Speech of the President of Wasit University

Iraq is a country that brims with potential, in a region that brims with potential. So it is important features to invest in energy field, especially solar energy and wind energy. This requires policies and incentives development to produce them and reduce the use of fossil fuel that increase global warming gases (the effective factor in climate change), in response to the requirements of sustainable development, reduce environmental deterioration, loss of biological varieties, and environmental protection from desertification that has been sweeping green areas. Therefore, it is important to get sunlight advantage to generate electricity in several applications, including power and water desalination plants. There are great Iraqi efforts being made in energy and water support field to reducing emission. The aim of this to meet the obligations of the Climate Agreement application. Also, to confront the danger of climate extremism by supporting green policies as a national strategy to support the sustainable green economy and renewable energies within the national initiative to support energy and reduce emissions. Wasit University adopted and get support for this initiative and based on the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research/ Iraq advice to spread a culture of energy support and reducing emissions through a series of scientific activities. Thus, Wasit University issued a guide for energy concepts and renewable energy. We ask God for success and support in the service of our country.

Professor. Dr. Mazen Hasan Jasim Al-Hassani