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Iraq and Syria accuse Turkey of using its many dams along the Euphrates to hoard water, but the situation could be more complicated
Turkey’s farmers are facing catastrophic levels of drought despite rains that initially staved off panic at the start of the year as reservoir levels shrunk to less than a quarter of their capacity.
Turkey’s water infrastructure has struggled to keep up, with 50 per cent of water lost to leaks before reaching the tap, the Water Policy Association said.
Water levels around Istanbul – home to about a fifth of Turkey’s population – fell to less than 25 per cent of their full capacity in January after months with no rain. Officials issued a warning at the time that the city would run out of water in 45 days.
Nearly three quarters of Turkey’s water consumption goes to agriculture and farmers say this year’s yield of crops such as wheat, barley and lentils have been reduced by at least a fifth.
Is Turkey a water-hoarding bogeyman or yet another nation struggling with water scarcity?
Iraq and Syria accuse Turkey of using its many dams along the Euphrates to hoard water, but the situation could be more complicated
Turkey’s farmers are facing catastrophic levels of drought despite rains that initially staved off panic at the start of the year as reservoir levels shrunk to less than a quarter of their capacity.
Turkey’s water infrastructure has struggled to keep up, with 50 per cent of water lost to leaks before reaching the tap, the Water Policy Association said.
Water levels around Istanbul – home to about a fifth of Turkey’s population – fell to less than 25 per cent of their full capacity in January after months with no rain. Officials issued a warning at the time that the city would run out of water in 45 days.
Nearly three quarters of Turkey’s water consumption goes to agriculture and farmers say this year’s yield of crops such as wheat, barley and lentils have been reduced by at least a fifth.
Is Turkey a water-hoarding bogeyman or yet another nation struggling with water scarcity?
Iraq and Syria accuse Turkey of using its many dams along the Euphrates to hoard water, but the situation could be more complicated
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