Nature and EnvironmentIraqIraq's marshes are drying up04:45This browser does not support the video element.Nature and EnvironmentIraq09/17/2021September 17, 2021Iraq's Mesopotamian Marshes were supposedly the inspiration for the biblical Garden of Eden. Climate change and major dams have decreased water flow to the marshes, destroying both the environment and the ancient culture of the Ma'dan people.Copy linkAdvertisement