A fisherman sits in a boat along the Shatt al-Arab waterway on a foggy morning in Iraq's southern city of Basra, Dec. 18, 2023. (Photo: Hussein Faleh/AFP)
Head of Zakho Independent Administration Guhdar Sheekhoo (center) is pictured during the first phase of a one-million tree planting campaign in Zakho district, Dec. 14, 2023. (Photo: Zakho Independent Administration)
activist protesting on stage against fossil fuels during an event at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai, Dec. 11, 2023. (Photo: AFPTV)
Climate activists gather for a joint 'climate justice' and 'ceasefire now' march, demanding an end to the violence in the Gaza Strip, at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai, Dec. 9, 2023. (Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP)
Iraqi Minister of Environment Niaz Amedi speaking to reporters on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dec. 2, 2023. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs and Climate Change, speaking to Kurdistan 24, Dec. 1, 2023. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
