Climate Change Could Further Threaten Iraq's Social Stability: World Bank
Published on: Wednesday 09 November 2022
Baghdad: Climate change, in particular increasing water scarcity, could further threaten Iraq’s fragile social contract under an oil-led growth model that has been a source of economic volatility, according to the new World Bank Group’s Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR). The report seeks to reconcile Iraq’s development goals and climate ambition, offering policy options for economic diversification and transformation. Iraq faces the...