its environmental effects

Abstract

of water that Iraq was known for throughout its long history has become more and more threatened with the advent of the twenty-first century. The water incoming to Iraq from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers has been in serious contradiction since the seventies of the last century when both Syria and Turkey began to establish huge water projects on The Euphrates Basin in particular, which caused a dangerous decrease in the quantities of water coming into Iraq. The reasons for this great contradiction in the waters of the two rivers entering the borders of Iraq are mainly due to what is drained by the giant Turkish dams that have arisen since the early eighties of the last century within the framework of the Southeast project. Anatolia, as well as the Syrian dams, and the natural contradiction of the waters of the two rivers due to the climatic changes that occurred on the planet, where there has been an increase in recent talk regarding the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Turkish projects that exceed the ability of the two rivers to renew. The questions that the research will try to answer are what is the importance of the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for Iraq and this The Turkish projects in the future will lead to an increase in competition between the countries of the Dallah and Euphrates basins, especially since the current capabilities of the two rivers are less than the needs of the countries . Except for them, and the rate of precipitation in most of its parts is from it in Turkey or Syria. What is the role of Turkey's water policy in changing the nature of Turkish relations previously, presently and in the future.