Iraq approves Paris climate accord in step toward curtailing oil dependence
Iraq faces significant hurdles in transitioning to an economy without oil dependence, and future trends can be expected to exacerbate those challenges.
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An Iraqi Arab farmer looks at arid agricultural land in the Hawijah district of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on January 29, 2011. A worsening water shortage in Iraq is raising tensions in the multi-ethnic Kirkuk province, where Arab farmers accuse the Kurdistan region of ruining them by closing the valves to a dam in winter. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN IBRAHIM (Photo credit should read MARWAN IBRAHIM/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2021/01/GettyImages-118148805.jpg/GettyImages-118148805.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=RKuGCwlA)
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