Hussein Ali, 31, (L) and Abdul Amir Ali, 23, (R) fill a water tank from a truck, outside their family home in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 20, 2022. Hussein and Abdul's uncle, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly?unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Abdul Amir Ali, 23, shows a photograph of his late uncle Abbas Elwan, on his phone in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq October 20, 2022. Abbas committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Abdul Amir Ali, 23, (C) and Hussein Ali, 31, (R) repair electrical items in their workshop in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 20, 2022. Abdul and Hussein's uncle, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Abdul Abbas Ali, 24, works in his barber shop next to his family home, in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 20, 2022. Abdul's uncle, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly?unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A donkey stands in the scorching heat outside the family home of of Abbas Elwan, in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 14, 2022. Abbas committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly?unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ali Elwan, 56, and his son Abdul Amir Ali, 23, walk in the courtyard of Abbas Elwan's home, in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 14, 2022. Ali's brother, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Brothers, Khudair Abbas Elwan, 15, Haider Abbas Elwan, 7, and Hamza Abbas Elwan, 12, (L to R) eat a meal together in their family home in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 14, 2022. The brothers' father, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly?unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ali Elwan, 56, Farhan Al-Salal, 55, Mayor of Al Bu Hussain village, and Khudair Abbas Elwan ,15, (L to R) discuss the problem of providing water to the village as they sit inside the guest hall of Abbas Elwan's home in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq October 14, 2022. Ali's brother and Khudair's father, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly?unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Hikma Meteab, 48, carries her daughter Ghufran Abbas, 3, through the courtyard of their family home in Al-Bu Hussain village on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 11, 2022. Hikma's husband, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Hikma Meteab, 48, and her daughter Ghufran Abbas, 3, pose for a photograph at their family home in the village of Al-Bu Hussain on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 11, 2022. Hikma's husband, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly?unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Hikma Meteab, 48, makes tea as her daughter Ghufran Abbas, 3, watches in their family home in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 11, 2022. Hikma's husband, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly?unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Parched corn plants stand in a field as the region experiences a drought outside Jiujiang city, Jiangxi province, China, August 27, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

A sheep stands in parched grass on the Curragh gallops, in County Kildare, Ireland August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

A car drives past sheep grazing in parched grass on the Curragh gallops, in County Kildare, Ireland August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

A sheep walks out of shelter from the sun on the Curragh gallops, in County Kildare, Ireland August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Sheep take shelter from the sun on the Curragh gallops, in County Kildare, Ireland August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Sheep stand in parched grass on the Curragh gallops, in County Kildare, Ireland August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Sheep stand in parched grass on the Curragh gallops, in County Kildare, Ireland August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

A sheep stands in parched grass on the Curragh gallops, in County Kildare, Ireland August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

A sheep sits in parched grass on the Curragh gallops, in County Kildare, Ireland August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

People walk on parched grass in public gardens along the sea front in Felixstowe, Britain, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

People walk amid parched grass in public gardens along the sea front in Felixstowe, Britain, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

People sit and listen to a brass band surrounded by parched, dry grass in Regent’s Park following recent, record high temperatures, in London, Britain, August 21, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls 

A view shows parched crops on the bank of the Yangtze river that is approaching record-low water levels during a regional drought in Chongqing, China, August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Rays of sunlight pour through parched crops on the bank of the Yangtze river that is approaching record-low water levels during a regional drought in Chongqing, China, August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

An aerial view of parched terrace fields in Fuyuan village, as the region is experiencing a drought, in Chongqing China, August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

An aerial view of parched terrace fields in Fuyuan village, as the region is experiencing a drought, in Chongqing China, August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

An aerial view of parched terrace fields in Fuyuan village, as the region is experiencing a drought, in Chongqing China, August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Local farmer Chen Xiaohua, 68, walks past his parched farmland as the region is experiencing a drought in Fuyuan village in Chongqing, China, August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Local farmer Chen Xiaohua, 68, overlooks his parched farmland as the region is experiencing a drought in Fuyuan village in Chongqing, China, August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

