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Site survey to Ranya and sangasar with Dr.Azzam Alwash

8/31/2016

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Nature Iraq advocacy project, started site survey to (Ranya and Sangasar district, As Sulaymaniyah-Iraq)  with Dr.Azzam Alwash & delegates from Green Kurdistan Association in Ranya on 31-Aug-2016, survey to the places in that area that sewage spill into their rivers and planning to discover the best way / a project in that area to clean the sewage water before entering into the river, by  easiest way, scientific manner, with using natural things, considering the situations of the area.
​Next site visit will be carry out soon, meeting with stakeholders and the people in that area to describe
for them the project idea, why we do this project in that specific area and how those projects are important in their life.
​After site visits, and approval from Municipality of the area to work in that region, we will start the project.
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joint meeting on hunting and protection of wild animals

8/23/2016

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​On 23rd of August 2016, Advocacy Project of Nature Iraq held a joint meeting in Kurdistan's economy growth organization's hall (Kido hall) in Sulaymaniah in conjunction with Green Kurdistan Organization with attendance of Regional Government's and organizations' experts and specialists on the subjects. The context of the meeting was presented by Professor Hussam, manager of Kido Organization, then he talked about some important environmental problems including water and air pollution and presented possible solutions. Afterwards Mrs.Shilan Aziz , lawyer and manager of Advocacy Project in Nature Iraq, talked about legislation NO.1 of 2015 concerning hunting and protection of wild animals as well as some flaws in the aforementioned legislation with participants sharing their opinions and notes on the matter. This is the second meeting held by Nature Iraq to improve this legislation and we as Nature Iraq work on collecting notes and advices from experts to direct them at authorities and people in charge to improve the legislation. Advocacy project continuously encourages authorities to consult experts, specialist and environmental organization before making a law or legislation so we can improve Kurdistan's environment especially in legal measures.
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The First Phase of Water Purification Project of Saraw Truism Area

8/15/2016

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​Advocacy project under Nature Iraq organization on 15 Aug 2016, where they campaigned to clean the water sources in the district of Said Sadiq in particular the truism area of Saraw (Sarai Subhan Agha) with collaboration of Sulaimani Environment Directorate, WaterKeeprs Iraq, Municipality of Said Sadiq and a group of young volunteers, as a first stage could clean up most of the water from the remaining dirt and garbage by boats, other cleaning tools, crane and using garbage's trucks to transfer the collected garbage, on the same day as the project duty to defense on headwater project we have distributed a number of brochures as to how preserve and keep up the water sources in a clean manner on those citizens who were in the tourist area. Demand and preserve the headwaters of the water project is in constant attempts as how to maintain the cleanliness of the water sources in the region because in the case of dirty water shall have a direct impact on agriculture sector and influences to the local Products, besides the fact that with dirty water from a physical standpoint, have an impact on fish and aquatic life and have a direct threat to the life and health of citizens in general in the region. The project also cares about the tourist areas that Kurdistan is rich in tourist areas, where there are spectacular attractions which have economic importance both to the Governments of Iraq and the KRG with other related parties to pay attention to this sector and develop long term strategy and in particular after the construction of numbers of dams by the Iranian and Turkish Governments in the bordering area with Iraq, which could potentially dry out a large number of rivers in the province in the future and which consequently lead damage and great losses to the tourist areas because these areas are located near the valleys and rivers.
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Program Support to Civil Society Development in Iraq

8/3/2016

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​Nature Iraq under Iraq Waterkeeper Environmental Law and Advocacy Project, in partnership with Water Rights Foundation and funded by the European Union, the second training session on inspection and the role of for NGOs has been carried out on 24th -31th May 2016, in two groups in Sulaimaniy and Erbil, for 49 inspectors from KRG officials government environmental bodies, The enforcement trainings were three days each: the first two days was spent in the classroom with three Italian experts (Manrico Benelli , Elisa Tachis and Sergio Gatteschi - expert on Energy) from Water Right Foundation and the third day in the field and arranged site visit  to Ala company for mineral water located in Bazian – Sulaimaniy, and for Erbil group arranged site visit for Erbil Steel company (ESC) located in  Guwer Road. The trainees were encouraged to practice the inspection techniques and using the monitoring checklist created during the training.
The primary purpose of these advanced training is to provide employees with professional appropriate skills, leadership acumen that will enable them to reach sound and responsible decisions – in keeping with the precautionary principle and sustainable development principles.
Training Material:
* An introduction to the role of environmental data for measurement of sustainability;
* Environmental data definitions and methods;
* Data sharing and data management;
* The role and contribution of NGOs and civil society in environmental data collection and analysis (including case studies);
* Focus group on local knowledge and citizen science;
* The environmental reporting Tuscany region experience.
​What is an Environmental Inspector?
​Environmental Inspectors perform routine investigations of certain job sites and other areas to assure that all projects are compliant with essential environmental regulation. As a result, they are an essential component for protecting the health of both the land and the general public. This job involves a familiarity with environmental regulations, as well as an ability to accurately record the compliance level of a particular site. Environmental Compliance Inspectors work both in the office and out in the field, striking a spectacular balance between the varied and the routine.
Environmental Inspector Jobs & Job Description
Environmental inspectors perform on-site analysis for a variety of engineering projects and businesses. Inspectors' data-collection, reports, and recommendations provide oversight to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. While jobs do vary from project to project, such inspector can serve the country in a variety of important ways, in both the public and private sector.
Most environmental inspectors can expect to perform the following duties:
* Assess environmental conditions in the field to evaluate potential environmental impacts from the project.
* Inspect and document compliance with the project's' environmental requirements.
* Prepare daily written inspection reports that provide up-to-date and consistent written and photographic documentation of                             activities observed in the field.
* Communicate effectively and professionally with project staff, contractors, clients, and other project stakeholders.
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