Peter Schwartzstein is an environmental journalist and researcher who focuses on water, food security, and the conflict-climate nexus. He is a fellow at the Stimson Center and at the Center for Climate and Security.
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Peter Schwartzstein
A man in a blue shirt is seen from behind at a distance as he wades into a dried-out riverbed in Iraq. Only a small amount of stagnant-looking water remains at the center of the riverbed. Long grasses and palm trees line either side of the river.
Farmer Mahmoud Nouri poses on what remains of his house in Drees Khazan. Once a prosperous farming community, it’s been mostly destroyed in the fighting. karkuk, karkuk, Iraq. February 27 2016.
