The House of Representatives discusses the crisis of water scarcity

The House of Representatives discusses the crisis of water scarcity




23/7/2017 12:00 am

إنهاء End the first reading of the proposal to amend the law of the Independent High Electoral Commission
BAGHDAD / AL-Sabah
The House of Representatives on Saturday voted on a law to reform inmates and depositors and discussed the water crisis in Iraq, as he finished reading two laws.
Voting on guest reform
At the beginning of the seventh regular session of the first legislative term of the fourth legislative year, which was held under the chairmanship of Dr. Salim al-Jubouri and in the presence of 186 deputies, the parliament ended the vote on the draft law for the reform of inmates and depositors submitted by the committees of work and social affairs, legal, security, defense and human rights, The Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners and the International Human Rights Standards adopted by the United Nations in 1977 and for the unification of the legal rules governing the work of the Iraqi reform departments, P and provide greater measures and measures of care and rehabilitation for inmates and depositors as the necessary means to contribute to the reintegration of the convicted on the same charges and sentenced in the community and create favorable conditions consistent with the provisions of the law, standards and rules that lead to be instilled in the same defendant and sentenced him to follow the road And develop his sense of responsibility towards himself and society and to achieve the nominal goal of reform and rehabilitation and provide a decent life for the guest and depositor after the end of his sentence. Denouncing parliamentary attacks Zionism and was followed by MP Abbas al - Bayati , a member of the Foreign Relations Committee , issued a statement on behalf of the House of Representatives condemned the attacks of the Zionist entity on the Al - Aqsa mosque and the worshipers in it and prevent them from reaching him only through the gates under its control, stressing that the Zionist attacks are contrary to the most basic human rights and interference in the conversion policy . He called on the international organizations, peoples and countries to intervene and take all measures to protect the Palestinian people, appealing to the international, Islamic, African, Islamic and Arab parliaments to act to put pressure on the Zionist entity to stop the attacks immediately. Ministry of Water Resources to raise the alarm after which the Council discussed the water crisis in Iraq , in the presence of the concerned ministers of both Hassan al - Janabi , Minister of Water Resources and Anne Nafie, Minister of Construction and Housing, municipalities , and the memory of Mohammed Jaber Amina Baghdad and Nizar goodness of God , and Deputy Foreign Minister Sadeq meaning the governor of Babylon and head of the provincial council and a number of officials In the province. MP Mahmoud Reza Amin reviewed the water crisis in Iraq and the risks surrounding the water coming from the neighboring countries to Iraq, which is decreasing, noting that 29 - 73 percent will reach the shortage of water in the Tigris River, while recorded a marked increase in consumption per capita in Iraq to 350 liters of Water per day while it needs 128 liters, while the consumption of citizens in developed countries between 125 to 200 liters. For his part, the Minister of Water Resources said that the water crisis in Iraq is old, which contributed to the construction of dams and large irrigation projects in various cities before neighboring countries. He pointed out that the lack of coordination with neighboring countries that have established huge water projects and the absence of agreements with these countries and increasing demand for Water will increase water scarcity. Hassan al-Janabi said that the ministry has been able to put serious steps to address the water crisis by opening a discussion with Turkey and agreeing to activate a memorandum of understanding with Ankara signed years ago, noting that the most complex issue in the water file is the Eliseo dam on the Tigris River for rugs Turkey's control over this Tigris River within two years after it took over the Euphrates basin. He pointed out that water revenues decreased by 30 percent, and if projects are completed by the neighboring countries, Iraq will lose 40 - 45 percent of water revenues, as well as 80 percent of the water managed to allocate to the agricultural sector, which depends on state support. The Minister pointed out that the solutions to the water crisis are focused on finding a plan, time frame and financial resources. He pointed out that the ministry has set a plan for up to 2035, which requires 148 billion dollars, while continuing maintenance work and carrying out feasibility projects, calling for strengthening cooperation between all parties in Iraq to settle Water problems. Agricultural crops decline rate as approved by Royal Governor of Babylon , he explained that the scarcity of water in the province led to a decline in the proportion of agricultural crops and the migration of citizens to other cities, calling for a decision by the Ministry of Water Resources for the lifting tables lining. For his part, the Minister of Water Resources pointed to the quantities of water tables in Babylon and the proposed solutions to address the problem of water, including digging channels and continue lining the water tables and the establishment of pumping station to discharge water, pointing to the inability of the ministry to address the problems and the implementation of projects to the existence of obstacles, notably the scarcity of local allocations and conflicts, The establishment of 5 thousand liquefaction stations without coordination with the Ministry of Water Resources, promising to find a solution in agreement with the concerned authorities. In turn, Minister of Housing, Construction and Municipalities Ann Nafie pointed out that the ministry has drawn up a study on the possibility of financing the suspended Al-Hashimiya project, but the lack of financial allocation prevented the completion of the project and the ministry's inability to complete the project within the time limit in 2017. On the other hand, indicated that the 40 percent of the water goes to the river, noting the existence of projects under implementation to limit the water crisis, but stopped for lack of financial allocations and directed the Speaker of the House of Representatives to hold a special session on Sunday including the deputies of the governor of Babylon and the Committee on Agriculture and Marshlands and Ministry of Resources To discuss the water crisis in Iraq and Babylon specifically to reach effective recommendations and legal and presented in the meeting on Monday. Jabouri said in his speech to the protesters in the province of Babylon, the House of Representatives keen to find effective solutions and convincing of their problem. Ending the first reading As the Council completed the first reading of the proposal to amend the law of the Independent High Electoral Commission in order to ensure a broad representation of the components of the Iraqi people and according to Article 125 of the Iraqi Constitution within the representation of components and included in the constitutional article. The Presidency decided to postpone the reading of the report and the discussion of the draft laws on the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the Maritime Labor Agreement 2006 and the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the Convention on the Identity of Seafarers' Documents No. 185 of 2003 submitted by the Committees on Foreign Relations, Labor and Social Affairs. Convention on Freedom of Association and ended the Council to read the report and discuss the draft law of accession of the Republic of Iraq to the Convention on Freedom of Association and Protection of Trade Union Organization No. 87 of 1948 and submitted by the committees of foreign relations and civil society institutions and labor and social affairs. In his remarks, MP Ghareeb Gharib stressed the importance of the agreement in granting the right to join international conventions, expressing his reservation to grant the agreement the right to form organizations without the consent of the government as well as the refusal of Israel's accession to the convention. Representative Shorouq Al-Abaiji said that joining the agreement would contribute to supporting trade union work in Iraq, which has been going on for many years. In its response to the interventions, the Committee stressed that there is no objection to joining the Convention and supporting workers in the establishment of trade unions in accordance with the law. Then the parliament decided to adjourn the meeting until Monday.


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