The Environmental Research Center at the University of Technology held a distinguished workshop titled "Green Growth: Towards Sustainable Development" on May 15, 2024. The workshop was held on the third floor of the Environmental Research Center building, and the main lecture was given by the Head of the Sustainable Development Department, Dr. Abbas Jawad Kadhem.
This workshop is part of the center's ongoing activities to raise awareness and educate about sustainable development goals, aiming to enhance knowledge and awareness of the importance of green growth and achieving sustainable development.
The course was prepared by Dr. Abbas Jawad kadhem in collaboration with Senior Engineer Basad Hadi Jaza. The workshop saw attendance from researchers, academics, and those interested in sustainable development issues, who engaged in fruitful discussions about strategies and challenges related to achieving green growth.
Dr. Abbas Jawad Kadhem emphasized during the workshop the importance of adopting sustainable environmental policies and practices to achieve a balance between economic development and environmental preservation, highlighting the role of educational and research institutions in spreading awareness and enhancing efforts to achieve sustainable development goals.
The workshop concluded with important recommendations on how to apply green growth concepts in various sectors and the importance of cooperation between academic, governmental, and private sectors to achieve a sustainable future for future generations.

As part of the activities of the cultural season of the Environmental Research Center, a teacher, Dr. Imad El-Din Hatem Abd, gave a lecture (oral environment). During the lecture, she referred to the types of bacteria, bacteria, fungi, and viruses present in the human mouth and how they reproduce on solid objects such as teeth and gums, as well as how caries forms in the teeth.

Within the activities of the cultural season of the Environmental Research Center, an assistant teacher, Nour Ibrahim Ali Jan, gave a Lecture entitled (The effect of pathogenic human bacteria on the self-healing of cement mortar). Through the lecture, she pointed out the effect of types of non-pathogenic bacteria, the pasteurization bacillus, on cement mortar to protect it from corrosion. They reveal enhanced sample surface protection with the addition of an appropriate concentration of calcium and urea to the mixture.

Within the activities of the cultural season of the Environmental Research Center, Dr. Hussein Al-Aibi Zamil, a teacher, gave a lecture entitled (Groundwater Pollution, a Case Study), where he touched on the role of groundwater as a primary source of drinking water, agriculture, and industry in many regions. Through the lecture, he referred to the study of the Dabdiba Reservoir, which is located in The southernmost part of Basra Governorate in Iraq, where geological survey operations were conducted in the area, and hydrogeological and hydrochemical information was investigated and obtained from a total of (86) wells spread in the area. The quality of the groundwater in the reservoir was saline to very saline, as the results indicate that it is not possible to use this Water for humanitarian or agricultural purposes, although farmers in the region use this water for agriculture and raising livestock and poultry due to the characteristics of the soil in the region.

Within the activities of the cultural season of the Environmental Research Centre, the Dr. Moayed Naseer Muslim gave a lecture entitled (The role of agriculture in achieving sustainable development), where he touched on the strategic and sensitive role of the agricultural sector, which contributes to achieving development goals, as well as its role in providing food consumption needs and the inputs of other sectors.

He also explained the role of this sector in preserving the natural resources represented by water and soil and how to achieve high production and meet the basic human needs for current and future generations and thus achieve sustainable agricultural development.