The United Nations funds Iraq with $30 million to confront the effects of climate change

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[size=52]The United Nations funds Iraq with $30 million to confront the effects of climate change[/size]

[size=45]The Ministry of Environment announced an environmental achievement that includes funding of (30) million dollars from the Green Climate Fund of the United Nations to support climate change-resistant agriculture in Iraq.[/size]
[size=45]The ministry said in a statement that it “achieved an environmental achievement that includes funding of (30) million dollars from the United Nations Green Climate Fund to support climate change-resistant agriculture in Iraq.”[/size]
[size=45]She added: “This came through the latest deliberations between the Iraqi technical team headed by the Technical Undersecretary of the Ministry of Environment, Jassim Abdul Aziz Hammadi, and the United Nations, which was able to approve and announce the signing of funding worth (30) million US dollars from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to implement the project “Enhancing Climate Resilience for Vulnerable Agricultural Livelihoods” in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).”[/size]
[size=45]She stressed that “this achievement was made with the distinguished support of the Prime Minister and based on the directives of the Minister of Environment, Nizar Amedi, through continuous efforts with the Green Climate Fund, which is one of the compensatory mechanisms approved by the Paris Climate Agreement to help countries affected by climate change, including Iraq,” noting that “this project will focus on promoting sustainable agriculture in the governorates of (Karbala, Najaf, and Muthanna) that are witnessing environmental fragility represented by land degradation, desertification, and shrinking agricultural area.”[/size]
[size=45]She explained that “the signing meeting for the funding was held today online with the Board of Directors of the Green Climate Fund in Seoul, Korea, in the presence of representatives of the FAO, and in the presence of the Director General of the Technical Department, Najla Mohsen Al-Waili, the Director of the Climate Change Directorate, Youssef Mu’ayyad, and the Director of the Urban Environment Directorate, Muthanna Saloumi,” noting that “this funding is one of the largest international projects that aim to enhance the resilience of agricultural communities and prepare to confront the effects of climate change.”[/size]
[size=45]She pointed out that “this project embodies Iraq’s commitment to implementing the government program in the areas of environment, climate, and renewable energy,” adding that “the Ministry of Environment, through the National Authority for the Green Climate Fund and the Directorate of Climate Change, is the coordinating and organizing body for these projects according to internationally approved forms.”[/size]
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