WWD Style Awards, Golden Globes - LA

WWD Style Awards, Golden Globes - LA

American actress, entrepreneur and environmental advocate Stephanie Suganami (Stephanie Shepherd) arrives at the 2026 2nd Annual WWD (Women's Wear Daily) Style Awards, Golden Globes presented by Amazon Beauty, Donna Karan New York, Glamsquad, IHG Hotels and Resorts, and Moet and Chandon held at the Regent Santa Monica Beach on January 9, 2025 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

WWD Style Awards, Golden Globes - LA

WWD Style Awards, Golden Globes - LA

American actress, entrepreneur and environmental advocate Stephanie Suganami (Stephanie Shepherd) arrives at the 2026 2nd Annual WWD (Women's Wear Daily) Style Awards, Golden Globes presented by Amazon Beauty, Donna Karan New York, Glamsquad, IHG Hotels and Resorts, and Moet and Chandon held at the Regent Santa Monica Beach on January 9, 2025 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers's demonstration in front of Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France, on January 8, 2026, to demonstrate against the Mercosur trade agreement, denouncing what they see as unfair competition and weaker environmental and social standards. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV News/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers's demonstration in front of Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France, on January 8, 2026, to demonstrate against the Mercosur trade agreement, denouncing what they see as unfair competition and weaker environmental and social standards. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV News/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers's demonstration in front of Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France, on January 8, 2026, to demonstrate against the Mercosur trade agreement, denouncing what they see as unfair competition and weaker environmental and social standards. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV News/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers's demonstration in front of Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France, on January 8, 2026, to demonstrate against the Mercosur trade agreement, denouncing what they see as unfair competition and weaker environmental and social standards. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV News/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers's demonstration in front of Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France, on January 8, 2026, to demonstrate against the Mercosur trade agreement, denouncing what they see as unfair competition and weaker environmental and social standards. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV News/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers's demonstration in front of Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France, on January 8, 2026, to demonstrate against the Mercosur trade agreement, denouncing what they see as unfair competition and weaker environmental and social standards. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV News/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers's demonstration in front of Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France, on January 8, 2026, to demonstrate against the Mercosur trade agreement, denouncing what they see as unfair competition and weaker environmental and social standards. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV News/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers's demonstration in front of Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France, on January 8, 2026, to demonstrate against the Mercosur trade agreement, denouncing what they see as unfair competition and weaker environmental and social standards. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV News/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers's demonstration in front of Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France, on January 8, 2026, to demonstrate against the Mercosur trade agreement, denouncing what they see as unfair competition and weaker environmental and social standards. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV News/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers's demonstration in front of Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France, on January 8, 2026, to demonstrate against the Mercosur trade agreement, denouncing what they see as unfair competition and weaker environmental and social standards. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV News/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers's demonstration in front of Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France, on January 8, 2026, to demonstrate against the Mercosur trade agreement, denouncing what they see as unfair competition and weaker environmental and social standards. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV News/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers's demonstration in front of Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France, on January 8, 2026, to demonstrate against the Mercosur trade agreement, denouncing what they see as unfair competition and weaker environmental and social standards. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV News/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers's demonstration in front of Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France, on January 8, 2026, to demonstrate against the Mercosur trade agreement, denouncing what they see as unfair competition and weaker environmental and social standards. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV News/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers's demonstration in front of Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France, on January 8, 2026, to demonstrate against the Mercosur trade agreement, denouncing what they see as unfair competition and weaker environmental and social standards. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV News/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers' Demonstration in Front of Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Farmers's demonstration in front of Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France, on January 8, 2026, to demonstrate against the Mercosur trade agreement, denouncing what they see as unfair competition and weaker environmental and social standards. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV News/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot Funeral - Saint-Tropez

Canadian-US environmental, conservation and animal rights activist Paul Watson arriving at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, for the funeral ceremony for late French actress Brigitte Bardot, in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

