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Iraq

Iraq is a multi-cultural society and post war country that has been deeply influenced by political conflicts over the last 30 years. With a total land of 435,052 Km2, Iraq ranks 59th worldwide in terms of area. Iraq's population is nearly 44 million and growing at 2.3% annually. About 71% belongs to the urban population mostly in Baghdad. The insecurity and inter-communal violence plays a significant role in the migration inside and outside Iraqi cities. The Government of Iraq, with the support of the International community, deployed efforts to promote stabilization and initiate the reconstruction process.  
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Land Area
43,412,800 ha
GDP/Capita
8,962.4 USD
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15 November 2023
A country with major recent troubles, Iraq also has a history of land laws that goes back thousands of years, starting from the Babylonian period in 1810 BC. The country profile examines land issues in Iraq in the context of its long history, post-war development goals, land conflicts, legal system…
09 October 2023
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the Netherlands embassy in Bagdad (EKN) and the Netherlands Enterprise and Development Agency (RVO) are delighted to announce a LAND-at-scale project in Iraq. Over the coming three years, the project will work to initiate policy dialogue…
27 July 2023
Minorities, women, and persons internally displaced face severe land tenure issues in post-conflict Iraq. In this acute analysis, UN-Habitat Iraq presents ways forward for conflict-affected areas. Iraq has experienced several waves of mass displacement over the last 40 years, which have contributed…

Iraq

projects

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
5173598.882
Project duration:
Euro

Objectives

To promote a model for integrated community-based conservation and protected area management applied to the peatland area and its forest ecosystem of the RoC Lac Télé Landscape.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

1999000.5
Project duration:
Euro

Objectives

To enable land degradation neutrality (LDN) and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in the production landscapes of Cameroon’s Sudano-Sahelian agroecological zone.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

0
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Die Akteure der UNCCD-Vertragsparteien haben über die Land Degradation Neutrality Initiative der Group on Earth Observations verbesserten Zugang zu Angeboten zur Nutzung von Geodaten für Planungs-, Monitoring- und Entscheidungsprozesse zur Erreichung von LDN.

Objectives

Die Akteure der UNCCD-Vertragsparteien haben über die Land Degradation Neutrality Initiative der Group on Earth Observations verbesserten Zugang zu Angeboten zur Nutzung von Geodaten für Planungs-, Monitoring- und Entscheidungsprozesse zur Erreichung von LDN.

3711118.707
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

The aim of this contribution is to create better conditions for indigenous people and local communities (IPLCs) and their food security, income generating activities and land rights in order to create better livelihoods and to better contribute to and gain from an inclusive economic development. This is done partly through financing small scale projects implemented by IPLCs and by supporting their organizations in developing their capacity building in order to strengthen their role and to receive funding from the Green Climate Fund.

37500000
Project duration:
to
Euro

LAND-at-scale is a land governance support programme for developing countries. The livelihood of a large part of the world’s population depends directly on having secure access to land. LAND-at-scale aims to contribute to fair and just tenure security and access to land and natural resources for all. This will lead to more sustainable and efficient use of land and natural resources for food, housing and production. It will also reduce conflicts and competing claims over land.

0
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Proyecto Multifocal (Biodiversidad, Cambio Climático, Degradación de Tierras) total del fondos STAR GEF 6 Honduras y ventana de manejo sostenible de bosques REDD

17976099.96
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

A $21,400,547 Bilateral grant from EU-European Union to ICRAF for EURU-1255:Reversing Land Degradation in Africa by Scaling

5173598.882
Donors:
Global Environment Facility

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
5173598.882
Project duration:
Euro

Objectives

To promote a model for integrated community-based conservation and protected area management applied to the peatland area and its forest ecosystem of the RoC Lac Télé Landscape.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

1999000.5
Project duration:
Euro

Objectives

To enable land degradation neutrality (LDN) and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in the production landscapes of Cameroon’s Sudano-Sahelian agroecological zone.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

0
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Die Akteure der UNCCD-Vertragsparteien haben über die Land Degradation Neutrality Initiative der Group on Earth Observations verbesserten Zugang zu Angeboten zur Nutzung von Geodaten für Planungs-, Monitoring- und Entscheidungsprozesse zur Erreichung von LDN.

Objectives

Die Akteure der UNCCD-Vertragsparteien haben über die Land Degradation Neutrality Initiative der Group on Earth Observations verbesserten Zugang zu Angeboten zur Nutzung von Geodaten für Planungs-, Monitoring- und Entscheidungsprozesse zur Erreichung von LDN.

3711118.707
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

The aim of this contribution is to create better conditions for indigenous people and local communities (IPLCs) and their food security, income generating activities and land rights in order to create better livelihoods and to better contribute to and gain from an inclusive economic development. This is done partly through financing small scale projects implemented by IPLCs and by supporting their organizations in developing their capacity building in order to strengthen their role and to receive funding from the Green Climate Fund.

