Tag: Kurdistan

Integrated Water Resource Management in the Kurdistan Region


Free Download Almas Heshmati, "Integrated Water Resource Management in the Kurdistan Region "
English | ISBN: 1607412950 | 2013 | 225 pages | PDF | 33 MB
This book examines the current economic practices of water management in the Southern Kurdistan Region (SKR) and suggests ways to change environmental conditions to encourage the region’s decision-makers to pursue sustainable resource development through interstate and within Kurdistan Region KRG-consumers’ co-operation. The focus is on: making a comparative study of water resources between Iraq, its neighbouring countries, MENA and the world averages; conducting a sector analysis to identify and quantify available water resources, the needs and sub-optimality in their uses; analysing current allocation of water and quantifying and suggesting necessary reductions in wasteful use of water resources; designing water policies and suggesting measures that improve regional water planning and management practices; developing techniques and models in the projection of demand, supply and future utilisation patterns and quantification of the water gap; suggesting alternatives for provision of water to areas facing scarcity on the basis of sustainable long-term and minimum cost solutions; suggesting necessary mechanisms for approaching interstate co-operation and for participating in the building of inter-regional institutions; proposing economically and environmentally optimal practices for within region and interstate co-operation and resource management; suggesting opportunities for increased government investment in the development and management of the water market.

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Iraq The Ancient Sites & Iraqi Kurdistan (Bradt Travel Guide)


Free Download Iraq: The Ancient Sites & Iraqi Kurdistan (Bradt Travel Guide) by Geoff Hann, Tina Townsend-Greaves, Karen Dabrowska
English | February 28, 2022 | ISBN: 178477474X | 440 pages | MOBI | 33 Mb
This thoroughly updated third edition of Bradt’s Iraq remains the only dedicated guide to this ancient land. Up-to-date travel information is included, plus all the necessary safety details. Ideal for both armchair and in-destination travel, it covers history, archaeology and culture, including iconic sites such as Babylon and Ur, the stunning architecture of the country’s mosques, the natural beauty and wildlife of the Marshes and beautiful Iraqi handicrafts. New for this edition are more archaeological sites in the south, including Telloh and Charax Sparinou, Alexander the Great’s port city. Muslim sites and festivals are covered, as is the influence of Shia Islam and the geo-politics of the region.

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