A lecturer at the Center of Urban and Regional Planning for Postgraduate Studies at the University of Baghdad, Professor Dr. Nada Khalifa, participated in the annual review workshop of UNICEF, which was held at the Training and Development Center of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities. Khalifa confirmed that the workshop aimed to evaluate the achievements of the program of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Department at UNICEF, in addition to reviewing the annual achievements of the Baghdad office and its plans and priorities for the coming year 2024 related to the environment, such as energy sustainability and how to invest solar energy in educational institutions, noting that taking into consideration issues of climate change and mechanisms for mitigating it through rationalizing water consumption and urging afforestation and cultivation of available spaces within government and educational institutions.
It is noteworthy that this participation of the Center comes within the field of opening horizons for cooperation with international organizations, openness to them, and exchanging ideas. It is noteworthy that the workshop was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities and the Ministries of Health and Education, in addition to the participation of the University of Technology in Baghdad.
