New scientific research by the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Warith Al-Abiyaa, the researcher and academician Dr. Hakim Al-Jubouri, dean of the Faculty of Engineering with the participation of a number of researchers, Abdulkhadr Aziz Mutcher and the researcher A. D. Fadel Mohammed from the university of Forat Al-Awsat is doing joint applied research in the World Journal of Engineering Sciences and Technology, which is part of the Scopus and Clarivate database (Q2).

Dr. Hakim Al-Jubouri said: This research is considered applied research in Karbala Governorate, which is a practical assessment of groundwater in the green belt of Dubba region within the governorate

This study can be used as a reference for researchers and an important database for ministries and sectors concerned

Link to the search:

https://jestec.taylors.edu.my/V16Issue5.htm

A scientific meeting between the University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa, the University of Karbala, and the Ministry of Agriculture Karbala, Iraq, contribute to the development of the agricultural map of the Holy City of Karbala.

As part of its endeavor to participate in providing community services in the holy city of Karbala. According to the articles of the scientific agreement between the University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa and the University of Karbala

Mr. Administrative Assistant Professor Dr. Nawafel Al-Arji and Dean of the Faculty of Administration and Economics Mr. Dr. Awad Al-Khalidi, the delegation of the Faculty of Agriculture at Karbala University headed by Dean of College Professor Dr. Thamer Karim Khadir to discuss how to develop the agricultural map of the holy city of Karbala.

Investment in scientific and academic experiences at the University of the Heirs of the Prophets (peace be upon him) and the University of Karbala to provide community services, this meeting was held to discuss with the delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture how to qualify and develop the agricultural map of the Holy Karbala Governorate with several other important topics that touch the agricultural realm such as soil analysis and water sources, organizing and improving the production of agricultural crops, types of agricultural machinery used, how to market the product and operate the manpower, as well as strategic crop cultivation in accordance with the scientific foundations of agriculture.

God willing, the research progress and finalization will be continuously reported to the General Secretariat of the Holy Husseinia Shrine, which always supports and encourages such service and philanthropic projects.

Both parties agreed to prepare preliminary studies including the research questions that can be asked and discussed in order to find solutions for them through discussion and in-depth research.

A research team for this topic consists of representatives from both universities i.e University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa and the University of Karbala and appointed officials from the Ministry of Agriculture of Karbala Governorate, however, the door has been left open and there is an open call for other agricultural specialists to contribute to this project from any government and non-government sector.

All the buildings of the University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa have a separate sewerage system, for wastewater and for clean water. Rainwater is thus collected from the roofs of the buildings and is then discharged into the local ponds and canals around the buildings. Thus, the rainwater is collected from the roof, parking areas, and other places at the campus and discharged the rainwater into the ponds and channels at our campus. Rainwater is mainly used for watering the green lands at the university and for fountains.

There is a water treatment plant located right beside our campus area. Although Iraq has a dry climate and doesn’t see much rain, especially since our city Karbala has been hit severely by the impact of climate change, we haven’t seen much rain in the last years, so the amount of rainwater in Iraq is not that much in comparison with other countries; however, when there is rainwater it is discharged directly to university gardens for watering the trees and plants, for the garden sprinkler system and fountains. And as clean drinking water is necessary for sustaining life and due to the contamination of natural freshwater sources, the University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa has an integrated system to purify water at the campus. The water system at the university help in improving the process of transforming wastewater into a clean and recyclable source of drinking water. In this system, the water runs through a series of water filters to remove contaminants and debris and transform wastewater into safe drinking water, water treated by this plant is consumed by students and staff.

The University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa is trying to be a plastic-free university and reduce paper waste, as they have been a major source of contaminants of water sources and endangering aquatic life, university researchers are active in research for reducing water contaminations, there are several such policies active in university, other than that university has water treatments plants for recycling rainwater into safe drinking water, as clean drinking water is necessary for sustaining life and due to the contamination of natural freshwater sources

the University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa has an integrated system to purify water at the campus. The water system at the university help in improving the process of transforming wastewater into a clean and recyclable source of drinking water. In this system, the water runs through a series of water filters to remove contaminants and debris and transform wastewater into safe drinking water. The policies and the programs that are in place to minimize contamination of fresh water sources are

·Paperless office/work in university

·Zero plastic program celebration week

University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa is taking measures to conserve water and stop water pollution, we already have a policy in this regard and we’re on the level of fully implementing this policy in our university and deliver its impact externally, beyond the boundaries of our university as well by the year 2023, we have already done a lot of work, as seen in our report, whoever, we were not able to give all accounts of our work in report, like plantation and research on water.

The images of the policy can be found on the next pages, at the end of this section of the report named SDG 6, this document is in Arabic, and we will upload an English translation soon.