Traders sell fruit and veg from stalls inside Al Yarmouk market in West Mosul, Iraq
Traders sell fruit and vegetables from stalls inside Al Yarmouk market in West Mosul, which has been rehabilitated with the support of UNDP’s Funding Facility for Stabilization (FFS). 23 April 2019
© UNDP Iraq / Claire Thomas
ISIS may have been driven out of Iraq, but the conflict is a recent memory and the country continues to grapple with the scars of war and political instability. As of April 2021, more than 1.2 million people are yet to return home. Almost 1 in 5 Iraqis live below the national poverty line. Dependence on oil has left the country vulnerable to economic shocks. COVID-19 has added another layer of hardship upon many households.
It is in this context that another unfolding crisis is threatening to derail the nation’s recovery and development: climate change.
As well as supporting the government to re-build post-conflict, UNDP is working closely with the government to address the root causes, risks and mitigation measures associated with environmental degradation, climate change, and disasters shocks through capacity building and technical assistance.
Learn more: www.iq.undp.org/content/iraq/en/home/environment-energy-a...
Traders sell fruit and veg from stalls inside Al Yarmouk market in West Mosul, Iraq
Traders sell fruit and vegetables from stalls inside Al Yarmouk market in West Mosul, which has been rehabilitated with the support of UNDP’s Funding Facility for Stabilization (FFS). 23 April 2019
© UNDP Iraq / Claire Thomas
ISIS may have been driven out of Iraq, but the conflict is a recent memory and the country continues to grapple with the scars of war and political instability. As of April 2021, more than 1.2 million people are yet to return home. Almost 1 in 5 Iraqis live below the national poverty line. Dependence on oil has left the country vulnerable to economic shocks. COVID-19 has added another layer of hardship upon many households.
It is in this context that another unfolding crisis is threatening to derail the nation’s recovery and development: climate change.
As well as supporting the government to re-build post-conflict, UNDP is working closely with the government to address the root causes, risks and mitigation measures associated with environmental degradation, climate change, and disasters shocks through capacity building and technical assistance.
Learn more: www.iq.undp.org/content/iraq/en/home/environment-energy-a...