Iraq's water crisis drying up fish farming in Basra
Iraq is in the grip of a severe water shortage which has left crop growers and food producers such as Iraqi fish farmer Qasem Karam facing the loss of their livelihoods. Walking over dusty land in the sweltering midday heat in the southern province of Basra, Karam points to his dried up carp ponds, once irrigated by the Shatt al-Arab river. "Everything is full of salt now because of water scarcity and pollution," he said, pointing at white patches of salt crust nearby.
Source: yahoo.com
