The activities of the Water and Water Resources Conference, organized by the American University in Baghdad in cooperation with the World Bank, began today, Saturday, and continues for two days on the university campus near Baghdad International Airport.

The conference, dedicated to critical issues of water management and conservation with sustainable innovations, aims to provide scientific solutions to mitigate water scarcity and the impact of climate change, reflect on relevant initiatives that have been taken locally and globally, and seek to highlight a set of potential solutions that would support Iraq in planning and overcoming these factors that restrict social and economic development.

The conference, in the presence of representatives of government agencies, international and local organizations, universities, research centers and bodies in Iraq, farmers’ associations and private sector institutions, will discuss 4 main areas: “Water resources management (surface and groundwater), salinity and drought management, water in agriculture and natural systems, and water treatment management.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency