Few countries have oil reserves as deep as Iraq.
The extractive industries bring jobs and tax revenues to a nation that has been hobbled by invasion, war and insurgency for close to two decades. Yet this economic activity comes at a cost.
Oil spills, pollution and declining air quality have taken a significant toll on the environment, and on the health of many Iraqis. On top of this, greenhouse gas emissions from the oil industry continue to contribute to global warming while some areas of Iraq are expected to become uninhabitable in the coming decades.
Yet assessing the true scale of the issue and exactly how pollution happens in Iraq is a demanding task. When applying for the Green Climate Fund in 2019, the Iraqi government together with the UN Environment Program, outlined insufficient collection of environmental data as a challenge to implementing policies countering climate change. Precise information around the sources and impact of pollution on many Iraqi communities also
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FESCOâs vessel departed to Antarctica to supply India s research stations
On 26 January 2021 the icebreaker of FESCO Transportation Group (“FESCO”) “Vasiliy Golovnin” departed from the port of Cape Town (South Africa) to Antarctica carrying supplies for the Indian research stations. The expedition will be completed at the beginning of May, FESCO says in a press release.
In Cape Town the vessel was loaded with 1 138 tons of various cargo including equipment, fuel and food. The vessel will also transport 50 Indian researchers to the Indian stations Bharati and Maitri. The researchers will replace their colleagues currently working in Antarctica.
On the vessel there are two helicopters equipped for ice observations and delivery of supplies ashore. The vessel will also be used to take out technical and domestic waste from the stations.