Q&A: Jassim Abdul Aziz al-Falahi, Minister of Environment

BAGHDAD - A deterioration in national security as a result of climate change is a major worry for Iraq’s Minister of Environment, Dr. Jassim Abdul Aziz al-Falahi.

"We do not have water security. We do not have food security," he told Iraq Oil Report in a recent interview in his office at the Ministry of Environment. "I think these might result in what is called internally displaced populations. It might result in what's called environmental refugees. So it has a great impact on our national security."