By Madeleine White. This is an extract from an article originally published by Nina Iraq, and is reproduced here with permission. Iraq is polluted. In fact the significant levels of pollution in Iraq are such an open secret that people simply accept that this is the way it is, along with the cancers and health […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Legal Loopholes in Oil Industry Threaten Iraqi Kurdistan’s Environment The region of Iraqi Kurdistan is brimming with untapped oil resources. And multi-national oil companies know it. But because of […]
The United Nations welcomed the launch of the National Environment Strategy and Action Plan (NESAP) in Baghdad on Monday, on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification. “This is a landmark step, the first ever national strategy for the environment and a blueprint for sustainable development in Iraq,” said Martin Kobler, the Special […]
The UN in Iraq Goes Green: Taking a trip with the ‘Renewable Energy Travelling Roadshow’ The latest installation at the UN compound in Baghdad is big, blue, and rather pungent. It is also the first step towards a greener and more sustainable UN in Iraq. The large contraption sits in the garden under the trees. […]
The 2013 Goldman Environmental Prize has been won by Iraqi engineer Azzam Alwash, for his work on the revival of the Iraqi marshes. Giving up a comfortable living and family life in California, Azzam Alwash returned to war-torn Iraq to lead local communities in restoring the once-lush marshes that were turned to dust bowls during […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Environment has approved thirty projects in services, industrial and agricultural fields in Wasit province. Its official spokesperson and the director of environmental information, Amer Ali Hasson, said the projects included seven services projects and 13 industrial projects, in addition to ten agricultural projects. (Source: AIN) (Picture: Iraqi Environment Minister, […]
France is expected to help Iraq and the Kurdistan Region to develop the agriculture sector, according to the French Minister of Foreign Trade who opened a French agriculture house in Erbil on Monday. Anne-Marie Idrac arrived in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, after landing in Baghdad the day before in what became the first […]
The Tigris River which bisects Baghdad and several other major Iraqi cities has about one billion cubic meters of polluted materials dumped into it, according to a senior environment expert. Azzaman news agency quotes Kamel al-Saadi, Baghdad Province’s expert on the environment, as saying that pollution was increasing in the river “at an alarming rate” […]
The Iraqi Industry Ministry has started environment friendly projects in 17 of its companies and factories. “The total cost of the projects is around ID54 billion [$46m],” said a press release issued by the ministry on Saturday as received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. It noted that the projects aim at reducing both water and […]
"The Iraqi Oil ministry is applying environmental safety standards in all refineries and it will stop using all substances that are harmful to health and the environment by finding alternatives," the spokesman of the Iraqi oil ministry said on Tuesday. "The Oil Ministry is implementing all requirements for environmental safety in Iraqi refineries, and the […]
