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It emphasizes the need for international financial support, technology transfer, and the mobilization of private sector investment to bridge significant development gaps and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, particularly from the energy sector, which accounts for 85% of national emissions as of 2019.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005018#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Iraq is ranked as the fifth most vulnerable country globally to climate change and the third most vulnerable in the Middle East and North Africa region.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005018#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The energy sector is the primary source of greenhouse gas emissions in Iraq, accounting for approximately 85% of total emissions in 2019, totaling 150,484.50 Gg CO2eq.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005018#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate projections for 2050 indicate a 2°C increase in mean annual temperature 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The programme is organized around three strategic pillars: Agriculture, Forests and Landscape Management; Sustainable Infrastructure; and Resilient Cities, Communities and Areas. It details a pipeline of readiness projects to build institutional capacity and two major funding proposals: one focused on a water-agriculture-energy nexus for rural resilience and another on sustainable urban rehabilitation in Damascus. 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