WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
1. WATER CONSERVATION POLICY
Water scarcity is a pressing challenge for both urban and rural communities in Iraq. Urban areas, in particular, face escalating difficulties in securing an adequate water supply due to factors such as drought, high-rise infrastructure, population growth, inadequate urban planning, and various natural and human-induced impacts. Climate change further complicates the sustainability of water resources, making it increasingly challenging to ensure a reliable water supply.
In light of these critical issues, Northern Technical University (NTU) has established a comprehensive Water Conservation Policy that mandates active participation from both staff and students. The primary goal of this policy is to promote effective water conservation across the university community.
2. WATER APPLIANCES
Water appliances with motion sensing capabilities have been used widely throughout the campus. These appliances have been distributed to all W/C units within the campus. In addition, old buildings that were fitted with traditional
3. Drought Tolerant Vegetation
Northern Technical University is expanding constantly. Along with the expanding area, green areas have the lion’s share of this expansion. Reducing the areas of carparks and increasing the green areas within the campus has been the goal. However, increasing green areas require increased amounts of water for its irrigation. Citing the water conservation policy and its implementation, the Engineering Unit has endeavoured on using sprinkler irrigation systems to provide a sufficient irrigation process with the least amount of water. In addition, using drought tolerant plants in these expanding green areas is another factor that reduces the water quantity used in their irrigation. The Date palm tree is a familiar plant which is known for its drought tolerance properties that not only provides a pleasant scene, but it is also a productive and is an ever-green plant.
