Petrodollars fail to ease Basra's water crisis
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Iraq\\u2019s second city Basra sits on top of some of the world\\u2019s biggest oil reserves that fuel the country\\u2019s economy. But life in the city serves as a warning for how rapidly ordinary people can pay the environmental price for mismanagement even as the petrodollars flow in. Leslie Hook, FT environment correspondent, discusses the city\\u2019s water crisis with Chloe Cornish, Middle East correspondent.
Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Leslie Hook, environment correspondent and Chloe Cornish, Middle East correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon
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