37500000
Project duration:
to
Euro

LAND-at-scale is a land governance support programme for developing countries. The livelihood of a large part of the world’s population depends directly on having secure access to land. LAND-at-scale aims to contribute to fair and just tenure security and access to land and natural resources for all. This will lead to more sustainable and efficient use of land and natural resources for food, housing and production. It will also reduce conflicts and competing claims over land.

0
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Proyecto Multifocal (Biodiversidad, Cambio Climático, Degradación de Tierras) total del fondos STAR GEF 6 Honduras y ventana de manejo sostenible de bosques REDD

17976099.96
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

A $21,400,547 Bilateral grant from EU-European Union to ICRAF for EURU-1255:Reversing Land Degradation in Africa by Scaling

8736194.514
Donors:
Government of Sweden

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
5173598.882
Project duration:
Euro

Objectives

To promote a model for integrated community-based conservation and protected area management applied to the peatland area and its forest ecosystem of the RoC Lac Télé Landscape.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

1999000.5
Project duration:
Euro

Objectives

To enable land degradation neutrality (LDN) and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in the production landscapes of Cameroon’s Sudano-Sahelian agroecological zone.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

0
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Die Akteure der UNCCD-Vertragsparteien haben über die Land Degradation Neutrality Initiative der Group on Earth Observations verbesserten Zugang zu Angeboten zur Nutzung von Geodaten für Planungs-, Monitoring- und Entscheidungsprozesse zur Erreichung von LDN.

Objectives

Die Akteure der UNCCD-Vertragsparteien haben über die Land Degradation Neutrality Initiative der Group on Earth Observations verbesserten Zugang zu Angeboten zur Nutzung von Geodaten für Planungs-, Monitoring- und Entscheidungsprozesse zur Erreichung von LDN.

3711118.707
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

The aim of this contribution is to create better conditions for indigenous people and local communities (IPLCs) and their food security, income generating activities and land rights in order to create better livelihoods and to better contribute to and gain from an inclusive economic development. This is done partly through financing small scale projects implemented by IPLCs and by supporting their organizations in developing their capacity building in order to strengthen their role and to receive funding from the Green Climate Fund.

37500000
Project duration:
to
Euro

LAND-at-scale is a land governance support programme for developing countries. The livelihood of a large part of the world’s population depends directly on having secure access to land. LAND-at-scale aims to contribute to fair and just tenure security and access to land and natural resources for all. This will lead to more sustainable and efficient use of land and natural resources for food, housing and production. It will also reduce conflicts and competing claims over land.

0
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Proyecto Multifocal (Biodiversidad, Cambio Climático, Degradación de Tierras) total del fondos STAR GEF 6 Honduras y ventana de manejo sostenible de bosques REDD

17976099.96
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

A $21,400,547 Bilateral grant from EU-European Union to ICRAF for EURU-1255:Reversing Land Degradation in Africa by Scaling

1999000.5
Donors:
Global Environment Facility

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
5173598.882
Project duration:
Euro

Objectives

To promote a model for integrated community-based conservation and protected area management applied to the peatland area and its forest ecosystem of the RoC Lac Télé Landscape.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

1999000.5
Project duration:
Euro

Objectives

To enable land degradation neutrality (LDN) and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in the production landscapes of Cameroon’s Sudano-Sahelian agroecological zone.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

0
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Die Akteure der UNCCD-Vertragsparteien haben über die Land Degradation Neutrality Initiative der Group on Earth Observations verbesserten Zugang zu Angeboten zur Nutzung von Geodaten für Planungs-, Monitoring- und Entscheidungsprozesse zur Erreichung von LDN.

Objectives

Die Akteure der UNCCD-Vertragsparteien haben über die Land Degradation Neutrality Initiative der Group on Earth Observations verbesserten Zugang zu Angeboten zur Nutzung von Geodaten für Planungs-, Monitoring- und Entscheidungsprozesse zur Erreichung von LDN.

3711118.707
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

The aim of this contribution is to create better conditions for indigenous people and local communities (IPLCs) and their food security, income generating activities and land rights in order to create better livelihoods and to better contribute to and gain from an inclusive economic development. This is done partly through financing small scale projects implemented by IPLCs and by supporting their organizations in developing their capacity building in order to strengthen their role and to receive funding from the Green Climate Fund.

37500000
Project duration:
to
Euro

LAND-at-scale is a land governance support programme for developing countries. The livelihood of a large part of the world’s population depends directly on having secure access to land. LAND-at-scale aims to contribute to fair and just tenure security and access to land and natural resources for all. This will lead to more sustainable and efficient use of land and natural resources for food, housing and production. It will also reduce conflicts and competing claims over land.

