The
Iraqi environment is suffering of problems and risks as a result of
the damage inflicted during the past decades, which led to the
deterioration of the basic components seriously can continue its
negative effects for years. Such problems invited the interested
people and environmentalists to the founding of Environmental
Research Center (ERC) at the University of Technology in 2004. The
decision issued by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific
Research in accordance with the Law No. (1) for the year 1995
concerning the Research Centers work to unite efforts in all fields
and levels, and to develop effective solutions to reduce the
environmental pollution risks by contributing serious and effective
actions and activating the role of scientific research and its
applications in a realistic and concrete way to protect the
environment and ensure the achievement of the overall development
and contribute in maintaining the ecological balance. The center has
been struggling in the search for scientific cooperation with
institutions and organizations concerned with the issue of the Iraqi
environment to work on the development of his work and the
development of research capacity mechanisms, as well as the training
and rehabilitation of faculty and technical personnel's.
Vision
The center works
hard to obtain the academic accreditation and the local, global
prominence in scientific research (academic and applicable) towards
a clean environment, sound economy and serious participation in
concretization of principles of sustainable development.
Mission
Consolidating the
principles of the scientific research to face the current
environmental challenges, preparing an integrated system of plans,
programs and prominent scientific researches and promoting
partnership with governmental institutions and civil community
bodies that deal with the issues of environment.
Objectives
Preparing sound conditions for the scientific researches through
providing most modern and sophisticated equipments and facilities.
Participating in planning proper strategic policies to face
environmental erosion and to protect natural resources via using
possible alternative, promoting facilities and modern environmental
technology.
Consolidating the social participation education, environmental
sustainable development and environmental awareness for all Iraqi
sectors.
Other tasks
* Exchanging scientific consultations and experiences.
* Offering lab services and other facilities.
* Encouraging social cooperation
* Executing research projects, training courses and workshops in the
environmental subjects.
* Trying to link our center with the local community.
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