Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all
(Activities of 2022)
Carbon management and reducing carbon dioxide emissions
Air Pollutant Monitoring Station
The University of Basrah own an air pollutants monitoring station which is located at the College of Science. This station is considered as one of the most important programs that contribute to monitoring the atmosphere in Basra Governorate. Since the Basrah covernrate is universly recognized as one of the bigest oil resvoirs city, the emitted gases result fron the oil refining residues are the most air pollution factor. For example, this station contributes to explore the emission of black carbon and its impact on the atmosphere in the city. it is also utilized by many researches in the Department of Ecology/ College of Science to study the data extracted from the station.
Agricultural Support
The University of Basra attaches the utmost importance to agriculture, as it has launched several programs that support agriculture in all faculties of the university due to its importance in improving the climate. Most of the faculties in the university have private greenhouses and incubators for the cultivation and multiplication of special types of plants that are later used for cultivation in the college gardens Interior and exterior.
Agriculture Support Partnerships
One of the most important programs of the University of Basrah in preserving the climate and natural resources in the province of Basrah is to devote all the potential and energy to forming partnerships to serve this goal and focus on supporting agriculture. Thus, the University of Basrah cooperated with the Dutch government / the Dutch organization for internationalization Education Nuffic which is an independent non-profit organization based in The Hague, Netherlands, which is active in promoting capacity building in developing countries. This project started in 2019 under the title “Effective Water Management in Iraq through the Transition to Climate-Smart Agriculture: Capacity Building and Knowledge Development" where the project was built to support sustainable development in Basrah province through the university of Basrah. We hope that after the completion of the project, it would extend to other provinces in Iraq. We think that the use of smart agriculture and reclaimed lands will contribute to changing the climate in the governorate .
Orange knowledge Program
Consortium Agreement
ZEV
The University of Basrah concluded an agreement with companies that producing electric-powered vehicles in order to provide the university with those vehiclesin order to reduce the emissions inside the university campus.
ZEV
This image shows the specifications of the Eco-friendly cars that the University of Basra would own soon .
Bicycles
For emissions reduction, in addition to reducing the number of parking lots, the University of Basra has provided a number of bicycles for students to move around the campus
The University of Basrah campus is subject to a consistent policy regarding the entry of vehicles into the university campus, and we can summarize it as follows:
1. Vehicles are not allowed to enter the university campus without a permit from the Permits Department at the University Presidency. As all the vehicles of the university's employees, including teaching staff, administrators and technicians, are subject to scrutiny to enter the campus.
2. Only employees are allowed to use the in-campus parking areas, and the students parking area is outside the colleges of the university campus.
3. Students are allowed to use the parking areas allocated to them in return for fees collected by the university from the renting individual. This is one of the steps taken at the University of Basrah to maximize resources and at the same time to encourage students to use public or private mass transportation.
4. Students are allowed to use the parking areas allocated to them in return for fees collected by the university from the renting individual. This is one of the steps taken at the University of Basrah to maximize resources and at the same time to encourage students to use public or private mass transportation.
5. The university provides a parking area for bicycles near the university dorms to provide transportation within the university campus, and this is one of the important steps to reduce emissions at the university.
6. The availability of a taxi application in Basrah Governorate, such as Careem application, enabled many students and employees to get a taxi quickly and smoothly, which reduced the use of private cars on the university campus