IDEA - In Iraq Lack of Water Kills
IPS reported IRAQ: Between the Two Rivers, Lack of Water Kills (link).
The collapse of Iraq’s infrastructure has created a worsening water crisis that is killing untold numbers of Iraqis.
The following causal loop diagram is based on the article and relates the situation to the following Open-Ended Issues,
- Iraq’s people support the government of Iraq, with indicators: green, even chance
- Iraq’s people support the United States military, with indicators: green, unlikely
- Iraq shows satisfying progress of the 18 benchmarks, with indicators: green, unlikely
- Iraq’s government is a stable regime, with indicators: green, remotely
This gives the following Key Global Issues Monitor.