By John Lee.
Iraq’s Ministry of Planning held a technical meeting in Baghdad on Tuesday with a delegation from the World Bank, led by Deputy Minister for Technical Affairs, Dr. Maher Hammad Johan, to discuss mechanisms for joint cooperation on funding proposals to support vital development projects in Iraq.
The discussions focused on four sectoral priorities identified by relevant ministries:
- water
- air pollution (environment)
- river sanitation
- agriculture.
These areas were emphasised for their significant impact on sustainable development and quality of life.
Dr. Johan stressed that this initiative is part of Iraq’s broader efforts to strengthen economic recovery and sustainable development. He noted that a follow-up technical meeting will be held to study the World Bank’s proposals in detail, ensuring alignment with government priorities and avoiding overlap with existing projects.
He also underlined the importance of effectively utilising external funding to complete critical infrastructure initiatives that have already made substantial progress. Enhanced collaboration with the World Bank is expected to support the creation of effective action plans that will advance Iraq’s development goals.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Saher Abdul-Kadhim, Director General of the International Cooperation Department, Mr. Tahseen Mahmoud Muthanna, Director General of Government Investment, and several department heads from the ministry.
(Source: Ministry of Planning)
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