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Iraq ‘green belt’ neglected in faltering climate fight
KARBALA: Envisioned as a lush fortress against worsening desertification and sand storms, the “green belt” of Iraq’s Karbala stands as a wilted failure.Sixteen years after its inception, only a fraction of the 76-kilometre (47-mile) crescent-shaped strip of greenery has materialised, though the years proved a deep need for protection against mounting environmental challenges.Eucalyptus, olive groves and date palms first took root in 2006 as part of a plan for tens of thousands of the trees to form a green protective shield around the city in central Iraq.“We were very happy because the green belt would be an effective bulwark against dust,“ said Hatif Sabhan al-Khazali, a native of Karbala -

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