Take Urgent Action to Combat Climate Change & Its Impacts(Activities of 2022)
Collaboration with NGOs on Climate Adaptation
With Wageningen University & Research, ICRA, and IHE
The University of Basrah signed an agreement with the educational institutions in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Wageningen University & Research, ICRA, and IHE), which is concerned with scientific and technical cooperation, including the issue of water and agriculture and climate change. See full details
By Conferences, Workshops, and Symposiums.
The Planetary Security Initiative (PSI) team of the Clingendael Institute, together with the Netherlands Embassy to Iraq and the local partner Ozon, organized its first hybrid workshop in Basra, Iraq. The workshop - “Fostering Climate Security and Environmental Cooperation in South Iraq” aimed to address the impact of climate change on stability in Iraq, primarily in the South, a topic that has not yet been extensively discussed, particularly not among representatives from NGOs, government and academic experts from the region. They now gathered to discuss the impacts of water stresses and desertification as two major climate-related security threats. Speakers reflected on solutions, ongoing efforts and best practices. See full details
Horticulture Development
The Iraq Horticulture Development is a four-year initiative that the University of Basrah has joined. Its goal is to boost the horticulture sector's competitiveness and open up new prospects in the value chain by implementing farming practises and technologies. The program's overarching goal is to increase opportunities for and enhance the performance of the vegetable industry through the use of novel climate-smart agriculture (CSA), sheltered greenhouses, productive open-field agriculture, efficient irrigation systems, and better post-harvest chains. This will directly improve the sector's competitiveness, the market systems' resilience, and the partners' organisations' awareness of sustainable agricultural methods. See more details
Horticulture Development