Researcher from the University of Basrah Documents the Marshes' Ability to Cope with Climate Change
A field study was launched by the College of Science at the University of Basrah to measure and estimate carbon stocks and greenhouse gas fluxes at several stations in the eastern Hammar Marshes. This scientific endeavor is the first of its kind in Iraq.
The study is part of the PhD dissertation project of researcher Mu'taz Hikmat Othman and aims to highlight the vital role played by the marshes of southern Iraq in mitigating the effects of climate change.
It is hoped that the study's findings will contribute to providing a reliable Iraqi scientific database that can be used to develop national plans for the restoration and protection of the marshes from drought and pollution, and to inform international climate projects and carbon agreements.
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