Climate Change
Since 2003, The international community is trying to help Iraq in development, but these attempts are hindered by the presence of humanitarian crises from time to time, this trend has given new urgency to the long-standing discussion around better connectivity between humanitarian and development efforts and this called “Nexsus”. At the same time, the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out not just to meet needs, but to reduce risk, vulnerability and overall levels of need, providing a reference frame for humanitarian and development actors to contribute to the common vision of supporting the furthest behind first and a future in which no one is left behind. SEDO working to acheive the SDGs and apply Nexsus methodology to reponsed for the emergencies and humanitarian needs.
Climate change is the greatest threat Iraq has ever faced, but there is hope to turn things around – article by the Deputy Special Representative for Iraq according to UN report in 2022, also Iraq consider the fifth bigest country effected by climate change accoridng to another UN report. SEDO try to response to the climate change and -prevent the effect on the national econmiy and mitigate this risk for the community members.
SEDO implemented more than (9) projects in the climate change and plan to focuse more on this department to implement more (10) project in coming seven years (2023-2030)
IDPs, returnees, host communities, and remainees from different ages, sects, and location, ax well as local authorities. SEDO targeted them in the off camps and inside citites and villages.
SEDO implemented climate change activities in each of Nineveh, Salahaddin, Kirkuk, Diyala, Anbar, and Baghdad provinces
The main activities in climate change is support the community about the solid and water waste management, conducting cleaning campaigns, rationing water use, support the municipalities by providing the machines to manage the solid waste, support the local initiatives to mitigate the climate change, provide awareness for farmers about the Climate Smart Approaches (CSAs), awareness raising about the climate change, and other activities.
