[The Guardian] ‘It used to be like heaven’: the Iraq wetlands decimated by the climate crisis – in pictures
‘It used to be like heaven’: the Iraq wetlands decimated by the climate crisis – in pictures
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The people of the Hawizeh marshes of southern Iraq have an ancient history living in the world’s most unique and biodiverse wetlands. The region has been reduced to near-desert as a result of the climate crisis, devastated by drought and man-made dams. Thousands of families are having to leave.
All photographs: Susan Schulman/Funded by the Pulitzer Center
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