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[BigDreamer]

[Al-Hashimi]

Disturbing action by the a3jamiyy as expected.

If we just could build a huge wall between Iraq and Iran so they would be unable to interfere in our politics/country like in this video.

[Ali - Iraq]

Environment ministry discuses clearing mines by 2018
9/4/2012 1:48 PM

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Minister of Environment Sergon Slaiwa today discussed the obstacles facing proclaming Iraq void of mines by 2018, a ministerial statement reported.

Spokesman Ameer Ali al-Hassoun added that Iraq joined the Ottawa agreement in 2007, which designated that Iraq should be void of all mines by the year 2018.

Technical, financial, administrative and logistical obstacles were discussed during the meetings with ministry personnel.

The Mines Department in the Ministry last year initiated a mines survey in the central Euphrates and southern provinces, where it was reported that 5800 victims were registered in Missan province.

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[Ali - Iraq]

MoE conducts radiological surveys for different institutions in Baghdad
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) -The Ministry of Environment assured that “The presidential palaces complex in Nasir Camp in Radhuaniya district of western Baghdad province is free of radioactive contamination.”

A statement by the Ministry cited “The Radiation protection Center within the MoE conducted environmental and radiological surveys for the presidential palaces complex in Radhuaniya district and verified that it is free of any radioactive contamination.”

“The Ministry is building an environmental and radioactive database to monitor the changes happening in the elements of the environment of soil, water and air and analyze their results in Baghdad and other provinces as well as monitoring the exported food stuff,”

The statement continued telling “The Ministry considers a step to grant consumption validity licenses through using modern technology in supervising the early radiation monitoring and set up the early warning system across Iraq including the Kurdistan Region especially on the border areas.”

“The MoE conducted a number of regular environmental and radiological surveys for the health institutions and private clinics in Baghdad in order to consider its commitment to the applicable environmental and radiation regulations,” the statement concluded.

[Ali - Iraq]

MoE calls Basra to speed up allocating landfills centers
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) -The Iraqi Ministry of Environment urged the municipal departments and the governmental properties in Basra province to expedite allocating places for landfill for the dangerous waste materials left by the oil projects and other industrial utilities.

A statement by the Ministry cited “The Council of Environment Protection and Improvement in Basra discussed the Ministry’s request during its 3rd session.”

“The MoE considers allocating special places for landfills to protect the environment and the human beings’ health in Iraq,” it added.

The Health Ministry has stressed, earlier, that one of the reasons behind the spread of pollution in Iraq is the lack of special centers for wastes landfills especially the chemical substances.

[Doc_I.R.Q]

how extensive is recycling in iraq? especially all the domestic waste . Here each can, plastic bottle, milk carton etc.. is worth 10 c at depots, such incentives encourage recycling in iraq would create oh so much jobs

[Chounz]

LOL. Recycling? Pretty sure it's unheard of in Iraq as of yet...

[sheytanElKebir]

there used to be a lot of recycling in the embargo years. but not anymore. now Iraq has massive piles of plastic bottles everywhere... with the government completely "unaware" of the issue...

[Doc_I.R.Q]

haha my mistake sorry for the joke, i guess they need to start using allocated waste collection with the wheelie bins before they start embarking on recycling

[Ali - Iraq]

Nineveh allocates IQD 900 million for environmental project
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) -Nineveh province has allocated IQD (900) million for the first step of funding of a project to bury Aadaah and Rihaniya locations which contain buried radioactive materials and were exposed to tampering in 2003.

A statement by the Ministry of Environment quoted the Official spokesperson of the Ministry and the General Director of Environmental media, Amer Ali al-Hasson, as saying that ”The first phase of the project will be implemented by specialized cadre of the Nineveh Projects department and the Ministry of Science and Technology submitted a project to bury Aadaah and Rihaniya locations composed of six sequential phases depending on the funds allocated for provinces development.”

The statement added that ”These allocations were unanimously approved at the last meeting of the Environment Enhancement and Protection Council in Nineveh province and the Nineveh Environment Directorate will supervise the implementation of the project to reduce its impact on the surrounding areas.” \

[sheytanElKebir]

A delegation from the Anbar provincial council on Tuesday (December 4th) signed a memorandum of understanding with a consortium of companies based in the UAE to invest in and cultivate Iraq's western desert.

