Browsing Knowledge Repository by Country/Region "Iraq"
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2021 World Ozone Day Celebrations – Iraq
(2021)Iraq's country activities in commemoration of World Ozone Day -
25 Years of Crisis Response
(2022-03)UNEP is working around the world to respond to natural disasters, industrial accidents, and human-induced crises. Since 1994, UNEP, through its Disasters and Conflicts Branch, has supported more than 50 crisis-affected ... -
Action Plan for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Areas of Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 35
(United Nations Environment Programme, 1983)The protection and development of the marine environment and the coastal areas of the Region for the benefit of present and future generations are the central objective of the Action Plan. This Action Plan sets forth a ... -
The Arabian Deserts: The Everlasting Giving and the Challenge of Desertification
(2007)The book describes the natural forms and shapes of the Arabian deserts and their resources and highlights their spiritual, cultural and economic importance and significance. It also addresses some of the environmental, ... -
Assessment of environmental hot Spots in Iraq
It is estimated that Iraq has several thousand contaminated sites resulting from a combination of general industrial activities, military activities, post-conflict damage and looting. Many of the sites are derelict and ... -
Back to life: environmental management of the Iraqi marshlands
As an awareness raising tool, the booklet tells why the Iraqi Marshlands are important not only for the Marsh Arabs and its habitat but also for the world environment. It provides a brief description of UNEP's activities ... -
Climate Risk Assessments for Iraq: The Southern Marshes Eco-region and Persian Gulf and Shatt Al-Arab Eco-Region
(2023-01)This report has been produced for the purpose of supporting the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) contribution to the delivery of climate change adaptation in the Asian region through the Green Climate Fund funded ... -
Desk study on the environment in Iraq
(UNEP, 2003)This Desk Study has been prepared by UNEP as a contribution to tackling the immediate post-conflict humanitarian situation in Iraq, and the subsequent rebuilding of the country's shattered infrastructure, economy and ... -
The Ecological Management of Arid and Semi-Arid Rangelands in Africa and the Near and Middle East (EMASAR - Phase II) Volume VII: Near East - Grassland Education and Training with special reference to Iraq, Kuwait, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, P.D.R.
(1978)As one of the main constraints for the implementation of grassland development in the EMASAR countries is the inadequacy of national technicians and trained manpower, great emphasis has been stressed on the urgent need of ... -
Environment in Iraq : UNEP Progress Report : 2003
The report provides updated information about the evolving environmental situation in Iraq, with a view to highlighting priority areas for action. In addition to other sources, it draws its information from two fact-finding ... -
Environmental Challenges in the MENA Region
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2020)This paper summarizes the core environmental challenges in the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region. It is an adapted and extended version of the Environmental Outlook for the West Asia Region (Abumoghli I. 2019), published ... -
Environmental Issues in Areas Retaken from ISIL Mosul, Iraq: Rapid Scoping Mission July-August 2017 - Technical Note
(2017)Technical Note from a scoping mission to Mosul, Iraq, to analyse the environmental impact of areas retaken from ISIL. During his visit to Iraq in May 2017, Erik Solheim responded positively to the government’s request for ... -
Environmental Management of the Iraqi Marshlands: Community Level Initiative - A Training Kit
Owing to the uniqueness of the Iraqi Marshlands ecosystem and its socio-cultural heritage, the technical and programmatic responses needed to address the above priorities may be quite different from those most appropriate ... -
Environmental Management of the Iraqi Marshlands: ESTs for Drinking Water Provision - A Training Kit
As part of the overall goal to support the sustainable management and restoration of the Iraqi Marshlands, this training kit is designed to support raising the basic capacity of Iraqi professionals in technical aspects of ... -
Environmental survey of medical services activities in Iraq
Medical services sector provides citizens with health care through the services it offers in fields of examination, treatment and surgery. While this sector endeavors to protect citizen’s health and prevent spread of ... -
Highlights from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011 - Iraq
This is the final report of the fourth round of the Multiple Cluster Indicator Survey (MICS4) carried out in Iraq. MICS4 surveys have been conducted in around fifty countries throughout the world. The sample of the survey ... -
International Waters of the Middle East: From Euphrates-Tigris to Nile - Water Resources Management Series 2
(Oxford University Press, 1994)This book studies the three major river basins and address the many difficulties faced by countries in this region. While political differences often stand in the way of cooperation between countries, the contributors to ... -
Iraq - Project: Strengthening institutional structure for the management of chemicals and waste in Iraq - Independent Assessment of the Closed Projects under the Special Programme Report (December 2022)
(2024-06)The effectiveness of the project was high as all project objectives were largely met. The project supported the sound management of chemicals and wastes by developing a new national chemicals registry, conducting trainings, ... -
Iraq institutional Capacity Assessment Report
(2006-06)UNEP initiated this institutional assessment of the Ministry of Environment as part of its project for Strengthening Environmental Governance in Iraq. The assessment found the Iraqi Ministry of Environment to be fully ...