TAQ TAQ, Kurdistan Region The escalating water crisis in the Kurdistan Region has transcended the threat to potable water, now systematically dismantling one of the region’s most vital economic pillars: the aquaculture and fish farming sector. In Taq Taq district, a cornerstone of the region's fish production, the plummeting water levels of the Lesser Zab River have triggered a catastrophic die-off of millions of fish, inflicting millions of dollars in losses on investors. An Economic and Environmental Catastrophe The upstream damming of the Lesser Zab’s headwaters by Iran, compounded by the severe impacts of climate change, has caused oxygen levels in Kurdistan’s aquaculture projects to drop to lethal levels. Consequently, farm owners are not only losing their livestock but are also witnessing the erosion of thousands of jobs that rely on this sector. Erosion of Food Security Economic analysts warn that the collapse of fish farming in Taq Taq and its surroundings will have immediate repercussions on the broa

Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

TAQ TAQ, Kurdistan Region The escalating water crisis in the Kurdistan Region has transcended the threat to potable water, now systematically dismantling one of the region’s most vital economic pillars: the aquaculture and fish farming sector. In Taq Taq district, a cornerstone of the region's fish production, the plummeting water levels of the Lesser Zab River have triggered a catastrophic die-off of millions of fish, inflicting millions of dollars in losses on investors. An Economic and Environmental Catastrophe The upstream damming of the Lesser Zab’s headwaters by Iran, compounded by the severe impacts of climate change, has caused oxygen levels in Kurdistan’s aquaculture projects to drop to lethal levels. Consequently, farm owners are not only losing their livestock but are also witnessing the erosion of thousands of jobs that rely on this sector. Erosion of Food Security Economic analysts warn that the collapse of fish farming in Taq Taq and its surroundings will have immediate repercussions on the broa

Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

TAQ TAQ, Kurdistan Region The escalating water crisis in the Kurdistan Region has transcended the threat to potable water, now systematically dismantling one of the region’s most vital economic pillars: the aquaculture and fish farming sector. In Taq Taq district, a cornerstone of the region's fish production, the plummeting water levels of the Lesser Zab River have triggered a catastrophic die-off of millions of fish, inflicting millions of dollars in losses on investors. An Economic and Environmental Catastrophe The upstream damming of the Lesser Zab’s headwaters by Iran, compounded by the severe impacts of climate change, has caused oxygen levels in Kurdistan’s aquaculture projects to drop to lethal levels. Consequently, farm owners are not only losing their livestock but are also witnessing the erosion of thousands of jobs that rely on this sector. Erosion of Food Security Economic analysts warn that the collapse of fish farming in Taq Taq and its surroundings will have immediate repercussions on the broa

Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

TAQ TAQ, Kurdistan Region The escalating water crisis in the Kurdistan Region has transcended the threat to potable water, now systematically dismantling one of the region’s most vital economic pillars: the aquaculture and fish farming sector. In Taq Taq district, a cornerstone of the region's fish production, the plummeting water levels of the Lesser Zab River have triggered a catastrophic die-off of millions of fish, inflicting millions of dollars in losses on investors. An Economic and Environmental Catastrophe The upstream damming of the Lesser Zab’s headwaters by Iran, compounded by the severe impacts of climate change, has caused oxygen levels in Kurdistan’s aquaculture projects to drop to lethal levels. Consequently, farm owners are not only losing their livestock but are also witnessing the erosion of thousands of jobs that rely on this sector. Erosion of Food Security Economic analysts warn that the collapse of fish farming in Taq Taq and its surroundings will have immediate repercussions on the broa

Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

TAQ TAQ, Kurdistan Region The escalating water crisis in the Kurdistan Region has transcended the threat to potable water, now systematically dismantling one of the region’s most vital economic pillars: the aquaculture and fish farming sector. In Taq Taq district, a cornerstone of the region's fish production, the plummeting water levels of the Lesser Zab River have triggered a catastrophic die-off of millions of fish, inflicting millions of dollars in losses on investors. An Economic and Environmental Catastrophe The upstream damming of the Lesser Zab’s headwaters by Iran, compounded by the severe impacts of climate change, has caused oxygen levels in Kurdistan’s aquaculture projects to drop to lethal levels. Consequently, farm owners are not only losing their livestock but are also witnessing the erosion of thousands of jobs that rely on this sector. Erosion of Food Security Economic analysts warn that the collapse of fish farming in Taq Taq and its surroundings will have immediate repercussions on the broa

Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

TAQ TAQ, Kurdistan Region The escalating water crisis in the Kurdistan Region has transcended the threat to potable water, now systematically dismantling one of the region’s most vital economic pillars: the aquaculture and fish farming sector. In Taq Taq district, a cornerstone of the region's fish production, the plummeting water levels of the Lesser Zab River have triggered a catastrophic die-off of millions of fish, inflicting millions of dollars in losses on investors. An Economic and Environmental Catastrophe The upstream damming of the Lesser Zab’s headwaters by Iran, compounded by the severe impacts of climate change, has caused oxygen levels in Kurdistan’s aquaculture projects to drop to lethal levels. Consequently, farm owners are not only losing their livestock but are also witnessing the erosion of thousands of jobs that rely on this sector. Erosion of Food Security Economic analysts warn that the collapse of fish farming in Taq Taq and its surroundings will have immediate repercussions on the broa

Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

TAQ TAQ, Kurdistan Region The escalating water crisis in the Kurdistan Region has transcended the threat to potable water, now systematically dismantling one of the region’s most vital economic pillars: the aquaculture and fish farming sector. In Taq Taq district, a cornerstone of the region's fish production, the plummeting water levels of the Lesser Zab River have triggered a catastrophic die-off of millions of fish, inflicting millions of dollars in losses on investors. An Economic and Environmental Catastrophe The upstream damming of the Lesser Zab’s headwaters by Iran, compounded by the severe impacts of climate change, has caused oxygen levels in Kurdistan’s aquaculture projects to drop to lethal levels. Consequently, farm owners are not only losing their livestock but are also witnessing the erosion of thousands of jobs that rely on this sector. Erosion of Food Security Economic analysts warn that the collapse of fish farming in Taq Taq and its surroundings will have immediate repercussions on the broa

Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

TAQ TAQ, Kurdistan Region The escalating water crisis in the Kurdistan Region has transcended the threat to potable water, now systematically dismantling one of the region’s most vital economic pillars: the aquaculture and fish farming sector. In Taq Taq district, a cornerstone of the region's fish production, the plummeting water levels of the Lesser Zab River have triggered a catastrophic die-off of millions of fish, inflicting millions of dollars in losses on investors. An Economic and Environmental Catastrophe The upstream damming of the Lesser Zab’s headwaters by Iran, compounded by the severe impacts of climate change, has caused oxygen levels in Kurdistan’s aquaculture projects to drop to lethal levels. Consequently, farm owners are not only losing their livestock but are also witnessing the erosion of thousands of jobs that rely on this sector. Erosion of Food Security Economic analysts warn that the collapse of fish farming in Taq Taq and its surroundings will have immediate repercussions on the broa

Lake Urmia Environmental Disaster - Iran

Lake Urmia Environmental Disaster - Iran

A view shows dry reeds on the dry bed of Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran on December 20, 2025. Lake Urmia, once the largest lake in the Middle East, has dramatically shrunk due to prolonged drought, the damming of rivers feeding the lake, and extensive groundwater extraction in the surrounding area. Although increased rainfall and water diversion briefly helped restore water levels in 2019, renewed drought and administrative mismanagement in the early 2020s reversed the trend, and satellite imagery shows the lake has almost entirely dried up by September 2025. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lake Urmia Environmental Disaster - Iran

Lake Urmia Environmental Disaster - Iran

A view shows a wooden pier on the dry bed of Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran on December 20, 2025. Lake Urmia, once the largest lake in the Middle East, has dramatically shrunk due to prolonged drought, the damming of rivers feeding the lake, and extensive groundwater extraction in the surrounding area. Although increased rainfall and water diversion briefly helped restore water levels in 2019, renewed drought and administrative mismanagement in the early 2020s reversed the trend, and satellite imagery shows the lake has almost entirely dried up by September 2025. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lake Urmia Environmental Disaster - Iran

Lake Urmia Environmental Disaster - Iran

A view shows a wooden pier on the dry bed of Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran on December 20, 2025. Lake Urmia, once the largest lake in the Middle East, has dramatically shrunk due to prolonged drought, the damming of rivers feeding the lake, and extensive groundwater extraction in the surrounding area. Although increased rainfall and water diversion briefly helped restore water levels in 2019, renewed drought and administrative mismanagement in the early 2020s reversed the trend, and satellite imagery shows the lake has almost entirely dried up by September 2025. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM