World Bank2014-08-192014-08-192006-06-20https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19449This report for Iraq - country water resources assistance strategy (CWRAS) addresses these objectives in two parts. The first part, which is largely descriptive, reviews existing conditions and summarizes Iraq's considerable accomplishments over the past decades in developing and managing water resources. The second part investigates challenges and priorities-how to balance the needs of short-term reconstruction and the long-term infrastructure and institutional development requirements. Overall, the report recommends interim donor assistance to the Government of Iraq through support for a combination of policy work, technical assistance, and priority investments.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATERACCOUNTABILITY TO USERSAGRICULTURAL ECONOMYAGRICULTURAL PRACTICESAQUIFERSAVAILABLE WATERAVAILABLE WATER RESOURCESBARRAGESBULK WATERBULK WATER SUPPLYCANALSCAPACITY BUILDINGCOMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURECONFLUENCECONSTRUCTIONCOVERINGCROP PRODUCTIONCUBIC METERSDEMAND FOR WATERDEMAND MANAGEMENTDISCHARGEDISSOLVED SOLIDSDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMDIVERSIONDRAINAGEDROUGHTECOSYSTEMENVIRONMENTAL FLOWSENVIRONMENTAL NEEDSFARMERSFARMINGFARMING PRACTICESFLOOD CONTROLFLOOD RISKFLOODINGFLOODSFOOD SECURITYGOVERNMENT FINANCINGGROUNDWATERGROUNDWATER RESOURCESHOUSEHOLDSHYDRAULIC ENGINEERINGHYDROELECTRIC POWERHYDROGEOLOGYHYDROLOGYHYDROPOWER CAPACITYINDUSTRIAL USEINDUSTRIAL WATERINVESTMENT DECISIONSINVESTMENT PLANNINGINVESTMENT PROGRAMIRRIGATIONIRRIGATION TECHNOLOGYIRRIGATION WATERLAKESLAND REFORMLARGE DAMSMAINTENANCE OF FACILITIESMANAGEMENT OF WATERMANAGING WATER RESOURCESMARSHMARSHESMIDDLE EASTMUNICIPAL SERVICESMUNICIPALITIESNATIONAL WATER PLANNATIONAL WATER SUPPLYNORTH AFRICAON-FARM WATER MANAGEMENTPERMITSPOOR WATER QUALITYPOTABLE WATERPOTABLE WATER QUALITYPOWER GENERATIONPROGRAMSPROJECT MANAGEMENTPROPERTY OWNERSPUBLIC WORKSPUMPINGPUMPING STATIONSQUALITY OF WATERQUANTITY OF WATERRAINFALLRAINFALL DISTRIBUTIONRAW SEWAGEREGIONAL GOVERNMENTRESERVOIRSRIPARIANRIVER BASINRIVER BASINSRIVER SYSTEMRIVERSRURAL COMMUNITIESSALINITYSANITATIONSANITATION COVERAGESANITATION SECTORSANITATION SERVICESSEDIMENTSSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE STANDARDSSTAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATIONTRANSBOUNDARY WATERSURBAN AREASURBAN WATERURBAN WATER SUPPLYUSE OF WATERWASTEWATERWASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTUREWASTEWATER SECTORWATER ALLOCATIONWATER AVAILABILITYWATER CONVEYANCEWATER CONVEYANCE SYSTEMSWATER CRISISWATER DEMANDWATER DEVELOPMENTWATER DISTRIBUTIONWATER FLOWSWATER INFRASTRUCTUREWATER LEVELSWATER LOGGINGWATER MANAGEMENTWATER MANAGEMENT TOOLSWATER PARTNERSHIPWATER PRICINGWATER QUALITYWATER QUANTITYWATER RESOURCEWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCESWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTWATER RIGHTSWATER SALESWATER SECTORWATER SERVICEWATER SERVICESWATER STORAGEWATER SUPPLYWATER TRANSFERWATER USEWATER USERSWATER UTILITIESWATERSWELLSWETLANDS10.1596/19449