0
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Proyecto Multifocal (Biodiversidad, Cambio Climático, Degradación de Tierras) total del fondos STAR GEF 6 Honduras y ventana de manejo sostenible de bosques REDD

17976099.96
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

A $21,400,547 Bilateral grant from EU-European Union to ICRAF for EURU-1255:Reversing Land Degradation in Africa by Scaling

0
Donors:
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

United States dollar

United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
$
5173598.882
Project duration:
Euro

Objectives

To promote a model for integrated community-based conservation and protected area management applied to the peatland area and its forest ecosystem of the RoC Lac Télé Landscape.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

1999000.5
Project duration:
Euro

Objectives

To enable land degradation neutrality (LDN) and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in the production landscapes of Cameroon’s Sudano-Sahelian agroecological zone.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

0
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Die Akteure der UNCCD-Vertragsparteien haben über die Land Degradation Neutrality Initiative der Group on Earth Observations verbesserten Zugang zu Angeboten zur Nutzung von Geodaten für Planungs-, Monitoring- und Entscheidungsprozesse zur Erreichung von LDN.

Objectives

Die Akteure der UNCCD-Vertragsparteien haben über die Land Degradation Neutrality Initiative der Group on Earth Observations verbesserten Zugang zu Angeboten zur Nutzung von Geodaten für Planungs-, Monitoring- und Entscheidungsprozesse zur Erreichung von LDN.

3711118.707
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

The aim of this contribution is to create better conditions for indigenous people and local communities (IPLCs) and their food security, income generating activities and land rights in order to create better livelihoods and to better contribute to and gain from an inclusive economic development. This is done partly through financing small scale projects implemented by IPLCs and by supporting their organizations in developing their capacity building in order to strengthen their role and to receive funding from the Green Climate Fund.

37500000
Project duration:
to
Euro

LAND-at-scale is a land governance support programme for developing countries. The livelihood of a large part of the world’s population depends directly on having secure access to land. LAND-at-scale aims to contribute to fair and just tenure security and access to land and natural resources for all. This will lead to more sustainable and efficient use of land and natural resources for food, housing and production. It will also reduce conflicts and competing claims over land.

0
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Proyecto Multifocal (Biodiversidad, Cambio Climático, Degradación de Tierras) total del fondos STAR GEF 6 Honduras y ventana de manejo sostenible de bosques REDD

17976099.96
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

A $21,400,547 Bilateral grant from EU-European Union to ICRAF for EURU-1255:Reversing Land Degradation in Africa by Scaling

280000
Donors:
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
5173598.882
Project duration:
Euro

Objectives

To promote a model for integrated community-based conservation and protected area management applied to the peatland area and its forest ecosystem of the RoC Lac Télé Landscape.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

1999000.5
Project duration:
Euro

Objectives

To enable land degradation neutrality (LDN) and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in the production landscapes of Cameroon’s Sudano-Sahelian agroecological zone.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

0
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Die Akteure der UNCCD-Vertragsparteien haben über die Land Degradation Neutrality Initiative der Group on Earth Observations verbesserten Zugang zu Angeboten zur Nutzung von Geodaten für Planungs-, Monitoring- und Entscheidungsprozesse zur Erreichung von LDN.

Objectives

Die Akteure der UNCCD-Vertragsparteien haben über die Land Degradation Neutrality Initiative der Group on Earth Observations verbesserten Zugang zu Angeboten zur Nutzung von Geodaten für Planungs-, Monitoring- und Entscheidungsprozesse zur Erreichung von LDN.

3711118.707
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

The aim of this contribution is to create better conditions for indigenous people and local communities (IPLCs) and their food security, income generating activities and land rights in order to create better livelihoods and to better contribute to and gain from an inclusive economic development. This is done partly through financing small scale projects implemented by IPLCs and by supporting their organizations in developing their capacity building in order to strengthen their role and to receive funding from the Green Climate Fund.

37500000
Project duration:
to
Euro

LAND-at-scale is a land governance support programme for developing countries. The livelihood of a large part of the world’s population depends directly on having secure access to land. LAND-at-scale aims to contribute to fair and just tenure security and access to land and natural resources for all. This will lead to more sustainable and efficient use of land and natural resources for food, housing and production. It will also reduce conflicts and competing claims over land.

0
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Proyecto Multifocal (Biodiversidad, Cambio Climático, Degradación de Tierras) total del fondos STAR GEF 6 Honduras y ventana de manejo sostenible de bosques REDD

17976099.96
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

A $21,400,547 Bilateral grant from EU-European Union to ICRAF for EURU-1255:Reversing Land Degradation in Africa by Scaling

3711118.707
Donors:
Government of Sweden
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The history and practices of land laws in Iraq goes back thousands of years, starting from the Babylonian period during the reign of Hammurabi 1810 BC, through the period of the Ottoman Caliphate rule that began in the middle of the sixteenth century AD 1534.

16 May 2023
  Land is a finite resource, and access to it is essential for the livelihoods of individuals and communities. To ensure that access to land is secure and equitable for all, the United Nations has set the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1.4.2, which measures individuals' land tenure security,…
The Government of the United Arab Emirates in partnership with the World Bank, the Global Land Tool Network, UN-Habitat, the Arab League and the Arab Union of Surveyors heldthe first Arab Land Conference that will be hosted by the Dubai Land Department and held in Dubai, UAE, from 26-28 /February/…