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Iraq - Recovery and Resilience Programme 2018–2019










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    Iraq - Humanitarian Response Plan 2018 2018
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    With almost all areas controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) retaken by the Government of Iraq by the end of 2017, focus in 2018 will shift from humanitarian operations to recovery and resilience. However, significant humanitarian needs remain, as conflict has severely impacted the agriculture sector and left 2 million people food insecure, including internally displaced people, host communities, returnees, residents and refugees. To address food intake gaps families often adopt negative coping mechanisms, depleting savings and generating debts. FAO is committed to restoring livestock production – one of the pillars of Iraq’s agriculture sector – to improve food security and self-reliance.
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    Iraq: Restoration of agriculture and irrigation water systems sub-programme (2018–2020)
    FAO’s component of the United Nations’ Recovery and Resilience Programme
    2018
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    There is a strong imperative to rebuild Iraq’s agriculture sector as it is a major provider of employment and income in rural and peri-urban areas. This will allow for the return of millions of internally displaced people (IDP) in Iraq to their areas of origin, following the retaking of Iraqi areas that used to be under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) – i.e. all or parts of the five affected governorates of Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, Ninewa and Salah al-Din. The impact of conflict caused by ISIL on the agriculture sector has been devastating and includes huge population movements, destruction of and damage to water systems, irrigation facilities and other agricultural infrastructure, disruption of value chains and losses of personal assets, crop and livestock production and food supplies. In response, the Government of Iraq has developed the Iraq Reconstruction and Development Framework (IRFD), which contributes to the Iraq Vision 2030 and National Development Plan (2018–2022). Guided by IRFD, Iraq’s United Nations Country Team (UNCT) formulated the Recovery and Resilience Programme (RRP), which prioritizes three (out of nine ) components to be implemented in the retaken areas with high priority: (i) preventing violent extremism; (ii) restoring communities; and (iii) restoring agriculture and water systems. The RRP was presented at the Kuwait International Conference for Iraq's Reconstruction in February 2018, which was jointly organized by the Government of Iraq, the World Bank and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development.
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    Evaluation of the project "Restoring the Water Supply for Food Production and Livelihoods in Post-conflict Areas in Iraq"
    Project code: GCP/IRQ/071/EC
    2024
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    This evaluation highlights the success of FAO’s project to rehabilitate the North Al-Jazeera irrigation scheme in Ninewa, Iraq, between 2018 and 2022. Funded by the EU's Madad Trust Fund, the initiative addressed critical agricultural and livelihood needs in communities recovering from the ISIL conflict. The project restored 84.6 km of irrigation canals, repaired key water infrastructure in Phases II and III, and provided temporary employment to over 1,250 vulnerable households through Cash-for-Work initiatives. Women’s engagement was fostered through culturally appropriate activities such as home gardening.Although water flow from the rehabilitated canals in Phases II and III needs to be tested, the project significantly strengthened food security, supported economic recovery, and enhanced resilience in targeted communities, including returnees and remainees. Despite challenges such as COVID-19 and insecurity, the project’s participatory approach, involving local stakeholders and government bodies, ensured alignment with community priorities. The evaluation underscores the project’s vital role in restoring livelihoods and advancing agricultural productivity in Iraq’s post-conflict recovery efforts.

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