ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Question
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There was no effect
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Iraq went to war and took over Turkey
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Decreased shipping routes from the Persian Gulf
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Reduced the amount of water flowing downstream to Iraq
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Detailed explanation-1: -Iraq claims that Turkey’s dams and hydropower plants have reduced water to Iraq by 80 percent. In its southernmost regions, Iraq is currently losing around 61, 000 acres of arable land a year to desertification, according to the UN Environment Program. The shortages and poor water quality in Iraq have sparked protests.
Detailed explanation-2: -The construction of the Ilisu Dam alone impacted not only Turkish citizens. The historical city of Hasankeyf was flooded, farms in Iraq were erased, and Iran saw an increase in sand storms.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Atatürk Dam is located on the Euphrates river in Bozova, south-east Turkey. Built to supply water for irrigation and power generation, it is one of the largest dams in the country and ranks sixth amongst the largest earth-and-rock fill embankment dams in the world.
Detailed explanation-4: -syria followed shortly after, in 1968, and took up construction of the tabqa Dam on the euphrates. these dams and those subsequently erected on euphrates and tigris substantially altered the natural flow regime of euphrates and tigris and enabled the riparian states2 to noticeably influence the rivers’ flow.
Detailed explanation-5: -Why did the construction of the Atatürk Dam on the Euphrates River in Turkey cause conflict in Southwest Asia? The dam has caused flooding in other countries.