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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