The move comes five months after the Iraqi forces took control of the area and destroyed al-Qaeda's last armed strongholds there, officials said.

Saadoun al-Shaalan, the council's deputy chairperson, told Al-Shorfa that under the agreement, the companies will cultivate the area, plant trees and build roads there.

The agreement also involves establishing agricultural facilities such as poultry farms, cattle pastures and fodder plants, as well as cultivating a green belt in desert areas near cities, he said.

The memorandum will come into effect within the next few days, al-Shaalan said.

[alshawi1234]

بغداد/ أصوات العراق: اثنت وزارة البيئة، الاربعاء، على استجابة وزارة الزراعة لندائها بشأن حماية غزال الريم العراقي في محافظة ميسان، من تكرار ظاهرة الصيد الجائر لهذه الحيوانات المهددة اصلا بالانقراض وحسب معايير الاتحاد العالمي لصون الطبيعة.

http://ar.aswataliraq.info/(S(xouva5...&id=308652&l=1

Natural reserve in Maisan province.

[Al-Hashimi]

That is very good news Sheytan. Just read it earlier today. About time!

Maisan is surprising yet again.

The most worrying think is that Turkey, Syria and iran are closing their dams. The marshes are still struggling due to this (among many other factors).

It's difficult to see what can be done about it.

[sheytanElKebir]

The Iraqi Ministry of Science and Technology on Thursday (December 20th) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the European Union (EU) to build a $2.6 million landfill for dumping radioactive nuclear waste, according to a ministry statement.

During a joint press conference with Iraqi Science and Technology Minister Abdul Karim al-Sammarae, the head of the EU Delegation to Iraq, Ambassador Jana Hybášková, said the memorandum will complete joint activities and programmes that began in 2008.

The grant allocates money to design and prepare a landfill and train Iraqi scientists in the field, she said.

Al-Sammarae said the MoU is slated to take effect for a maximum of three years, during which all destroyed nuclear facilities are to be liquidated.

[sheytanElKebir]

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index...20121225147083

Iraq’s most senior energy official called for coordinated Arab action on climate change while Egypt’s environment minister proposed a regional green fund at a conference in Baghdad Monday.

Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs Hussein Al-Shahristani warned of the risk of flooding, and also pointed to desertification and sandstorms affecting Iraq in his call for regional efforts to combat climate change.

The two-day conference comes after the World Bank warned in a report this month that global warming will have dire consequences for the Middle East and North Africa, with even hotter and drier conditions devastating everything from agriculture to tourism.

“All Arab countries must work under the Arab League to confront climate change,” Shahristani said in opening remarks to the conference in Baghdad’s heavily-fortified Green Zone.

“The danger now is the threat of flooding in many areas, in addition to the phenomena of desertification and sandstorms that we suffer from here in Iraq.”

Iraq’s environment ministry estimated in 2009 that 39 percent of the country’s surface was affected by desertification, while a further 54 percent was under threat.

It also estimated that Iraq loses around 250 square kilometers of arable land annually due to degradation of various kinds.

Also at the conference, Egypt’s Minister of State for the Environment Mostapha Hussein Kamel called for the establishment of an Arab fund to back environmental projects in the region. – AFP

[Ali - Iraq]

Aswat Al Iraq / Variety , Baghdad , Civil Society
IAEA praises Iraq's environment ministry's efforts
12/28/2012 6:58 PM

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has hailed the efforts made by the Iraqi environment ministry regarding the radiation protection center in protecting those working in the project to close all nuclear facilities in Iraq.


"The IAEA report released after the meeting which was held in Vienna hailed the radiation supervisions of the radiation protection center and includes clear comfortable for the application of radiation safety standards according to the IAEA standards and regulations in this regard," Amir Ali al-Hassoun, an official form the ministry, said.


"The Vienna meeting, held with the participation of international experts and the radiation protection center's representatives, tackled the work of the destroyed nuclear facilities in Baghdad and Ninewa," he added.

[sheytanElKebir]

AnaeCo (ASX: ANQ) has inked a memorandum of understanding with Repindo Resources to cooperatively explore the implementation of AnaeCo’s DiCOM™ alternative waste technology at a suitable site in Basra, Iraq.

