Take Urgent Action to Combat Climate Change & Its Impacts
The University of Basrah has given the utmost importance to green spaces, as the cultivated area in the university has reached 1228526 sq., which constitutes about 40% of the total area of the university. These green spaces include high plantings such as trees by 15%, act as a purifier to air, and low plants such as grass and ornamental plants which constitute about 25%.
Watering
All green spaces in the university are subject to irrigation in several methods such as the method of paracentesis or distillation, where the university provides large water tanks to cover the irrigation process for all cultivated areas. Thus, the total area that absorbs water is 40% of the total area.
Agricultural Week
For encouraging competitiveness among the faculties and the university centers, the agricultural week is continuous throughout the year. The level of agricultural performance at the university is evaluated monthly in order to achieve progress towards the goal of increasing the green spaces at the university.
Earth Day
Within the celebrations of the University of Basrah on International Earth Day, a campaign was launched to plant beautiful flowers and trees in all gardens of the university faculties. The objective of such campaigns is to encourage and educate the students to preserve gardens and increase the green area in the university for a clean and healthy environment free of pollution.
Scopes of Carbon Neutral
1. Extending the green areas of the University.
