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Do you want to contribute to grassroots environmental action and community-led environmental monitoring efforts in Iraq?
The Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) is currently accepting applications from university students in the provinces of Baghdad, Basra and Sulaymaniyah to join the second cohort of the “Citizen Science & Environmental Action Network in Iraq.” The Network will kick off its activities in August with a training workshop (3 days) on citizen science and community-led environmental monitoring.
Based on the belief that citizens and communities should have the data they need to ensure a healthy and safe environment, this workshop aims to teach the fundamentals of “citizen science”. Students will learn how to apply citizen science in the following:
- Water and air quality testing
- Assessing impacts of environmental pollution on health
- Leveraging data to drive environmental advocacy
Over the course of one residential session (May 30-June 1) in Sulaimaniyah, 30 students from these provinces will gain knowledge on community-led environmental monitoring and citizen science and how to use citizen science tools for water and air quality monitoring to develop evidence-based advocacy and bottom-up accountability mechanisms. The training workshop is delivered with the help of environmental monitoring and citizen science experts and is part of the program that IRIS is developing in collaboration with Pax for Peace. During and after the workshop, students may have the opportunity to participate in field visits for environmental monitoring in Baghdad, Basra, or Sulaimaniyah.
Interested applicants can fill below application form by March 20, 2025. Applications sent after the deadline or missing the required documents will not be considered. If you have any questions about the training workshop or the application process, please get in touch via email [email protected].
Qualifications:
- Applicants must currently be enrolled in a bachelors or higher degree program at a university in Sulaymaniyah, Basrah or Baghdad or living in one of these provinces. All academic fields are accepted. (Applicants who don’t reside or study in one of these provinces will not be accepted.)
- Applicants must demonstrate a track record of involvement in environmental action and advocacy.
- Applicants must be between 18 and 28 years old.
Application Form