Iraq Climate Change Center

Iraq Climate Change Center (IC3+) is an independent Iraqi think tank dedicated to advancing climate action, environmental sustainability, and resilience in Iraq

[Iraq Climate Change Center @ICCCPlus]

Baghdad’s “Sulfur Smell” Returns as Iraq Faces a Growing Sewage Pollution Crisis
As the smell of “sulfur” once again spread across parts of Baghdad, particularly in the south-eastern areas of the capital, a local environmental monitor has warned that nearly 5 million cubic metres of untreated sewage water are being discharged every day into Iraq’s rivers.
Residents in Baghdad, especially on the Rusafa side and around the Bismayah residential complex, reported a strong, unidentified odour from Monday evening through Tuesday morning. Many described the situation as a recurring “mass suffocation” episode and called on the Ministry of Environment and relevant authorities to intervene urgently.
The @Iraqgren said the daily discharge of untreated wastewater into rivers from north to south is contaminating water sources used for drinking, domestic use, irrigation, and fish farming. The group warned that some pollutants include heavy metals and highly toxic substances, contributing to rising health and environmental risks.
This is no longer an isolated nuisance. It is a public health and environmental governance failure. Iraq urgently needs functional wastewater treatment, stricter enforcement, transparent monitoring, and the reuse of treated water for irrigation instead of allowing untreated sewage to flow directly into rivers.
#Iraq #Baghdad #Environment #WaterPollution #Wastewater #AirQuality #PublicHealth #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalGovernance

[Iraq Climate Change Center @ICCCPlus]

𝗜𝗖𝟯+ 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗛₄ 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗢 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾
The Iraq Climate Change Center (IC3+) is pleased to announce the launch of its Emissions Hub, a new digital platform providing satellite-detected emissions and air-pollution data across Iraq.
The platform currently provides access to methane (CH₄) and carbon monoxide (CO) atmospheric data using Copernicus Sentinel-5P TROPOMI satellite imagery, with province-level statistical readings and interactive mapping tools.
The Emissions Hub is designed to support climate mitigation, emissions monitoring, measurement, reporting and verification (MRV), inspection, and public transparency. Users can explore pollutant concentrations across Iraq, filter readings by province and date, and view comparative provincial data through an interactive dashboard.
This initiative reflects IC3+’s commitment to strengthening access to climate and environmental data in Iraq and supporting evidence-based decision-making on emissions, air quality, and environmental governance.
https://t.co/vYVTsLiJ2v
#IC3Plus #IraqClimateChangeCenter #EmissionsHub #Methane #CarbonMonoxide #CH4 #CO #AirQuality #SatelliteData #Sentinel5P #TROPOMI #ClimateAction #MRV #Iraq

[Iraq Climate Change Center @ICCCPlus]

Dust Storm Forecast to Sweep Across Iraq During Eid al-Adha
#Iraq #KurdistanRegion #DustStorm #ClimateChange #Weather #Environment #EidAlAdha #PublicHealth #Desertification

[Iraq Climate Change Center @ICCCPlus]

𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗨𝗡 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
#ClimateChange #ClimateJustice #UnitedNations #ICJ #ParisAgreement #ClimateLaw #Iraq #EnergyTransition #Sustainability #UNGA

[Iraq Climate Change Center @ICCCPlus]

Iraq Moves to Curb Plastic Pollution with New Environmental Measures
#Iraq #Environment #PlasticPollution #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #ClimateAction #WasteManagement

[Iraq Climate Change Center @ICCCPlus]

𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾 𝗞𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆
#KurdistanRegion #Iraq #WaterSecurity #ClimateChange #Dams #Tigris #Euphrates #WaterManagement #ClimateAdaptation #MiddleEast

[Iraq Climate Change Center @ICCCPlus]

𝗕𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗱𝗮𝗱’𝘀 𝗧𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝟮𝟯 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱
#Iraq #Baghdad #TigrisRiver #Environment #WaterPollution #ClimateChange #PublicHealth #DiyalaRiver

[Iraq Climate Change Center @ICCCPlus]

𝗦𝗮𝗿𝘄𝗮 𝗔𝗯𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘄𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾’𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
#Iraq #Environment #ClimateChange #WaterSecurity #Energy #MiddleEast #EnvironmentalGovernance #Politics #Sustainability

[Iraq Climate Change Center @ICCCPlus]

𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀
#Iraq #ClimateChange #Meteorology #EnergyTransition #WaterSecurity #ClimateAdaptation #MiddleEast

[Iraq Climate Change Center @ICCCPlus]

Iraq’s 2026–2029 Government Framework Prioritizes Energy Expansion, With Limited Environmental Vision
#Iraq #ClimateChange #EnergyTransition #OilAndGas #WaterSecurity #RenewableEnergy #MiddleEast #EnvironmentalPolicy #EnergyPolicy #ClimateGovernance

[Iraq Climate Change Center @ICCCPlus]

Iraq Launches Strategic Climate-Smart Agriculture Project to Strengthen Food Security
#Iraq #ClimateChange #FoodSecurity #ClimateSmartAgriculture #Desertification #SustainableAgriculture #WaterSecurity #WFP #NatureBasedSolutions #Resilience

[Iraq Climate Change Center @ICCCPlus]

𝗜𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗶𝗿
https://t.co/gJnMuhkLJC
#Iraq #Diyala #ClimateChange #WasteManagement

[Iraq Climate Change Center @ICCCPlus]

𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻
#Iraq #ClimateChange #DustStorms #Desertification #WaterSecurity #Environment #middleeast

[Iraq Climate Change Center @ICCCPlus]

Iraq Issues Urgent Flood Warning in Nineveh as Tigris Water Levels Rise
#Iraq #Nineveh #TigrisRiver #FloodWarning #WaterResources #ClimateRisk #DisasterPreparedness #PublicSafety #EnvironmentalAlert #MiddleEast #RiskManagement #Sustainability

[Iraq Climate Change Center @ICCCPlus]

Mass Fish Die-Off in Iraq’s Tigris Raises Environmental Alarm
#Iraq #TigrisRiver #Environment #WaterCrisis #Pollution #Sustainability #PublicHealth #ClimateChange

[Iraq Climate Change Center @ICCCPlus]

India Pulls Back From Hosting COP33 Climate Summit In 2028
#COP33 #India #ClimateDiplomacy #COP31 #COP32 #UNFCCC #ClimatePolicy #EnergyTransition

[Iraq Climate Change Center @ICCCPlus]

World Bank Climate Finance Faces a Critical Test
#ClimateFinance #WorldBank #ClimateAction #EnergyTransition #FossilFuels #DevelopingCountries #SustainableDevelopment #NetZero #GlobalSouth #ClimatePolicy