Sustainability Momentum Sdn Bhd

Iraq’s Council of Ministers has approved the creation of the country’s first national park, offering hope that other lost wetlands in the country can be restored. The vast Mesopotamian marshlands in the south of the country have now been re-established with the dykes constructed during Saddam Hussein’s time removed and water restored. However, to maintain the national park and keep the marshland as habitat to native species including Basra reed warbler and Iraq Babbler, there needs to be a consensus by way of an international agreement on water sharing with Iraq’s neighbouring countries such as Syria, Turkey and Iran. Furthermore, the park will need sufficient funds to keep it going.