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Iraqi News
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Iraqi News
Minister of Environment: Iraq has begun taking preparatory steps in preparation for COP30
Baghdad – INA Minister of Environment He Lu Al-Askari announced on Wednesday that Iraq has begun taking preparatory steps in preparation for COP30, noting that addressing the climate crisis requires shared responsibility. In a speech received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) during his participation in the Copenhagen Ministerial Conference on Climate Change in Denmark, Al-Askari said that "Iraq renews its commitment to the international path to confront climate change," stressing "the need to formulate clear global commitments that contribute to accelerating the implementation of environmental pledges." The Minister of Environment presented "a series of qualitative proposals that conveyed Iraq's vision and position on the most prominent international environmental issues. He also spoke on behalf of the Group of 77 and China," calling for "a tangible collective commitment to implementing the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and enhancing preparations for COP30." Al-Askari explained that "addressing the climate crisis requires shared but differentiated responsibility," calling on "developed countries to fulfill their commitments to support developing countries, especially those facing worsening environmental challenges, by providing climate finance, facilitating technology transfer, and capacity building." Iraq participated in four high-level ministerial sessions, during which the Minister of Environment delivered Iraq's statement, along with the statement of the Group of 77 and China. Al-Askari called for "aligning international efforts with the Paris Climate Agreement and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, ensuring the protection of the most vulnerable groups such as women, children, and youth."
Iraqi News
06-02-2025
- Business
- Iraqi News
Environment launches the first project of the Carbon Economics Company in partnership with WFP
Baghdad - INA The Ministry of Environment announced today, Thursday, the launch of the first project of the Carbon Economics Company in partnership with the World Food Program. The Ministry of Environment said in a statement - received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "In an important and historic meeting from the headquarters of the Ministry of Environment, Minister of Environment He Lu Al-Askari announced the launch of the first project of the Carbon Economics Company, which is the mangrove cultivation project in Basra, in partnership with the World Food Program of the United Nations." The minister stressed during his speech the importance of this project, which comes within the efforts of the Iraqi government to improve the environment and achieve sustainable development, noting that "the project represents a qualitative shift in the field of green economy, and contributes to diversifying the sources of the national economy through carbon revenues." The Minister praised the support provided by the United Nations programs to Iraq in the environmental field, stressing that "this support contributed to strengthening the environmental monitoring work in Iraq, expressing the Ministry's aspiration to continue this fruitful cooperation with the United Nations." For his part, the representative of the World Food Program (WFP) in Iraq, Abdul Majeed Yahya, expressed his happiness at launching this important project, stressing that "the program is fully prepared to provide all forms of support to make this project a success, which serves the environment and contributes to achieving sustainable development in Iraq." In the same context, the technical advisor to the Ministry of Environment and Director of the Carbon Economics Company, Nazir Abboud, confirmed that "the mangrove cultivation project in Basra is considered one of the most important environmental projects adopted by the Iraqi government, as it aims to revive the natural systems in the region, and enhance Iraq's international position in the context of confronting the effects of climate change and adapting to it." The statement pointed out that "launching this project is within the framework of the efforts of the General Company for Carbon Economics to enter the global carbon markets, and achieve financial returns that contribute to supporting the national economy."
