Channel: FRANCE 24 English
Category: News & Politics
Tags: baghdaddesertificationdroughtiraqdust stormclimate change
Description: Widespread desertification has led to a proliferation of dust storms in Iraq, with water becoming increasingly scarce due to climate change. Dams built upstream in Turkey and Iran are also choking the country’s rivers, and farmers can no longer access the water needed to grow their crops. FRANCE 24’s Lucile Wasserman and Yasmine Mosimann report from Baghdad. #Iraq #Duststorms #COP15 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: france24.com/en Like us on Facebook: f24.my/FBen Follow us on Twitter: f24.my/TWen Discover the news in pictures on Instagram: f24.my/IGen