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Story summary
- Only about 20 families have returned to Faka a decade after IS forced 150 families to flee, while drought and job scarcity keep most displaced elsewhere.
- Iraqi authorities project a 2.5 °C temperature rise by 2050, 24 extra extreme-heat days annually, and Sinjar temperatures near 50 °C.
- The UN representative warned Iraq will meet only 15 % of water needs by 2035.
- IOM recorded over 186,000 climate-related displacements in Iraq by September 2025.
