Iraq’s environmental and climate change

Transcript:Iraq’s environmental and climate change:
Iraq’s environmental and climate change commitments May 2022 Stockholm +50 consultations Global Environmental and Climate Change targets Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Paris Climate Agreement Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) Environmental Conventions Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Minamata Convention on Mercury Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol Iraq policies, strategies, targets National Development Plan (2018-2022) Iraq Vision for Sustainable Development (2019-2030) Nationally Determined Contributions (2021-2025) National Environmental Strategy and Action Plan (2013-2017) National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2015-2022) 1. National Development Plan 2018-2022 Strategic Objectives of the Plan 1. Establishing the foundations of good governance. 2. Achieving economic reform in all its financial, monetary, banking and commercial dimensions. 3. Recovery of communities affected by the displacement crisis and the loss of human security. 4. Providing the requirements of an enabling environment for investment in all its forms and enhancing the role of the private sector. 5. Raising the economic growth rate in line with the Iraqi economy’s potentials and requirements. 6. Increasing the real per capita income. 7. Reducing unemployment and underemployment. 8. Human security possible for the poorest and vulnerable groups. 9. Upgrading sustainable human development indicators. 10. Laying the foundations for decentralized spatial development. 11. The alignment between the general development framework and urban structures based on the foundations of urban planning and spatial comparative advantages. Pillars Population Workforce Macro-economic Framework Good governance Private sector and the business and investment environment Post conflict reconstruction and development Poverty alleviation Sectoral development Special development Human and social development Environmental Sustainability Pillar: Environmental sustainability Objectives: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation services Reduce air pollution and its impacts Protect, restore and increase the sustainable use of ecological systems Address climate change and its effects 2. Iraq’s vision for sustainable development 2019-2030 FOUNDATIONS Growth Empowerment Justice and fairness Good governance Compatibility between national and local development priorities Diversified economy National and international partnerships Societal peace Environmental sustainability which enhances a green economy. 3. National