Iraq - Drivers of Climate Induced Displacement: Climate Vulnerability Assessment (October 2023) Climate change and environmental degradation have contributed to the displacement of at least 55,290 individuals in assessed locations in central and southern Iraq between January 2016 and October 2022. This figure represents an estimated 15 per cent of the original population that used
Despite global evidence that climate change-induced extreme weather events affect women disproportionately, the country’s policies are not gender-sensitive.