— The United Nations Development
Program is establishing a water
management council to help Iraq
manage its resources and coordinate
water policies with its neighbors.
Ashraf Ghadhi, the UN envoy to
Iraq , said that establishing the
council would be the UNDP's main
focus in the country for 2007
Speaking at a press conference in
Baghdad with Iraqi Water Minister
Abdullateef Rasheed, Ghadhi said
the UNDP plan also seeks to prevent
conflicts between Iraq and nearby
countries over water resources.
Iraq faces internal and external
water issues. Among these are the
concerns over Turkey's large-scale
projects that affect the Tigris and
Euphrates Rivers...
UN Forms Council To Manage Water in Iraq
19 Mar 2007 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TRIPOLI, Iraq, LIBYA, BAGHDAD
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