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Institutional development · Sustainability and civic impact · Iraq

University of Kufa publishes policy aimed at curbing water pollution within the university

Iraq's University of Kufa has published a policy that aims to reduce water pollution and protect water resources within the university.

Photo: Akam Aziz / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Why it matters: The University of Kufa's policy sets aims for its water and waste management, including reducing pollutant discharge and promoting responsible water use.

The University of Kufa has published a policy that, it says, aims to reduce water pollution and protect water resources within the university.

According to the university, the policy seeks to do this by adopting sound environmental practices in managing water and waste and by encouraging responsible water use, consistent with environmental protection and sustainable development requirements.

The aims listed by the university include protecting water sources within the university, limiting their pollution and reducing the discharge of pollutants and waste.

Editor’s view

Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor

The University of Kufa has set out, as stated aims of its policy, protecting water sources within the university, reducing pollutant and waste discharge and promoting responsible water use.

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