Iraq Climate Conference.. A transitional phase in environmental reform

Baghdad-INA 

In serious and rapid measures, the government of Prime Minister Mohamed Shiaa al-Sudani is moving from all directions to mitigate the effects of pollution and climate change through large projects with international support that culminated in several images during the meetings of the Iraqi delegation with officials around the world on the sidelines of the climate conference in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh, which was held last year.

The government is preparing to hold the Iraq Climate Conference in Basra Governorate next month, with wide Arab and international participation, to deliver a message to the international community about the dangers of climate change afflicting many countries.

The Technical Undersecretary of the Ministry of Environment, Jassim Al-Falahi, told the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia'a Al-Sudani, and due to his great interest in the issue of climate change in the Iraqi environment, directed an international conference to be held in Basra Governorate, to complement the great diplomatic and popular success he achieved in the Gulf Championship 25.".

He continued, "Iraq is classified as one of the five most affected countries in the world in terms of climate change, and Basra in particular is the most affected and most vulnerable to the effects of changes in terms of drought, desertification and increased pollution rates, especially those associated with the oil industry and resulting from the burning of associated gas," explaining that " The directive of the Prime Minister stipulates that this conference should include scientific competencies and international organizations and attract all specialized cadres in order to develop a vision for a homeland that will be in the form of a message that comes out from Basra Governorate in the name of Iraq to the international community, confirming the interest of the Iraqi government in the issue of climate change, reducing harmful gas emissions and exploiting gas accompanying the protection of human life and health and the fulfillment of Iraq's international obligations in this regard.

While the Director General of the Awareness and Information Department at the Ministry of Environment, Amir Ali Al-Hassoun, confirmed to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the Iraq Climate Conference, which will be held in mid-March, will constitute a transitional stage for the executive authorities and all sectors of the state," noting that "the current government has directed correctly and significantly in the matter of environmental reform.

He added, "There are many large projects that the state and the government have directed to in developing solutions for the problems resulting from climate change," noting that "one of the efforts that the teams formed in the Prime Minister's office and the media and awareness teams are working on is enlightening society and cultural elites with the required roles, and what they need to do." The government is doing it in the process of marketing these concepts to the Iraqi society.

He continued, "This does not only require the state to establish mitigation and adaptation projects, but public opinion, citizens, state institutions, and all actors in this country must have roles and culture in the matter of environmental concepts and climate changes because it is a collective work that does not recede on ministries only, but there are duties and roles for each." those in the community," expressing his hope that "infrastructure projects will be developed in the coming years to mitigate the problems caused by climate change."

He stated, "There is a change in the interface of projects by increasing green spaces and benefiting from natural gas and associated gas after converting them from gases that burn and pollute the environment into an energy source and also to economic feasibility," explaining, "The current government has put Iraq in front of a major qualitative shift, and the citizen touches The product of the government's work in the environmental field.