People play a Sunday league amateur football match on a parched grass pitch during a heatwave, at Hackney Marshes in London, Britain, August 14, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A team takes a break as they play a Sunday league amateur football match on a parched grass pitch during a heatwave, at Hackney Marshes in London, Britain, August 14, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

People play Sunday league amateur football matches on parched grass pitches during a heatwave, at Hackney Marshes in London, Britain, August 14, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A team takes a break as they play a Sunday league amateur football match on a parched grass pitch during a heatwave, at Hackney Marshes in London, Britain, August 14, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A woman walks with a dog as people play Sunday league amateur football matches on parched grass pitches during a heatwave, at Hackney Marshes in London, Britain, August 14, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

People play a Sunday league amateur football match on a parched grass pitch during a heatwave, at Hackney Marshes in London, Britain, August 14, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

People play a Sunday league amateur football match on a parched grass pitch during a heatwave, at Hackney Marshes in London, Britain, August 14, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

People play a Sunday league amateur football match on a parched grass pitch during a heatwave, at Hackney Marshes in London, Britain, August 14, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

People play Sunday league amateur football matches on parched grass pitches during a heatwave, at Hackney Marshes in London, Britain, August 14, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

People play Sunday league amateur football matches on parched grass pitches during a heatwave, at Hackney Marshes in London, Britain, August 14, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

People play Sunday league amateur football matches on parched grass pitches during a heatwave, at Hackney Marshes in London, Britain, August 14, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

People play Sunday league amateur football matches on parched grass pitches during a heatwave, at Hackney Marshes in London, Britain, August 14, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

People play Sunday league amateur football matches on parched grass pitches during a heatwave, with the central London skyline seen behind, at Hackney Marshes, in London, Britain, August 14, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

People play Sunday league amateur football matches on parched grass pitches during a heatwave, with the central London skyline seen behind, at Hackney Marshes, in London, Britain, August 14, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

People play a Sunday league amateur football match on a parched grass pitch during a heatwave, at Hackney Marshes, in London, Britain, August 14, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A parched golf course is seen from a balloon at the annual Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, near Bristol, Britain, August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A parched golf course is seen from a balloon at the annual Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, near Bristol, Britain, August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

Golfers play on a parched course as seen from a balloon at the annual Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, near Bristol, Britain, August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A lone tree stands surrounded by parched grass in Battersea Park in London, Britain, August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls 

A lone tree stands surrounded by parched grass in Battersea Park in London, Britain, August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls 

A woman rides a horse along the parched grass of The Long Walk towards Windsor Castle, as a second heatwave is predicted for parts of the country, Windsor, Britain, August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

Parched grass is seen on The Long Walk towards Windsor Castle, as a second heatwave is predicted for parts of the country, Windsor, Britain, August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

People walk on parched grass of The Long Walk towards Windsor Castle, as a second heatwave is predicted for parts of the country, Windsor, Britain, August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

People walk on parched grass of The Long Walk towards Windsor Castle, as a second heatwave is predicted for parts of the country, Windsor, Britain, August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

Horses are ridden across parched grass on The Long Walk with Windsor Castle seen behind, as a second heatwave is predicted for parts of the country, Windsor, Britain, August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A view shows parched grass inside a field for cows at a farm in Harpole, near Northampton, Britain, August 10, 2022. The cows have been on the supplementary food of straw and grass silage from the start of August due to hot, dry weather and lack of grass. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers 

The Whipsnade White Lion is seen surrounded by parched grass during a period of hot and dry weather, in Whipsnade, Britain, August 9, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers 

The Whipsnade White Lion is seen surrounded by parched grass during a period of hot and dry weather, in Whipsnade, Britain, August 9, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers 

People sit surrounded by parched grass next to a watered herbaceous border, during a period of hot and dry weather, in London, Britain, August 9, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls 

A person sits in the shade surrounded by parched grass during a period of hot and dry weather, in London, Britain, August 9, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls