Dr. Jassim Abdulazeez Hamadi is the Iraqi Deputy Minister of Environment since 1st of September 2014. Moreover, he leads the Iraqi Technical Team in the Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings on climate change. In the past, he has served as the Vice-President of the United Nations General Assembly for Environment from Asia and the Pacific and was Iraq's Minister of Environment as well as the country's Special Envoy for Climate Change from 2021 to 2022. He holds an Honorary Doctorate in Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development.

Session:

• Climate for Peace: Climate-proofing post-conflict reconstruction

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