ABSTRACT
As part of United Nations assistance for the reconstruction of Iraq, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) implemented a large-scale initiative ––the Iraqi Marshlands Project––in the Iraqi marshlands to address critical environmental degradation that hampered the stability and livelihoods of the marshland communities. The project demonstrated environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) and management practices for rehabilitating wetlands and maintaining water quality, supplied safe drinking water to residents in selected rural communities, and provided pilot-scale sanitation services.
