Water
The Emergency Iraq Keeps Declaring
Iraq's parliament declared environmental emergency Tigris-Euphrates pollution on 24Sept26. Enlil traces the pattern and what enforcement would actually require.
Energy
Solar Diplomacy, Solar Deficit
Iraq is joining a 112-country solar alliance while renewables supply just 3.8% of its electricity. Enlil traces what membership can and cannot fix.
Governance
The Price of Knowing
Iraq charges students and researchers for official data under budget-law fee powers dating from 2016, while its right-to-information bill stalls in Parliament. Enlil Research Unit traces the instruments and sets out five fixes.
Water
Iraq Is Living on Borrowed Water
Iraq withdraws 120% of its internal renewable freshwater and has fallen below the 1,000 m³ per person scarcity line. Enlil Center sets out the evidence and four policy priorities.
Energy
Iraq's Power Paradox: An Energy Giant Running Out of Power
Iraq is heading into the summer of 2026 with a record demand forecast, a collapsing Iranian gas supply and a grid that already failed once in March. Othman Kareem examines why an oil-and-gas-rich country still cannot keep the lights on, and what a way out would require.
Governance
Burning by Default: Iraq's Waste Management Crisis and the Open Fire Problem
Iraq generates 31,000 tons of solid waste a day — or nearly four times that, by its own ministry's count — and most of it ends up in open dumps or on fire. Mohammed A. Baban on the governance failures behind the open burning crisis.
Energy
Oil Markets Under Strain: 2026 Middle East Escalation, Strait of Hormuz Tensions, and Iraq’s Export Resilience
Six months on from Enlil's original 6 April dispatch: Othman Kareem revisits the 2026 Hormuz crisis against what actually happened to Iraq's exports, revenue and budget.
Economy
The True Cost of Inaction: Quantifying the Economic Impact of Climate Change on Iraq
Climate change could slash Iraq's GDP by up to 3.9% by 2030 due to water scarcity, extreme heat, and governance failures.
Climate
Carbon Markets and Climate Transition in Iraq: A Just Path Toward Diversification and Sustainability
Enlil Center analyzes Iraq's carbon market potential — a 2025 UK MOU, the General Company for Carbon Economics, gas flaring reduction, and the governance gap standing between Iraq and credible Article 6 carbon credits.
Climate
Mangroves Under Siege: Basra’s Fragile Green Revival Amid Saltwater Intrusion and Oil Pollution
Basra’s mangrove revival faces saltwater intrusion and oil pollution. Enlil Research examines the Khor Al-Zubair restoration and what it means for the coast.
Water
Water Scarcity in the Tigris-Euphrates Basin: Projected Impacts on Iraqi Agriculture (2025–2030)
Iraq's 2025 drought was worse than Enlil's own 2025-2030 projections — and its 2026 recovery is fragile. An updated look at what happened to Tigris-Euphrates flows, reservoirs and Iraqi agriculture, and what a Turkey-Iraq water deal changes.
Climate
Iraq at COP29: Balancing Oil Dependence with Climate Commitments Amid Global Finance Debates
COP29 set a $300bn-by-2035 climate finance goal. A year on, Iraq's climate pledge has grown to 22% by 2035 at COP30 — but oil still supplies 43% of GDP. Enlil traces what changed and what didn't.