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Navigating environmental challenges in Iraqi Kurdistan amid ongoing conflicts

Aqrawi-Whitcomb, Peri-Khan
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Colorado School of Mines. Payne Institute for Public Policy
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2024-06-16
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https://hdl.handle.net/11124/180819
 https://doi.org/10.25676/11124/180819
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In the Kurdistan region of Iraq, nestled between the snow-capped Zagros mountains and the fertile plains of ancient Mesopotamia, the scars of conflict are not just etched into the land but are also woven into the very air the people breathe, the water they drink, and the soil they till. This semi-autonomous region, once a cradle of ancient civilizations, is now at the epicenter of a different kind of battle—one against the relentless march of environmental degradation fueled by climate change and man-made disasters.
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