Repindo Resources provides equipment, services and support to several international business sectors including the waste management sector.

The company is working with the Basra Governorate Council to deliver a 500,000 tonne per annum waste facility.

Under the terms of the MoU, AnaeCo and Repindo will consider the technical and commercial feasibility of deploying AnaeCo’s patented DiCOM™ solution under licence in Basra.

The DiCOM™ bioconversion process incorporates advanced sorting, recycling, anaerobic digestion and aerobic composting to recycle municipal solid waste into renewable energy from biogas, agricultural grade compost and recyclables such as steel, aluminium, glass and plastics.

AnaeCo would manage the design and commissioning of the proposed waste facility and Repindo would have project management and construction responsibilities.

The waste facility would be owned and operated by a joint venture company between Repindo and the Basra Governorate Council.


http://www.anaeco.com/

[Ali - Iraq]

Iraq works on aerial radioactivity detection system
21-01-2013 - 10:22

Iraq Society
Environment Ministry in Diyala province announced on Monday that it started working on a pioneering system to monitor radioactivity in the air, confirming that this system will provide an early warning in case any radioactive pollutants circulate the city.

“This project, first of its kind in detecting radiation and measuring air pollution percentages, will soon be concluded”, said head of Diyala’s Environment directorate, Abdullah Al Shamri in a statement to Alsumaria. He pointed out that “this system will monitor air radioactive pollution and will provide an early warning in case any radioactive pollutants are present”.

“The system will read the data provided by other secondar/> The Radiation Protection Center is a monitoring and consultative entity affiliated with the Iraqi Ministry of Environment established for the first time in 2003. It aims to protect the environment, preserve nature and biodiversity, promote sustainable development resources by drawing general policies and setting yearly plans to protect the environment and find suitable solutions for surging problems and finally coordinating with ministries and specialized institutions.y systems via the internet”, added Al Shamri, highlighting that “it also analyses the data provided and conducts measurements to determine the radioactive isotopes and the energy emanating due to a program conceived for this purpose”.

“The directorate initiated project operation in the city of Baqubah after the specialized technical team concluded the installation phase.

Environment Ministry announced on October 2011, that an early warning system has been installed on border regions to detect external radioactive pollutants that come from neighboring countries and confirmed it started building a main station in radiation protection center alongside other stations within the city.

[sheytanElKebir]

interesting project. I had in the past proposed an airborne gravimetric survey aircraft for the environment ministry... which they didn't buy naturally good to see they're finally catching on with modernity.

[Ali - Iraq]

Anbar installs three meteorological stations
ENVIRONMENT | 2013-01-22
Anbar University's Renewable Energy Research Centre last week finished installing three meteorological stations in Ramadi, al-Qaim and al-Nukhayb, officials said.

Centre director Saleh Mohammed Saleh said physicists and geophysicists will collect and analyse data at the new stations, which will provide information on agricultural sciences, water resources and desertification, as well as offer explanations on weather changes in Iraq.

Scientists also will use the data they collect to ensure emergency measures are taken before disasters like hurricanes, floods and heavy rainfalls, he said.

"Scientific staff with the required skills and experience was trained to manage the meteorological stations, which will relay data to the responsible authorities in Anbar and Baghdad, while also saving this information in a modern database on a sophisticated computer network system," Saleh said.

Places like agricultural research centres, water and dam departments, and transport and travel offices will rely on these stations to monitor the weather and record temperatures and wind velocity as these affect travel activities and navigation in the province, he said.

A committee of engineers and technicians completed the installations in accordance with international designs and specifications, said Rifaat Matar al-Dulaimi, director of Anbar University's media department.

They erected 50-metre poles with thermal and air sensors to record temperatures and wind velocities at each site, he told Mawtani.

Additional stations are slated to be installed in other areas in the future, he said.

Dhergham Abdul Kareem, who is supervising the weather observation station in Ramadi, said additional stations would be built in the coming period as Anbar province – which constitutes one third of Iraq – is "vast".

"Towns and villages in Anbar are remote and widely dispersed, and a large part of the province is desert and needs more than six meteorological stations," he told Mawtani.

Committees of scientists and engineers will monitor the stations, he said, adding that staff will be trained to conduct regular equipment repairs and inspections using an electronic inspection system.

Didn't know where to put it -.-