A fisherman walks across a dried patch of land in the marshes of southern Iraq in Dhi Qar province, September 2, 2022. Iraq's marshlands are rapidly receding due to drought, domestic water mismanagement, and diversion from neighboring countries.

A fisherman walks across a dried patch of land in the marshes of southern Iraq in Dhi Qar province, September 2, 2022. Iraq's marshlands are rapidly receding due to drought, domestic water mismanagement, and diversion from neighboring countries.

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