Overview
- Iraq and Turkey signed an accord in Baghdad that formalizes how to implement their 2024 water cooperation framework.
- The mechanism links financing for Turkish-built water infrastructure to revenue from Iraqi oil exports to Turkey, according to officials.
- Iraq will establish a government committee to oversee the program and invite bids from Turkish companies.
- The first package is expected to include three water-harvesting dams and three land-reclamation projects, Iraqi water officials said.
- Detailed financing terms and timelines have not been released as Iraq seeks to tackle severe drought and shrinking Tigris–Euphrates inflows.