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Dozens of rotting fish float on the surface of polluted Iraqi marshes in the southern district of Chibayish, on April 14, 2021. In a country where the state lacks the capacity to guarantee basic services, 70 percent of Iraq's industrial waste is dumped directly into rivers or the sea, according to data compiled by the United Nations and academics. The marshland, reputed to be the home of the biblical Garden of Eden, previously faced destruction at the hands of ex-dictator Saddam Hussein and is now jeopardised by poor wastewater management and climate change. (Photo by Asaad Niazi/AFP Photo)
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