All the Way from Erbil!

Mar 12, 2014

All the Way from Erbil!                
 
Profound gratitude to Jessica Johnson of the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage in Erbil. In this turn-of-the-20th-century postcard, bellams jostle with mahailas for quay space outside the old Basra Customs House, looking toward the Ashar district. Some of them no doubt came down the Tigris with trade from the north

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About This Project

Water From Oil: Can We Help Restore Iraq's Marshes?

University of South Carolina

Collapse of the marsh ecosystems of southern Iraq after 1991 forced hundreds of thousands of people into urban slums, and led to contamination of the remaining water supply. We will establish three test beds to see whether brackish water returned from oil drilling and refining can be used to construct new salt marshes. These will filter water, provide forage for livestock, create habitat for fish nurseries, and give new economic opportunities.