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Tackling Contaminated Sites in Iraq to cost $420m

By A.S. Harinath and Ahmed Ali, for the World Bank. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Conflict Pollution: Lessons from Iraq In Iraq, successive conflicts, including attacks on its oil and industrial assets, have created environmental pollution hotspots. Tackling the contaminated sites […]

Addressing Environmental and Agricultural Challenges in Iraq

FAO Strengthens Commitment to Iraq in Addressing Environmental and Agricultural Challenges Following the meeting of the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Dr. Shu Donio, with His Excellency the President of the Republic of Iraq, Abdul Latif Rashid, during the United Nations Water Conference 2023, in which Iraq reaffirmed […]

Training Workshop on Sustainable Land Management in Iraq

FAO launching training workshop on Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Land Management in the south The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Iraqi Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Water Resources, and local governments launched a seven-day training workshop for 30 agriculture extension officers from […]

Training on Conservation Agriculture and Land Management

FAO training on Conservation Agriculture and Land Management Practices The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in coordination with the Ministry of Environment (MoE), Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR), launched on 30 January 2023 the training on Conservation Agriculture and Land Management Practices through Farmer Field Schools […]

Iraq prepares to curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Iraq prepares to curb greenhouse gas emissions through development of a roadmap for mitigation action A total of 27 Iraqi experts and officials discussed and agreed on an outline for Iraq’s actions towards mitigating the cause of climate change that will lead to the finalization of the country’s Roadmap for Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA). […]