The Planetary Security Initiative - Iraq Chapter
Climate security is particularly relevant in regions that are hit hard by climate change and that are already challenged by fragile political and security situations. Iraq stands out as an example, wherein the impact of climate change on security is developing into a serious issue. PSI has been focusing on the impact of desertification, water scarcity and the overall environmental degradation on stability in Iraq since 2018. PSI - Iraq Chapter is an online platform where we present our climate security work on Iraq and disseminate knowledge on this issue together with our local and international partners.
In May 2022, PSI is officially launching the BASRA FORUM FOR CLIMATE, ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY to foster dialogue and action on a local level. The forum is open for participation of actors interested in joining open and closed roundtable discussions, workshops, and publications.
NEWS
Water, Climate, and Environment: Beyond Iraq’s obvious conflicts
Climate activism in Iraq: A dangerous undertaking
Planetary Security Initiative holds the first-ever climate security dialogue in South Iraq
Iraq's growing desertification problem
Endowment agricultural projects to combat desertification & contribute to stability in Iraq
Desertification dries up economy and instigates crime in South Iraq
Dialogue as a solution to save fish resources from saltwater intrusion in Southern Iraq
Drought ignites tribal conflicts in Southern Iraq
How to prevent climate change from causing Basra to drown?
‘Water guards’: New book on environmental stresses in Iraq
PUBLICATIONS
More than infrastructures: water challenges in Iraq
What can the EU do? Climate related security risks in Iraq & Mali
EVENTS
Workshop: Fostering Climate Security and Environmental Degradation in South Iraq
Webinar: Iraq: Climate, Water and Conflict in 2020
EXPERTS
Research Fellow - PSI