Climate Adaptation in Iraq: Modeling Water Security and Resilience

Advanced modeling: The activity develops sophisticated predictive water system models to forecast water availability, demand, and quality under various scenarios of climate change, population growth, and urbanization.

The goals of the activity: Intervention testing: Partners model the effectiveness of environmental, infrastructure, and economic interventions to mitigate water scarcity. Pilot testing will refine the model to meet the needs of the variety of stakeholders.

Helping decision-makers access high-quality climate data: A forecast model will enable government officials to identify the most destabilizing water security issues. It can also prioritize assets (e.g., infrastructure or crop types) that are resilient to hydrological risk.

This model will enable officials to make data-driven decisions on water issues that take into account economic stability locally, regionally, and nationally.

Presenting findings to mitigate climate risks: The models will generate findings that are accessible to local stakeholders and policymakers and will help them better understand climate challenges and policies to mitigate climate risks.