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Iraq Investment Map2020-2021

• Develop the waste management system.
• Development of energy and environment units.
• Reduction of radiation pollution.
• Integrated management of hazardous materials

Institutional framework and legislation.
Goal 3: Protection, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, including:
• Reducing land degradation and combating desertification.
• Conservation of biodiversity.
• Evolution of the use of alternative materials in agriculture and the trend toward
clean agriculture.
Goal 4: Address climate changes and its impacts
• Protect and improve air quality.
• Development of waste management system.
• Reduction of radiation pollution.
• Integrated management of fragrances.
• Institutional framework and legislation.
• Mitigation and adaptation to climate changes.

Population and Manpower

 Iraq is rich with several kinds of resources and one of which is human resources as
the available estimations indicate that the rate of the average age between (20-29)
makes Iraq a young country and that most of its population can be enrolled within
the working age category. Available estimates indicate that the average age makes
Iraqi society "young" to become after 2015 and the coming years a society with an
average age as a result of increasing population of young people in the age of youth
and therefore Iraq is exceptionally rich in human resources, the majority of working
age makes a huge manpower.
 The average of the population growth maintained an annual stable rate at 3 %
according to the available statistics until the year 2017.
 The age group of less than 15 years have decreased from 41% in 2009 to 40% in
2012 whereas the age group that range between 15-64 years have increased from
56% in 2009 to 56.9% in 2012 which indicates a raise in the pushing power of
economy.
 The youth age group 15-24 years have increased from 20% in 2009 to 20.2% in 2013
the matter that require the government to carry out a developmental policy to
improve job and education opportunities for young people.
 Urban areas population have increased to reach 69% of the total population while the
rural areas population did not exceed 31% according to 2017 statistics

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