The Climate Change Crisis in Iraq and Its Social Impacts

Abstract

Demonstrates that climate change in Iraq has evolved into a structural crisis that is reshaping state–society relations. Rising temperatures، drought, desertification, and recurring dust storms intersect with fragile governance structures and regional water disputes to produce a compounded form of vulnerability that threatens water, food, and human security. The paper analyzes the social consequences of this crisis, including the deterioration of livelihoods  ,climate-induced displacement, and the widening of poverty. It further evaluates gaps in national response frameworks، concluding that integrating the climate dimension into governance and development policies has become a necessary condition for safeguarding long-term stability in Iraq.

Keywords: Climate Change in Iraq, Drought and Desertification Institutional Fragility, Dust Storms, Environmental Security