MY HOMETOWN (BAGHDAD)SUSTAINABILITY

Presented by; DUAA YIHEYA ABDULAMEER

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Baghdad is the capital of the Republic of Iraq. The area of

Baghdad is (2,260 km2 ) The population of Baghdad as of

2011 is approximately (7,216,040) person , making it the

largest city in Iraq and the second largest city in the Arab

World (after Cairo, Egypt).

Background

Climate change

The second half of the last century, the rise in average

temperatures throughout the country was the overall rate

in Baghdad Recalling Information Authority

meteorological Iraq that the overall rate of maximum

temperatures in Baghdad for the years 1941 - 1970 was

only 22.9 degrees Celsius , and It rise to reach 32.6

degrees Celsius in 2000, has been the impact of this

climate change on rainfall decreased are also

significantly causing growing state of desertification and

pollution of dust .

Health and Healthcare

Iraq had developed a centralized free health

care system in the 1970s . There are many

government hospitals with low wages .

Iraqi doctor

Education

The CIA World Fact book estimates that in 2000

the adult literacy rate was 84% for males and

64% for females, with UN figures suggesting a

small fall in literacy of Iraqis aged 15–24

between 2000 and 2008, from 84.8% to 82.4%.

Education in Baghdad

Employment

BIODIVERSITY

In Baghdad there are many problems which influence

on the biodiversity like poor rains , global warming. And

low water level of the Tigris River led to the decline in

the number of fish and plants

FOOD

In Iraq and especially in Baghdad we have many traditional

meals . Each part of Iraq are known special meals ,for

instance :

Irbel ( north of Iraq ) is known with very delicious yogurt

called ( Laban Irbel).

Baghdad has many different meals like ( Dolma . Briani ).

Air quality

The reference indicate that the Air Pollution is in its higher range than can gets……

Air pollution

Transportation in Baghdad

In general there are four kinds of public transportation in my

hometown :

1- train

2- taxi

3- van

4- busIn addition to, the government began implementing a project

to build Metro in Baghdad is the first of its kind in Iraq.

Waste and recycling

Waste is recycled to

produced the coal

(kind of

carbon) which is

used in production

of elecetrical

energy.

Eco Footprint

Iraq's economy is dominated by the oilsector, which has traditionally providedabout 95% of foreign exchange earnings .Iraq Export: Oil ( 83.9 % ) , non-oil rawmaterials ( 8%), animal products andfoodstuffs (5%) so Iraq holds the sixtiethplace in terms of the rate of nationalincome.

Economic base

Spider Chart1) Population growth

2) Air quality

3) Biodiversity

4) Waste and recycling

5) Eco footprint

6)Transport

7)Education

8)Health and healthcare

9)Green space

10) Climate change

11)Food

12) Economic base

13) Employment

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