Iraq takes action to preserve marshland communities

Iraq’s Dhi Qar province is implementing measures to support marshland residents amid a significant population decline, an official said Sunday.

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KRG, Iraq’s next climate roadmap

Prepared by the KRG's Board of Environment and the UNDP, Kurdistan Region’s Local Adaptation Plan (LAP) is an important document that sets out the Region’s environmental and climate challenges and proposes solutions through tailored projects

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Global water and sanitation challenges going forward

1.4 million people die every year due to lack of access to safely managed water and sanitation

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Kurdistan Mountains: Why we need to protect them

Home to some towering mountains, the Kurdistan Region took its case to an international arena at the UN COP29 climate conference in Azerbaijan in November

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KRG ‘proudly’ announces membership in UN’s Mountain Partnership alliance on In'l Mountain Day

“By joining this partnership, the Kurdistan Region will take part in global efforts to improve the lives of mountain communities through increasing private and public investments and embark on strategies to combat climate change."

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‘Together, we can tackle climate change,’ says Kurdistan Region president at COP29

Barzani arrived in the Azerbaijani capital on Monday upon the formal invitation of the country’s President Ilham Aliyev to participate in the annual climate summit

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Rivers, rain and snow: Iraq’s water situation

Recent expert reports paint a dire picture of rising temperatures, extreme weather events, water scarcity, land degradation, pollution and biodiversity loss

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Iraq’s president stresses commitment to international cooperation on climate change

Iraq is committed to international cooperation and implementing the recommendations of the Paris agreement to achieve environmental and health sustainability, said President Abdul Latif Rashid at a Baghdad conference. 

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Diwaniyah's bitter harvest; debt over Amber rice

Farmers in Diwaniyah are afraid that their harvest of Amber rice, one of Iraq's richest resources, will come to an end as a result of drought and climate change.

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