Iraq and the water equation: after the dams
Water is no longer a technical matter run from ministry offices; it has become a question of sovereignty that touches the food security of millions of Iraqis.
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Dr Salam Al-Obaidi
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Water is no longer a technical matter run from ministry offices; it has become a question of sovereignty that touches the food security of millions of Iraqis.
Read the full article
Dr Salam Al-Obaidi

Haider Al-Mousawi
An economy that depends on a single commodity remains hostage to its swings, and diversification is no longer an option that can be put off.

Rana Al-Jubouri
When a government job becomes the only dream, we lose energies that could have built a productive private sector.

Dr Nadia Al-Shammari
With every street restored and every café brought back to life, Baghdad regains something of a spirit that never really left.
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