Human and Biodiversity Resilience in the Mesopotamian Marshes

About this project

The overall objective of the project is to improve the healthy nexus between ecosystems and indigenous people of the Mesopotamian Marshes in the face of climate change, given their close relationship and mutual dependence. The project aims at increasing the climate resilience of the Marshlands communities, protecting biodiversity and ecosystems by encouraging laws and regulations with womens rights at their core, raising awareness, diverting livelihoods from over hunting and illegal fishing, an

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land

Published by

United Nations Development Programme · Multilateral

Countries

Iraq

Sectors

BiodiversityEnvironmental policy and administrative management

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributes

Places

Mu?afaz¸at Dhi Qar

Funded by

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA, Dept of Forgn Afrs Trade & Dev

Implemented by

UNDP

Published by United Nations Development Programme to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 5 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-41114-OUTPUT-01000541.

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